Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Synopsis: Russia’s arms sales to China in the 1990s and 2000s helped accelerate Beijing’s modernization—fighter jets, air defenses, engines, submarines, and destroyers that seeded...
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Summary and Key Points: The M60 Patton may be long retired in U.S. service, but thousands remain relevant overseas thanks to aggressive service-life extension...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Mach 3.08 At 74,000 Feet: The XB-70’s Peak Moment Summary and Key Points: The lone surviving XB-70 Valkyrie—North American’s Mach 3 strategic bomber prototype—sits...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Why The U.S. Navy Rejected Titanium Hulls and Bet on Quiet Steel Summary and Key Points – Titanium hulls offer real advantages—strength, corrosion resistance,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Built under Project 661 “Anchar,” the K-222 (Papa-class) remains the fastest submarine in history, hitting a record 44.7 knots submerged....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Developed by McDonnell in the late 1940s, the XF-85 Goblin was a tiny, stubby interceptor designed to be launched and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world’s first nuclear-powered carrier and a U.S. Navy icon. Commissioned in 1961, the “Big...
The Treaty
Key Points and Summary – In 1956, Britain, France, and Israel struck Egypt after Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, seeking to preserve Western leverage...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s latest 11-hour Tu-160 “White Swan” patrol over the Arctic underscores how a bomber designed in the late Cold...