Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Top Facts You Need to Know: The F-16 has undergone extensive upgrades, including structural enhancements and advanced technology integrations such as the...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force’s upcoming sixth-generation F-47 fighter will not replace the F-22 Raptor when it enters service in the early 2030s. Instead, the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Pentagon spent $5 billion developing a carrier-based stealth bomber shaped like a triangle — nicknamed ‘The Flying Dorito’ — before Dick Cheney killed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The USS Gerald R. Ford just set the longest post-Vietnam aircraft carrier deployment in modern Navy history at 295 days — and every additional...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Air Force planned to buy 100 B-21 Raiders. The head of U.S. Strategic Command says that's not enough — and analysts argue the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
19FortyFive loves the F-16 fighter and has spent a lot of time over the last 9 months or so taking as much original photography...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
19FortyFive spent a lot of time with this fighter jet (both fighters that were built, that is), and we have the photos in this...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
U.S. President Donald Trump announced in December that the U.S. Navy would pursue development of a new “Trump-Class Battleship.” In a speech typical of...
Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – At dawn in Moscow, Russia, a car bomb killed Lt. Gen. Fanil Sarvarov, head of the Russian General Staff’s...
Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – EU leaders have agreed to lend Ukraine €90bn over 2026–27 to avert a cash crunch and keep public services...
Ukraine War
Ukraine Can Be Summed Up in 1 Word: Misperception Key Points and Summary on Ukraine War Crisis – Europe treated NATO enlargement after 1991...
The Treaty
There is a number that should worry the White House more than any roll call this month. That number is one. As in: one...
The Treaty
Pete Hegseth Has A Problem: Trump Burned Through 4 Defense Secretaries in Term One. The Pattern Is Starting Again Pete Hegseth was something of...
The Treaty
The Iran Conflict Could Mean China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Heads to the Skies Faster The ongoing campaign against Iran has once again demonstrated how...
Dollars and Sense
The United States is facing a growing shipbuilding crisis that, if not fixed, could prevent the U.S. from expanding its fleet fast enough to...
Dollars and Sense
Could Trump Be Removed by the 25th Amendment to the Constitution? President Donald Trump has people on edge again; his news conference on April...
Dollars and Sense
Key Points and Summary – America and China tell grand stories about external threats—carrier fleets, alliances, missiles—but the most decisive constraint on both powers...
North Korea Talk
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s reliance on North Korea is one of the clearest side-stories of the Ukraine war—and it will matter as...
North Korea Talk
Key Points and Summary – China’s new disarmament and arms-control white paper pointedly omits any commitment to North Korean denuclearization, confirming what Beijing’s behavior...
North Korea Talk
Why A Trump-North Korea Summit Might Not Happen Despite intense speculation, a meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is highly...
Dollars and Sense
Spy balloons are bad. But let's worry a little more about the overall rise of China and its military capabilities because that is the...
The Treaty
Would Australia ever consider a purchase or even leasing older, U.S. navy nuclear-powered attack submarines? The idea seemed almost crazy nearly ten years ago...