Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy has shelved its ambitious electromagnetic railgun, citing cost, technical risk, and brutal rail-wear issues. -Japan is...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Japan is moving from strategic ambiguity toward an explicit commitment to Taiwan—especially against the scenario most analysts see as...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Ever since the end of the Second World War, Japan has been required to maintain a smaller navy, strictly...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The multinational GCAP 6th-generation fighter program (UK, Japan, Italy) is already facing “stark” warnings that it is “destined to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Nuclear attack subs like the U.S. Virginia-class bring speed, range, and deep-water agility—key in the vast Western Pacific. But...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, conducted a massive “elephant...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
As Royal Navy flagship HMS Prince of Wales docked in Tokyo Bay in August, it carried with it more than a flotilla of vessels,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s new Taigei-class (“Big Whale”) submarine, which entered service in 2022, represents a significant technological leap for its maritime...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The sinking of the Japanese supercarrier Shinano by the U.S. submarine USS Archerfish in November 1944 remains the largest...