Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More 22 Generals Sent Congress a Dire Warning: The Air Force Has Never Been This Old, Small, or This Unready For the first time, all 22 generals who command America's Air National Guard fighter squadrons signed one letter to Congress, warning the U.S. Air... Harry J. KazianisJune 27, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Built Only 187 of the Best Fighter Jets in the World — Then Shut the Line Down The F-22 Raptor is still the best air-superiority fighter in the world — and the U.S. built only 187 before ending the line in... Jack BuckbyJune 18, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Air Force Now Flies Planes Older Than the Pilots in the Cockpit — and China Is Building 120 New Fighters a Year Many defense experts and military leaders widely believe that the U.S. Air Force is currently both too small and too old to confidently deter... Steve BalestrieriJune 9, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Europe’s FCAS Fighter Was Meant to Match China’s 6th-Gen Jets — France and Germany Just Killed It Manila, Philippines – The world of weapon systems development and defense procurement appears to be such an upside-down environment that it is almost made... Reuben JohnsonJune 9, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More 5 Stealth Fighters the U.S. Military Dreamed Up But Never Took To War Last July, I spent two days at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force outside Dayton, Ohio, walking among the aircraft that represent... Harry J. KazianisJune 6, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Everything You Think You Know About Why The YF-23 Fighter Lost to the F-22 Raptor Is Wrong Last summer, I made a point of standing in front of both surviving YF-23 Black Widow II prototypes. I saw the first restored aircraft... Harry J. KazianisJune 5, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More Congress Just Overruled the U.S. Air Force — All 184 F-22 Raptors Will Stay in Service Through at Least 2032 All 184 of the U.S. Air Force’s F-22 Raptors will officially be here to stay, according to a pending amendment in the House Armed... Isaac SeitzJune 5, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The YF-23 Black Widow Stealth Fighter Still Haunts the U.S. Air Force Five Ways The YF-23 Black Widow Was Better Than The F-22 Raptor The Advanced Tactical Fighter program was born in 1981 out of a... Harry J. KazianisMay 29, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More F-22 vs F-35: One Was Built to Rule the Skies, the Other to Do Everything Summary and Key Points: The F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II are America’s two most advanced stealth fighters, both built by Lockheed Martin but... Caleb LarsonMay 29, 2026