Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The Iran War Is Teaching the Pentagon Every Lesson It Needs for a China Conflict — and Some of Those Lessons Are Deeply Uncomfortable The U.S. war effort in Iran has created a real-world testing ground of U.S. military capabilities that might be needed in a potential future... Kris OsbornApril 30, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Sad Fact: China’s Navy Is Now Bigger Than the U.S. Navy. But That’s Not the Real Issue in 2026 Here’s a fact that does not exactly inspire confidence, at least until we really dig into what this may or may not mean: China’s... Andrew LathamApril 30, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More 48 Brand New F-35A Stealth Fighters Will Soon Be Based in China’s Backyard Misawa Air Base in northern Japan is about to get a serious upgrade. The Pentagon is replacing the 36 F-16 Fighting Falcons currently flying... Christian OrrApril 30, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More China’s Big Advantage over U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Comes Down to 1 Word Most China watchers assume that leaders in Beijing always want to go on the offensive militarily, whether it is attacking Taiwan, taking more island... Brent M. EastwoodApril 30, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Japan’s F-15J ‘Super Interceptor’ Fighter Has a Message for China’s Big Air Force The F-15J is a variant of the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle licensed to Japan. Though most of the fighters were identical to the base... Isaac SeitzApril 30, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More China’s J-20 Mighty Dragon vs. F-22 Raptor Fighter Summed Up in 4 Simple Words J-20 vs. F-22: Who Wins? The Cold War was more than a battle of political ideologies and economic systems. It was also a battle... Christian OrrApril 29, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More China Is Building 100 J-20 Stealth Fighters Per Year — Its New Production Facilities Are Larger Than America’s Entire F-35 Complex China Is Building a Lot of J-20 Fighters Fast: Although the United States builds more stealth fighters of a higher caliber than China, the... Caleb LarsonApril 29, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Hundreds of Tomahawks Gone: The Navy Can’t Retire the Ohio-Class SSGN Submarines Now The war in Iran and the wide array of persistent global threats indicate that cruise missiles will likely endure into the future. The need... Kris OsbornApril 29, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More ‘We Don’t Have Enough Attack Submarines’: The U.S. Navy Faces a Historic Crisis That Won’t Be Solved Anytime Soon The U.S. Navy is surging to add as many new Virginia-class attack submarines as quickly as possible, something that has been on the service’s... Kris OsbornApril 29, 2026