Ukraine War
Jack Buckby examines New York Times reporting on Ukraine's idled Western tanks, the crews retraining as drone operators, Russia's experimental tank shield and its...
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Ukraine War
The last mass mobilization emptied flights and jammed border crossings. This one is expected to fall on the provinces rather than the capital, and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
A T-90M engaged by two American Bradleys survived the chain-gun fire but lost control of its turret, hit a tree, and was abandoned before...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia mounted its largest mechanised assault in months against Ukrainian positions in Donetsk on 22 July, and Ukrainian reconnaissance drones detected the columns forming....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 2004, the U.S. Army bet $160 billion on the Future Combat System — a fleet of networked, drone-powered vehicles meant to replace the...
Ukraine War
Russia's T-14 Armata was hailed in 2014 as its most advanced tank — the future of its armored force. A decade later it's never...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
One analyst counted just 203 of Russia's T-80 tanks parked outside a single plant — a snapshot of staggering losses, with Oryx tallying nearly...
Ukraine War
Russia began the war with up to 20,000 reserve tanks. Satellite images now show roughly 2,000 — and it's pulling 1950s-era T-55s back into...
Ukraine War
The M1 Abrams was built like a fortress — in front. The roof is thin, and in Ukraine the threat dives from above: drones...