Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Su-27 entered service in 1985 as the USSR’s premier agile heavyweight fighter—long denied to U.S. evaluators. -After the...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Su-35 Flanker-E is Sukhoi’s 4.5-generation evolution of the Su-27, pairing AL-41F1S thrust-vectoring engines with upgraded avionics and a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s Su-47 Berkut was Sukhoi’s forward-swept, fly-by-wire testbed—not a frontline fighter. -First flown in 1997, the lone prototype combined...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born from the MiG-25, Russia’s MiG-31 “Foxhound” pairs brute speed with modern sensors to hunt high and fast. -Entering...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The MiG-25 Foxbat was the USSR’s answer to fast intruders: climb hard, sprint high, and intercept before they reached...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – America’s next Abrams, the M1E3, is designed for the drone era with an active protection system to defeat ATGMs,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born to match America’s Ohio-class, the Project 941 Typhoon-class was the USSR’s ultimate second-strike machine: a double-hull giant with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Born to counter the F-15, Russia’s Su-27 became the template for a family of agile, long-range fighters—and it still...
Ukraine War
Key Points and Summary – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warns Russia is preparing for a “big war” by 2029, citing record military outlays and...