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In 1997, the U.S. military quietly purchased 21 Soviet MiG-29 fighters from the tiny Eastern European country of Moldova—not from Russia, but from a...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The SR-71 Blackbird flew from London to New York in 1 hour, 54 minutes, and 56 seconds—an aircraft that literally outraced the sun. Built...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Soviet Union built its Sierra-class submarines from titanium—a metal so difficult to weld that workers had to wear spacesuits inside hermetically sealed argon-filled...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In January 2025, Brazil announced that it would return a number of its long-stored M60A3 tanks to operational service rather than immediately replacing them...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Most people picture Cold War Sweden as a quiet neutral nation, content to sit out the superpower drama. The reality was more ambitious. In...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
When it debuted, it was the world’s leading air superiority fighter. Dual-engined, with sleek lines and a robust radar-mitigation capability, the F-22 Raptor was...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The SR-71 Blackbird was incredible. The Blackbird was conceptualized as a high-speed spy aircraft that could peer down at any location in the globe...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
How the SR-71 Blackbird Was Saved: The Saab JA-37 Viggen was a highly capable, advanced Swedish Cold War fighter active from 1980–2007. The Viggen...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-14 Tomcat is an almost universally beloved aircraft and an iconic Cold War fighter. Its variable-sweep geometry and unique profile make it instantly...