Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier may be following the historical path of the battleship—once dominant, eventually outflanked by new weapons and technologies. China’s investment...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 2015, China shocked the defense world by signing a $2.5 billion deal to buy 24 Russian Su-35 fighters from Moscow—the first foreign customer...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia unveiled the Su-75 Checkmate stealth fighter in 2021 as a low-cost, single-engine alternative to America’s F-35—pricing it at $25-30 million, compared with the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy decommissioned the USS America supercarrier in 1996—then deliberately tried to sink her in 2005 off Cape Hatteras as part of a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Dassault Rafale is unlike any other Western fighter—it can carry nuclear cruise missiles, ramjet-powered Meteor missiles with the largest “no-escape zone” of any...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force once imagined a stealth bomber based on the legendary F-22 Raptor—the FB-22 “Strike Raptor” that would have featured 27 hardpoints,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 1981, an $80 million Canadian diesel-electric submarine quietly snuck through the screen of destroyers, cruisers, and air patrols protecting the USS Dwight D....
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
Could the $13.3 billion USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier actually tip over and capsize in rough seas? It’s a question that’s haunted Navy enthusiasts...