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Russia Just Took the Gloves Off: Lavrov Called Rubio to Announce Ukraine Escalation Before Launching the Largest Aerial Attack of the War

On May 25, 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov placed a phone call to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The substance of what...

Harry J. KazianisMay 26, 2026

A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer takes off from a base in the U.S. European Command area of responsibility (AOR) in support of regional security in the U.S. Central Command AOR, April 30, 2026. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Eric Summers Jr.)

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The Iran War Revealed the U.S. Has Too Few Bombers — So the Air Force Is Spending $1.7 Billion to Keep the B-1B and B-2 Flying Past Retirement

Key Points and Summary: Operation Epic Fury against Iran exposed a critical problem: the United States lacks sufficient bombers. With only 19 B-2 Spirit...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 26, 2026

INS Vikramaditya Aircraft Carrier from Russia

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Russia Gave India an Aircraft Carrier for Free in 2004 — India Spent $2 Billion Upgrading It, It Arrived Five Years Late, and Broke Down En Route

In 2004, India struck what appeared to be the deal of the century — Russia handed over the Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier at virtually...

Brandon WeichertMay 26, 2026

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NASA Was Banned From Flying the SR-71 in the 1970s So the Air Force Delivered One With a Fake Designation and a Fictitious Serial Number Instead

During the 1970s, NASA wanted to conduct supersonic flight tests using the SR-71 Blackbird, but the aircraft’s existence was still classified and the Air...

Isaac SeitzMay 26, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team pilot and commander, performs at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, April 14th, 2023. The F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration showcases the unmatched maneuverability of the airframe by executing a series of combat maneuvers to inspire Americans and their allies, and deter foreign adversaries. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Michael Bowman)

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‘You Really Ought to Go Home’: How A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Flew Right Under Iran F-4 Fighter Phantom Totally Unseen

Summary and Key Points: In March 2013, two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom IIs scrambled to intercept an American MQ-1 Predator drone flying surveillance...

Harry J. KazianisMay 26, 2026

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 19, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

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China Built a Full-Scale Replica of a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Gobi Desert to Practice Destroying It — the Navy Is Still Debating EMALS

Summary and Key Points: China has spent the last decade constructing a full-scale replica of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier on a...

Andrew LathamMay 26, 2026

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Trump on Ford-Class Supercarrier: ‘We’re going to be upping that to a different class of aircraft carrier’

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has inherited the Ford-class aircraft carrier review launched by his predecessor, John Phelan, and, with it, the...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 26, 2026

PUGET SOUND, Wash. (Sept. 11, 2017) The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) transits the Hood Canal as the boat returns home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. Jimmy Carter is the last and most advanced of the Seawolf-class attack submarines, which are all homeported at Naval Base Kitsap. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michael Smith/Released)

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33 Percent of America’s Rare Seawolf-Class ‘Apex Predator’ Nuclear Attack Submarines Will Be Retired

The USS Connecticut (SSN-22), one of only three Seawolf-class submarines ever built, struck an underwater mountain in the South China Sea in October 2021,...

Reuben JohnsonMay 26, 2026

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NASA Was Banned From Having SR-71 Blackbirds in the 1970s, So the Agency Disguised One as a YF-12 and Flew It With a Fake Tail Number for Years

Summary and Key Points: NASA received an SR-71 Blackbird in the 1970s despite being officially prohibited from possessing the strategic reconnaissance variant. To conceal...

Stephen SilverMay 25, 2026

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Ukraine War

Russia Just Took the Gloves Off: Lavrov Called Rubio to Announce Ukraine Escalation Before Launching the Largest Aerial Attack of the War

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Iran War Revealed the U.S. Has Too Few Bombers — So the Air Force Is Spending $1.7 Billion to Keep the B-1B and B-2 Flying Past Retirement

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia Gave India an Aircraft Carrier for Free in 2004 — India Spent $2 Billion Upgrading It, It Arrived Five Years Late, and Broke Down En Route

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NASA Was Banned From Flying the SR-71 in the 1970s So the Air Force Delivered One With a Fake Designation and a Fictitious Serial Number Instead

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘You Really Ought to Go Home’: How A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Flew Right Under Iran F-4 Fighter Phantom Totally Unseen

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Built a Full-Scale Replica of a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Gobi Desert to Practice Destroying It — the Navy Is Still Debating EMALS

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump on Ford-Class Supercarrier: ‘We’re going to be upping that to a different class of aircraft carrier’

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

33 Percent of America’s Rare Seawolf-Class ‘Apex Predator’ Nuclear Attack Submarines Will Be Retired

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NASA Was Banned From Having SR-71 Blackbirds in the 1970s, So the Agency Disguised One as a YF-12 and Flew It With a Fake Tail Number for Years

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