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Canada F-35 Fighter Display

Canada F-35 Fighter Display

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Cancel the F-35? JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Would Cripple Canada’s Air Force

Key Points and Summary – Ottawa is again flirting with the idea of cutting its F-35 order and buying Saab Gripens, reviving Canada’s worst...

Rob Huebert and Jamie TronnesDecember 7, 2025

A26 Submarine from Sweden Saab Image.

A26 Submarine from Sweden Saab Image.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The New A-26 Blekinge-Class Submarine Has a Statement for the Russian Navy

Key Points and Summary: Sweden’s next-generation A26 Blekinge-class submarine is poised to become the premier conventional hunter-killer of the Baltic Sea, despite a turbulent...

Isaac SeitzDecember 2, 2025

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team commander and pilot, takes off from Selfridge Air National Guard base for the 2020 London SkyDrive Air Show in Canada Sep. 12, 2020, Harrison Township, Mich. The F-35 Demo Team flew alongside the F-16 Viper, the F-22 Raptor, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration teams in London, Ontario, Canada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner)

U.S. Air Force Capt. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team commander and pilot, takes off from Selfridge Air National Guard base for the 2020 London SkyDrive Air Show in Canada Sep. 12, 2020, Harrison Township, Mich. The F-35 Demo Team flew alongside the F-16 Viper, the F-22 Raptor, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration teams in London, Ontario, Canada. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner)

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The Canada F-35 Fighter Debate Is ‘Over’

Key Points and Summary – Newly released data from Canada’s 2021 Future Fighter Capability Project show just how lopsided the country’s jet competition really...

Steve BalestrieriNovember 28, 2025

(Oct. 1, 2005) - The Swedish diesel-powered attack submarine HMS Gotland transits through San Diego Harbor during the “Sea and Air Parade” held as part of Fleet Week San Diego 2005. Fleet Week San Diego is a three-week tribute to Southern California-area military members and their families. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Patricia R. Totemeier (RELEASED)

(Oct. 1, 2005) - The Swedish diesel-powered attack submarine HMS Gotland transits through San Diego Harbor during the “Sea and Air Parade” held as part of Fleet Week San Diego 2005. Fleet Week San Diego is a three-week tribute to Southern California-area military members and their families. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Patricia R. Totemeier (RELEASED)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Forget Aircraft Carriers: Diesel Submarines Are Becoming Silent and Stealth Powerhouse

Key Points and Summary – Repeated naval war games have revealed an uncomfortable truth: quiet diesel-electric submarines can routinely “sink” billion-dollar aircraft carriers. -From...

Jack BuckbyNovember 27, 2025

Saab 35 Draken Fighter from Sweden

Saab 35 Draken Fighter from Sweden

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

How the Mach 2 Saab 35 Draken Fighter Sent a Big Message to the F-35

Key Points and Summary – Europe is racing to rearm but running into a familiar problem: how smaller states can afford to operate heavy,...

Jack BuckbyNovember 26, 2025

Saab 37 Viggen Flying

Saab 37 Viggen Flying

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How the Saab 37 Viggen Fighter Sent a Big Message to the F-35

Key Points and Summary – The Saab 37 Viggen was more than a quirky Cold War delta-canard fighter; it was Sweden’s answer to great-power...

Jack BuckbyNovember 26, 2025

Saab 36 Bomber

Saab 36 Bomber

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The Saab 36 Mach 2 Nuclear Bomber Has a Message for Any Air Force on Earth

Key Points and Summary – In the 1950s, Sweden flirted with its own nuclear deterrent and a dedicated delivery system: the Saab 36, a...

Jack BuckbyNovember 26, 2025

The 187th Fighter Wing unveiled the new Alabama Air National Guard’s F-35 Lightning II fighter jet during an event at Dannelly Field, Alabama, today. The red tails are a historic tribute to the Tuskegee Red Tails, the famed WWII squadron, which lives on as the 100th Fighter Squadron within the wing. “The red tail you will see is a reminder to all that through excellence we will overcome any obstacle and threat regardless of gender, race, or religion, “ said Col. Brian Vaughn, the wing’s commander, during the ceremony. “We are all here for the same mission: to protect our nation, defend our constitution, and to form a more perfect union as the Tuskegee Airmen did.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Blankenship)

The 187th Fighter Wing unveiled the new Alabama Air National Guard’s F-35 Lightning II fighter jet during an event at Dannelly Field, Alabama, today. The red tails are a historic tribute to the Tuskegee Red Tails, the famed WWII squadron, which lives on as the 100th Fighter Squadron within the wing. “The red tail you will see is a reminder to all that through excellence we will overcome any obstacle and threat regardless of gender, race, or religion, “ said Col. Brian Vaughn, the wing’s commander, during the ceremony. “We are all here for the same mission: to protect our nation, defend our constitution, and to form a more perfect union as the Tuskegee Airmen did.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. William Blankenship)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

What’s the Difference Between the US F-35 & Swedish JAS 39 Gripen Jet Fighters?

Article Summary – Canada’s decision to revisit its original plan to buy 88 F-35s has thrust Sweden’s Saab JAS 39 Gripen back into the...

Isaac SeitzNovember 26, 2025

Saab 29 Tunnan Fighter

Saab 29 Tunnan Fighter

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

How the Saab 29 ‘Flying Barrel’ Fighter Sent a Big Message to the F-35

Key Points and Summary – Sweden’s latest Gripen export wins are part of a much deeper story: a small country using homegrown fighters to...

Jack BuckbyNovember 25, 2025

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