Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Spruance-class destroyer was as large as a World War II cruiser—but Congress nearly killed the program because lawmakers thought the ship didn’t look...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China’s two-seat J-20S stealth fighter has just transformed from a demonstrator into a “carrier killer” capable of hunting U.S. Navy supercarriers in the First...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The USS Gerald R. Ford supercarrier just wrapped up a near-record deployment from Venezuela to the Middle East—and now needs major modifications before it...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China’s first Type 095 Sui-class nuclear-powered attack submarine has just been spotted preparing for sea trials at the Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Company shipyard...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Russia’s nuclear-powered Kirov-class battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov finally put to sea for trials in 2025—after spending more than 25 years laid up in port at...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Japan’s Taigei-class submarine—the “Big Whale”—is the first submarine class designed entirely around lithium-ion batteries, abandoning traditional Air-Independent Propulsion altogether. At just $700 million per...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy is now the world’s largest by hull count—and Beijing’s shipbuilding capacity is reportedly 230 times that of the United...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Boeing X-32 was a stealth fighter that flew 66 times, hit Mach 1.6, and carried 20,000 pounds of internal fuel—a serious contender to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy’s aircraft carrier may be following the historical path of the battleship—once dominant, eventually outflanked by new weapons and technologies. China’s investment...