Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary and Key Points – The USS Parche (SSN-683), which began life as a typical Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was secretly transformed into America’s...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on the M48 Patton Tank – Developed to counter the Soviet armored threat in the 1950s, the M48 Patton became...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The iconic Iowa-class battleships came closer to being nuclear-armed platforms than many realize. During the Cold War, the US...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on A-4 Skyhawk – The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, a small and lightweight attack aircraft nicknamed the “Tinker Toy,” was a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on F-111: The General Dynamics F-111 “Aardvark” was a revolutionary multi-role strike aircraft renowned for its long range, high speed,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary on Iowa-Class Battleship Comeback – In the 1980s, the U.S. Navy brought its four iconic Iowa-class battleships—Iowa, New Jersey, Missouri,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In a fascinating post-Cold War tale of intelligence acquisition, the United States privately purchased two advanced, two-seat Su-27UB “Flanker”...
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Key Points – The Soviet-era MiG-21 “Fishbed,” first introduced in 1955, became the most-produced jet aircraft in aviation history, with over 11,000 built and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The USS United States (CVA-58) was a post-WWII “supercarrier” designed to be a sea-based platform for heavy, nuclear-armed bombers, giving the...