Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Dassault Rafale is unlike any other Western fighter—it can carry nuclear cruise missiles, ramjet-powered Meteor missiles with the largest “no-escape zone” of any...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Air Force once imagined a stealth bomber based on the legendary F-22 Raptor—the FB-22 “Strike Raptor” that would have featured 27 hardpoints,...
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Almost four years ago to the day, a Russian oligarch was recorded on an audio tape as saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin was...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 1981, an $80 million Canadian diesel-electric submarine quietly snuck through the screen of destroyers, cruisers, and air patrols protecting the USS Dwight D....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The SR-71 Blackbird flew from London to New York in 1 hour, 54 minutes, and 56 seconds—an aircraft that literally outraced the sun. Built...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Could the $13.3 billion USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier actually tip over and capsize in rough seas? It’s a question that’s haunted Navy enthusiasts...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Germany’s Leopard 2 main battle tank was once considered the equal of the American M1 Abrams and Israeli Merkava as one of the best...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Three U.S. Navy aircraft carriers—the USS Gerald R. Ford, USS Harry S. Truman, and USS John C. Stennis—are simultaneously out of action or about...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
NASA’s X-43A scramjet aircraft hit Mach 9.64 at 110,000 feet in November 2004—and that record for an air-breathing aircraft still stands more than two...