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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Israel operates a fleet of German-built Dolphin II submarines designed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems as the cornerstone of the country’s sea-based nuclear deterrent. The...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Lockheed’s F-104 Starfighter was one of the fastest fighters of the early Cold War, capable of Mach 2 on a single General Electric J79...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Hitler personally ordered Germany to build the Panzerkampfwagen VIII Maus — a 188-ton super-heavy tank. The Maus is the heaviest fully enclosed armored fighting...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Europe’s flagship Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program may now be heading toward the development of two separate fighter aircraft instead of one unified...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The MBT-70 Tank Was Built to Fight the Soviet Union. It Ended Up a Historical Footnote Recent reports about Europe’s flagging next-generation fighter programs...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The MBT-70 (Kampfpanzer 70) program remains the ultimate "cautionary tale" of military joint ventures. While intended to produce a singular "super tank" to dominate...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The multinational Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project is nearing cancellation as a deep Franco-German split over industrial “best athlete”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Will the Franco-Spanish-German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) fighter project move off the drawing board and into the air? It seems increasingly unlikely. KEY...