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For most of this war, Russia's size protected it — its cities too far away, ordinary life largely untouched. That shield is gone. According...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The F-14 Tomcat is remembered as one of the greatest naval fighters ever flown. But it only exists because a defense secretary tried to...
Dollars and Sense
Iran's toll on the Strait of Hormuz is no longer a threat — it's live. Ships are paying millions per passage, in cash, goods,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The bureau that once measured fighter production in the thousands ended its line with a jet built in single digits. The MiG-35 had an...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The USS Connecticut, one of only three Seawolf-class submarines ever built, struck an uncharted seamount in 2021 — and it took the Navy five...
Dollars and Sense
The missiles get the headlines, but the war between Washington and Tehran is increasingly being fought at the checkout line — on both sides....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
America's air campaign against Iran was a military success — over a thousand targets struck, Iran's missile forces gutted, dozens of senior commanders eliminated....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
After Iranian forces downed a U.S. Army Apache on June 8, the ceasefire is unraveling — and the U.S. has three ways to respond....
Dollars and Sense
Oil prices appear to have stabilized somewhat after falling to a seven-week nadir following Iran and Israel’s pause on strikes following intervention by American...