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Sweden Spent Decades Building the JAS 39 Gripen Fighter for One Enemy: Russia. Ukraine May Now Get 150 of Them

Sweden built the Gripen for one nightmare: fighting Russia while its own airbases burned. So the jet launches from highways, rearms in minutes, and...

Brandon WeichertJune 11, 2026

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2003) -- Illustration of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) which is undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation. Ohio has been out of service since Oct. 29, 2002 for conversion to SSGN at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Four Ohio-class strategic missile submarines, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) USS Florida (SSBN 728), and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) have been selected for transformation into a new platform, designated SSGN. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity compared to other platforms. The 22 missile tubes also will provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas. U.S. Navy illustration. (RELEASED)

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Iran Can Count America’s Missiles Too — and It May Be Goading Washington Into Burning Through Them

Forty-nine more Tomahawks just flew at Iran — from a stockpile that may hold only a thousand truly free for this fight once the...

Brent M. EastwoodJune 11, 2026

Victoria-Class Submarine Canadian Navy Photo

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Two Countries Are Battling to Build Canada’s Submarines. Almost No One Is Asking What the Subs Are For

Twenty-five bidders are down to two, the decision lands within weeks, and the price approaches sixty billion dollars. Yet Canada's great submarine debate is...

Andrew LathamJune 11, 2026

A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen climbs during the 2019 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, England, July 20, 2019. This year, RIAT commemorated the 70th anniversary of NATO and highlighted the United States' enduring commitment to its European allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Aaron Thomasson)

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Canada Doesn’t Have To Choose: Buy All 88 F-35s And Add The JAS 39 Saab Gripen Fighters

Mark Carney has been handed a genuinely hard problem, and folded inside it is an unusually clean solution, at least, that’s what I would...

Harry J. KazianisJune 9, 2026

Ukraine War

Putin’s Lost Cause in the Ukraine War Could Mean His End

The current war in Ukraine has lasted longer than World War II did for Russia, but they have not yet achieved one of their...

Steve BalestrieriJune 5, 2026

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Canada Says It’s Reviewing Its F-35 Purchase to Cut Its Dependence on America — but It Just Quietly Paid for 14 More of the Jets

Canada and the F-35 Problem: Canada finds itself in quite a quandary. The country lies geographically above the United States, but in no way...

Brandon WeichertJune 1, 2026

Dollars and Sense

Canada May Slash Its F-35 Stealth Fighter Order From 88 Jets to Just 30

Summary and Key Points: Canada has selected Sweden’s Saab GlobalEye as its new Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced...

Reuben JohnsonMay 29, 2026

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How the Iran War Could Pop America’s AI Bubble — Through a Helium Shortage

Summary and Key Points: The closure of the Strait of Hormuz from the Iran War is now triggering second-order economic effects far beyond gas...

Brandon WeichertMay 28, 2026

A Canadian Army Leopard 2A4M tank fires a round while taking part in the Canadian Army Trophy tank competition at Ādaži in Latvia. The Canadian Army Trophy tank competition, held in May 2024, allowed participating nations to show off their gunnery skills while building camaraderie.

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Canada’s Army Knows It Is Not Ready for High-Intensity War — And The Senior General in Command Is Saying It Out Loud

“The Army we have is not the Army we need.” Canadian Lt. Gen Michael Wright has been saying that since last fall — at...

Andrew LathamMay 25, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Sweden Spent Decades Building the JAS 39 Gripen Fighter for One Enemy: Russia. Ukraine May Now Get 150 of Them

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Can Count America’s Missiles Too — and It May Be Goading Washington Into Burning Through Them

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Two Countries Are Battling to Build Canada’s Submarines. Almost No One Is Asking What the Subs Are For

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Canada Doesn’t Have To Choose: Buy All 88 F-35s And Add The JAS 39 Saab Gripen Fighters

Ukraine War

Putin’s Lost Cause in the Ukraine War Could Mean His End

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Canada Says It’s Reviewing Its F-35 Purchase to Cut Its Dependence on America — but It Just Quietly Paid for 14 More of the Jets

Dollars and Sense

Canada May Slash Its F-35 Stealth Fighter Order From 88 Jets to Just 30

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

How the Iran War Could Pop America’s AI Bubble — Through a Helium Shortage

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Canada’s Army Knows It Is Not Ready for High-Intensity War — And The Senior General in Command Is Saying It Out Loud

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