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Australia is sending 49 of its retired M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine, a move that bolsters Kyiv's armored firepower but raises significant questions about survivability on the modern battlefield. While the donation is a welcome gesture, US officials have reportedly expressed private frustration, warning that Ukraine struggles to sustain the complex tanks and highlighting their vulnerability to cheap, top-attack FPV drones. The war in Ukraine has become a "drone war," where even advanced main battle tanks are at constant risk. The effectiveness of these donated Abrams will ultimately depend on Ukraine's ability to counter this pervasive threat.

Ukraine War

Russia’s Treasury Is Running Out of Money — and Putin’s Ukraine War Is the Reason

Summary and Key Points: Russia can’t seem to fight a war without breaking something — and the latest casualty is its own budget, thanks...

Brent M. EastwoodJune 2, 2026

Ukraine War

Putin Has Lost the Ukraine War By Every Measure Possible. Russia Will Feel the Pain for Decades to Come

Summary and Key Points: Picture the war in Ukraine ending tomorrow on terms Putin can sell. The map might look like a draw. Russia’s...

Harry J. KazianisJune 2, 2026

China Nuclear Submarine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Satellites Just Caught China Building More Than 80 New Nuclear Launch Pads in the Desert

Summary and Key Points: From space, the project seems to have no end: more than 80 new nuclear launch pads spread across thousands of...

Reuben JohnsonJune 2, 2026

Putin July of 2024. Image Credit from Russian Government

Ukraine War

Russia Is Losing Up to 1,500 Men a Day in the Ukraine War — and Putin Has Built an Entire Secret System to Avoid Admitting It

Russia is bleeding up to 1,500 men a day in the Ukraine war — enough that the army must rebuild a full division every...

Andrew LathamJune 2, 2026

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Destroyed One of the Planes Russia Uses to Send Launch Codes to Its Nuclear Submarine

Ukraine’s drone war has entered a phase its commanders call a ‘logistics lockdown,’ and it’s taking out things Russia can’t replace. The latest strike...

Reuben JohnsonJune 2, 2026

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Combat Drill. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s Hypersonic Aircraft Carrier-Killer Flies at Mach 10 and Changes Course Mid-Flight — and the U.S. Navy Is Scrambling to Stop It

When China rolled the DF-17 through Beijing, it was unveiling a weapon built for one purpose: to sink American carriers before they get close....

Harry J. KazianisJune 2, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Canada Says It’s Reviewing Its F-35 Purchase to Cut Its Dependence on America — but It Just Quietly Paid for 14 More of the Jets

Canada and the F-35 Problem: Canada finds itself in quite a quandary. The country lies geographically above the United States, but in no way...

Brandon WeichertJune 1, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Told Israel to Evacuate Its Northern Cities — and the Ceasefire Is Hanging by a Thread

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel are again shadow boxing over the fate of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hezbollah has long been a proxy...

Brandon WeichertJune 1, 2026

Constellation-Class Frigate U.S. Navy. Image Credit: Industry Handout.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Built the Constellation Frigate to Avoid Its Last Shipbuilding Disaster — Then Cancelled All but 2 of 20 after Wasting Billions

As the French fabulist and poet Jean de la Fontaine once wrote, “a person often meets his destiny on the road he took to...

Isaac SeitzJune 1, 2026

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Ukraine War

Russia’s Treasury Is Running Out of Money — and Putin’s Ukraine War Is the Reason

Ukraine War

Putin Has Lost the Ukraine War By Every Measure Possible. Russia Will Feel the Pain for Decades to Come

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Satellites Just Caught China Building More Than 80 New Nuclear Launch Pads in the Desert

Ukraine War

Russia Is Losing Up to 1,500 Men a Day in the Ukraine War — and Putin Has Built an Entire Secret System to Avoid Admitting It

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Destroyed One of the Planes Russia Uses to Send Launch Codes to Its Nuclear Submarine

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s Hypersonic Aircraft Carrier-Killer Flies at Mach 10 and Changes Course Mid-Flight — and the U.S. Navy Is Scrambling to Stop It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Canada Says It’s Reviewing Its F-35 Purchase to Cut Its Dependence on America — but It Just Quietly Paid for 14 More of the Jets

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Told Israel to Evacuate Its Northern Cities — and the Ceasefire Is Hanging by a Thread

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Built the Constellation Frigate to Avoid Its Last Shipbuilding Disaster — Then Cancelled All but 2 of 20 after Wasting Billions

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