Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: During 1986’s Operation El Dorado Canyon, an SR-71 Blackbird flew a daring post-strike reconnaissance mission over Libya, crossing Gaddafi’s “Line...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: Turkey’s indigenous 5th-generation fighter, the Kaan, has secured its first major export win with a $10 billion deal for 48...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Bottom Line Up Front: The U.S. Army is aggressively fast-tracking the next-generation M1E3 Abrams, with pre-prototypes arriving by late 2025—years ahead of schedule. The...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: With the 6th-generation NGAD fighter facing delays and budget questions, the U.S. is pivoting to “Super” F-22 and F-35 upgrades...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Viral images of “rusting” F-35s aboard the USS Carl Vinson sparked a media firestorm, but the reality is a...
Dollars and Sense
Key Points and Summary: Canada will likely miss NATO defense spending targets, but it can offer a strategic alternative: expanding the Welland Canal to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: The USS United States (CVA-58) was a radical, flush-deck supercarrier designed in the late 1940s to launch heavy nuclear bombers,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: China has developed a sophisticated Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) strategy centered on “Carrier Killer” missiles to deny the U.S. Navy access...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Takeaways: The B-36 Peacemaker was a Cold War colossus—the largest mass-produced piston aircraft in history, designed to strike across continents. -The Specs: It...