Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Navy Spent $22 Billion on Three Warships It Never Knew What to Do With. Hypersonic Missiles Might Save Them The Navy spent about $22 billion on three Zumwalt destroyers it never quite knew what to do with. Now it's ripped out their failed... Steve Balestrieri4 days ago
The Treaty Donald Trump’s New Iran Deal Settles Nothing: It Looks Like a Long-term Ceasefire with Giant Question Marks Trump calls it a completed deal. Iran calls it a ceasefire opening 60 days of talks. They're describing the same document — and both... Harry J. KazianisJune 14, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More ’22 Ships, Late at Night, No Lights’: The President Just Confirmed the Ghost Fleet Running Hormuz The president confirmed it himself, on live TV: 22 ships ran Hormuz in the dark because Iran's radar is gone. The same day he... Steve BalestrieriJune 11, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Navy’s F-14 Tomcat Only Exists Because One of the Worst Programs in Pentagon History Failed First The F-14 Tomcat is remembered as one of the greatest naval fighters ever flown. But it only exists because a defense secretary tried to... Brandon WeichertJune 10, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More It Took America 60 Months to Fix One Submarine. In a War With China, the Damage Would Be Measured in Weeks The USS Connecticut, one of only three Seawolf-class submarines ever built, struck an uncharted seamount in 2021 — and it took the Navy five... Harry J. KazianisJune 10, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More One 8-Mile Island Pumps 90% of Iran’s Oil — and It’s Now the Most Valuable Target in the Persian Gulf After Iranian forces downed a U.S. Army Apache on June 8, the ceasefire is unraveling — and the U.S. has three ways to respond.... Rebecca GrantJune 10, 2026
Dollars and Sense Iran Started Charging the World a Toll to Move Its Oil Through Hormuz. It May Be the Mistake That Ends Its Grip The ongoing conflict in Iran, specifically in the Strait of Hormuz, has been the subject of ongoing debate. Some say that once the Strait... Steve BalestrieriJune 9, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The USS Gerald R. Ford Could Be Out of Action for Over a Year. And It Could Be Far Worse A couple of days ago, CNN released footage showing the aftermath of the laundry fire, which burned several hundred living spaces aboard the USS... Isaac SeitzJune 8, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carriers Now Look Like a Giant Mistake A British aircraft carrier is sitting in a Norwegian fjord because its propeller shaft failed. Again. HMS Prince of Wales, the 65,000-tonne flagship of... Harry J. KazianisJune 8, 2026