Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Two decades after it entered service, the Eurofighter Typhoon is having a second act. -The airframe may be 1990s...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-34 earned its “Fullback” nickname for a reason: it’s a tough, two-seat striker built from the agile Su-27...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Two nearly-forgotten prototypes—the workhorse-aimed X-32 and the shadowy, long-reach YF-23—took very different bets on air combat. -In a real...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: France’s Dassault Rafale—nicknamed “Burst of Fire/Gust of Wind”—is a twin-engine, 4.5-gen multirole jet with quasi-stealth shaping, AESA radar, IRST, potent...
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Key Points and Summary – The Trump Administration is exploring a workaround to restore Turkey’s access to F-35s by deeming Ankara’s Russian S-400 “inoperable”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – America’s F-15EX and Sweden’s JAS 39 Gripen E are elite 4th-gen fighters built for different playbooks. -The twin-engine Eagle...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-15EX Eagle II and F-16V Viper are top-tier 4th-gen upgrades with distinct strengths. -F-15EX brings twin-engine power, huge...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Talk of a “Super F-22” surged after President Trump’s comments, but the smart play isn’t reviving production—it’s disciplined, bounded...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Air Force once eyed 700+ F-22 Raptors to dominate Cold War skies, but production ended at 186 operational...