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The Bradley Fighting Vehicle made its operational debut with the U.S. Army 45 years ago. Critics said it would fail. The vehicle spent 17...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China just unveiled its new Type 100 (ZTZ-100) main battle tank—a complete rejection of traditional armored warfare doctrine that flips the tank formula on...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The US Army’s one-two punch on the battlefield during the Cold War was the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank and the M2 Bradley Infantry...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In January, the Army unveiled a pre-prototype version of the M1E3 Abrams, which is expected to serve as the Army’s next-generation main battle tank....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
By early 2026, Ukraine received 80 M1A1 Abrams tanks in its fight against the Russian invasion that began in February 2022. The US initially...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. military still fields some of the most advanced weapons systems in the world. But across multiple services, and especially the U.S. Army,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The cancellation of the SEPv4 and the M10 Booker marks the end of the "Armor-at-any-cost" era. In the 2026 combat landscape, a tank that...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The central failure of the AbramsX was not its technology, but its timing. As the M1A2 SEPv3 approached a massive 80-ton threshold, it became...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Steve Balestrieri, a National Security Columnist and former U.S. Army Special Forces officer, provides a technical and operational post-mortem on the M2/M3 Bradley Fighting...