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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Donald Trump took the United States to war with Iran on February 28 to prove that American power still wrote the rules of the...
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France Built Saddam Hussein A Nuclear Reactor — Israel Destroyed It in A 90-Second Airstrike In 1981
On June 7, 1981, Israel launched Operation Opera. Eight F-16s and six F-15s flew more than 1,000 kilometers at low altitude across Jordan, Saudi...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force has returned a B-1B Lancer bomber to operational service months ahead of schedule after completing one of the most significant...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The first Challenger 2 main battle tank destroyed in combat was hit by another Challenger 2 tank. The British Army Queens Royal Lancers Challenger...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Rockwell International’s B-1A bomber, designed in the early 1970s as a low-altitude supersonic nuclear delivery platform, was cancelled by President Jimmy Carter in 1977...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In a little-noticed move, Congress used the FY26 defense bill to repeal the 1991 and 2002 Iraq Authorizations for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-14 Tomcat, iconic in U.S. Navy service, actually saw its most intense combat not with America, but in...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The “Package Q” air raid over Baghdad in 1991, the largest F-16 mission in history, serves as a critical...