Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s nuclear triad is usually formidable. The navy’s “boomer” submarines fire noteworthy nuclear missiles, and the boats can run silent and deep. There are...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Soviet K-219 nuclear ballistic missile submarine sank in the North Atlantic off the coast of Bermuda in October 1986. The Yankee-class submarine rests...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
An Iranian Vietnam-era F-5 fighter jet slipped past U.S. Patriot PAC-3 air defense batteries and bombed a U.S. base in Kuwait. The F-5 flew...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Soviet Union built 6 Typhoon-class nuclear ballistic missile submarines during the Cold War. The Typhoon-class was the largest nuclear submarine ever built. Each...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 Felon is widely considered the worst-performing stealth fighter. Sukhoi’s own patent describes the Su-57 having a frontal radar cross-section of 0.1...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Turns out the United States Air Force’s AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) isn’t dead after all. Supposedly, the Air Force abandoned the AGM-183A...
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The Soviet Union built the Tupolev Tu-144 supersonic transport to compete with the Anglo-French Concorde. The aircraft was nicknamed “Concordski” in the West. The...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In May 1989, Soviet Air Force Captain Alexander Zuyev defected to NATO by stealing a Mikoyan MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet. Zuyev was an elite...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Soviet Union began construction on the Project 1143.7 Ulyanovsk in late 1988. The Ulyanovsk was designed to be a nuclear-powered supercarrier matching the...