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The B-52J Stratofortress Is the U.S. Air Force's 'Newest' Bomber

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Harrison Kass

The F-35 Fighter Just Hit Another Major Milestone: 469,000 Sorties

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Peter Suciu

U.S. Navy Assault Ships: America's Mini Aircraft Carriers?

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Maya Carlin

How China is Winning the Solomon Islands

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Cleo Paskal

There May Never Be a Good Time to Retire the A-10 Thunderbolt II

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Maya Carlin

Russia's Su-75 Checkmate: The Stealth Fighter No Air Force Wants

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Harrison Kass

China's Fleet of Aircraft Carriers Just Keeps Getting Bigger and Deadlier

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Peter Suciu

How China is Winning the Soloman Islands

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Cleo Paskal

The Navy's F-35C Stealth Fighter Something No Nation Can Match

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Maya Carlin

The Story of America's Remarkable Russian-Built MiG-29 Fighters

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Peter Suciu

X-44 Manta: The Fighter Jet the Air Force Never Built

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Brandon J. Weichert

The U.S. Air Force Just Lost a Rare B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Forever

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Peter Suciu

China's J-15 Fighter Has Some Russia and Ukraine DNA

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Harrison Kass

North Korea Might Ignore Donald Trump If He Takes Back the White House

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Ralph A. Cossa

Iran's Attack on Israel was Enabled by North Korean Missile Technology and Advances

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Bruce E. Bechtol

Repeat After Me: Navy Iowa-Class Battleships Will Never Make A Comeback

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Peter Suciu

The U.S. Navy's Aircraft Carrier Nightmare Is Unfixable

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Brandon J. Weichert

Russia's Sierra-Class Titanium Submarine: The Navy Has Nothing Like It

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Brandon J. Weichert

Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier May Get Scrapped for Good

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Harrison Kass

Russia’s T-95 Tank Would Have Been a Real Beast on the Battlefield

Summary: The Soviet T-95 was a proposed main battle tank (MBT) designed during the Cold War's later stages, aimed to dominate NATO forces through...

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Brandon J. Weichert

The F/A-18 Super Hornet Still Can Sting Like No Other Fighter Plane

Back in January, U.S. and UK aircraft and warships carried out strikes on more than 60 Houthi targets in Yemen. As previously reported, the...

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Peter Suciu

The U.S. Navy's Iowa-Class Battleships Are a Warship No Nation Can Top

Here's a fact you will appreciate:  I've actually toured the USS Iowa (BB-61) on multiple occasions. The Battleship USS Iowa Museum in Los Angeles...

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Christian D. Orr

The Navy's Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers: The Most Expensive Warship Ever

Summary: The Ford-class aircraft carrier, epitomized by the USS Gerald R. Ford, represents the pinnacle of naval engineering with its adoption of...

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Harrison Kass

China's J-20 Stealth Fighter: Just a Stolen F-35?

J-20 - Did the Chinese Steal Secrets For One Of Their Favorite Fighter Planes?: When it looks like a copy, maybe it is a copy. The Chinese are...

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Brent M. Eastwood

Virginia-Class: The Navy Submarine Creating Nightmares for Russia and China

Summary: The U.S. Navy's submarine fleet, renowned for its stealth and firepower, is set to welcome the newest addition, the SSN New Jersey, a...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

How an Air Force F-16 Fighter Barely Dodged 6 Surface-to-Air Missiles

During the opening days of Operation Desert Storm, one American F-16 pilot overcame incredible odds by dodging not just one surface-to-air missile...

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Alex Hollings

The Navy Needs a New F-14 Tomcat

Summary: The F-14 Tomcat, with its superior speed, range, and missile capabilities, could have offered a vital countermeasure to long-range...

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Brandon J. Weichert

F-22 Raptor vs. YF-23: The Intense Competition Behind America's Next Stealth Fighter

Summary: The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and the Northrop Grumman YF-23 were fierce competitors in a 1980s bid for a U.S. Air Force contract to...

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Brent M. Eastwood

Ranked: 5 Worst Fighter Jets of To Ever Fly

Summary: Fighter jets, epitomizing the pinnacle of aviation innovation, have evolved dramatically from World War One's biplanes to today's stealth-...

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Harrison Kass

The Air Force's NGAD Fighter Nightmare Is Just Getting Started

Summary: The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Program, with $4.2 billion already invested, aims to fill the strategic void left by the...

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Brandon J. Weichert

Dassault Rafale: The French Fighter Jet That Can Beat Air Force F-22 Raptors

Summary: The Dassault Rafale, a cornerstone of French military aviation since 2001, epitomizes versatility and advanced technology in the realm of...

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Brandon J. Weichert

The Alfa-Class Submarine Was Built with Titanium and Was Remarkable

Meet The Alfa-class – Russia's  Fast Attack Submarine That NATO Feared: Between 1968 and 1981, the Soviet Union produced a total of seven Project...

yesterday 10

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Peter Suciu

Russia's MiG-41 Fighter Nightmare Is Truly an Aviation Dumpster Fire

Summary: Russia's aviation industry is supposelly developing the MiG-41, a sixth-generation fighter jet aimed to replace the aging MiG-31. Promised...

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Brandon J. Weichert

NGAD: The U.S. Air Force's $300 Million Fighter Could Be a Real Game Changer

Will NGAD Be Worth It? While few nations even can develop and field a fifth-generation fighter, the United States is already working on a sixth-...

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Harrison Kass

F-16 Fighter 'Elephant Walk': Fleet of Fighting Falcons Took Off Together to Warn Russia

In April 2021, the U.S. Air Force and allies from several countries conducted an elephant walk at Andravida Air Base in Greece that featured many...

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Harrison Kass

A Navy Los Angeles-Class Attack Submarine 'Sank' a British Aircraft Carrier

Summary: In a 2013 NATO anti-submarine exercise in the Arabian Sea, the USS Dallas, a Los Angeles-class submarine of the U.S. Navy, demonstrated...

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Maya Carlin

The U.S. Navy's Mark 48 Heavy Torpedo Is Unstoppable

Ask any ship captain what he fears the most in combat, and the answer will probably be submarines. Ever since subs became operationally viable,...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

The Navy's New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Look Like One Giant Delay

Delays have plagued the U.S. Navy’s Ford-class carrier program. The third Ford-Class carrier, the USS Enterprise, is behind schedule and may not...

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Harrison Kass

Russia's Su-35S Fighter Is Trying to Make a Comeback in Ukraine

Russian authorities have long touted the Sukhoi Su-35S (NATO reporting name Flanker-E”) as being among its most capable combat aircraft in...

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Peter Suciu

Why Almost Nothing Can Stop the Tomahawk Missile

The U.S. military can strike anywhere in the world with precision at short notice. The Tomahawk long-range cruise missile is one of the top weapons...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

B-21 Raider: Will The U.S. Air Force Built Enough New Bombers?

Summary: The U.S. Air Force's development of the B-21 Raider, a next-generation stealth bomber by Northrop Grumman, underscores America's...

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Maya Carlin

Here’s How Ron DeSantis Becomes Donald Trump’s Vice President

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Brandon J. Weichert

Russia's T-34 Tank from World War II Just Made an Embarrassing 'Comeback'

Summary: Russia's "Victory Day" Parade, marking the 79th anniversary of the end of World War II, featured the solitary presence of a T-34 tank,...

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Peter Suciu

The Two Armenias Debate and the Quest for Peace with Azerbaijan

Earlier this week, the Armenian Apostolic Church came out in overt opposition to the border demarcation process that is understood by both Baku and...

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Damjan Krnjevic-Miskovic

Russia Wanted an 85,000 Ton Monster Aircraft Carrier (It Was Never Built)

Summary: Russia's military technology has garnered attention during its conflict in Ukraine, particularly the absence of its sole aircraft carrier,...

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Christian D. Orr

Mini F-35? Turkey’s TAI TF Kaan Fighter Has Arrived

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Harrison Kass

The U.S. Economy Is Losing as Much as $600 Billion a Year in Intellectual Property from Chinese Espionage

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

America Has over 33 Percent of All Aircraft Carriers on Earth

Including amphibious assault ships (LHA), there are now 47 active aircraft carriers in the world, operated by fourteen navies. More than a third of...

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Peter Suciu

Amid Israel-Iran Strikes, International Law is Eroding

Few international norms are as strongly upheld as the Vienna Conventions covering consular and diplomatic relations—a bedrock of international...

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Alexander Langlois

Sukhoi Su-33: Russia's 'Flying Coffin' Fighter Jet Is a Nightmare

Summary: The Sukhoi Su-33, originally designed to enhance the Soviet Union's aircraft carrier capabilities, has faced significant challenges since...

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Maya Carlin

Meet The U.S. Navy's Vanguard: The First Purpose-Built USV

In military terms, the “vanguard” is the foremost contingent of an advancing army or naval force, but it also means the effort to lead the way in...

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Peter Suciu

France's Rubis-Class Submarine: It Can Sink U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers

Summary: A notable example of high-tech vulnerability occurred during a 2015 French-American wargame, where a relatively inexpensive Rubis-class...

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Harrison Kass

The Navy's Great Ohio-Class Submarine Mistake Has Now Arrived

Summary: The Ohio-class submarines, initially built during the Cold War, played a critical role in America's nuclear deterrence strategy as part of...

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Maya Carlin

China's Military Is Obsessed with Sinking Navy Aircraft Carriers

Carriers in the Crosshairs? Why China Wants Carrier-Killer Missiles: While the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) launched its third carrier...

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Peter Suciu

How an Air Force F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighter Flew Under Iran's F-4 Undetected

Summary: The U.S. Air Force's coveted F-22 Raptor stealth fighter, equipped with cutting-edge technology, recently showcased its prowess in...

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Harrison Kass

Astute-Class Submarine Might Be the Best on Earth (Not Made in USA)

Summary: The Astute-class boasts remarkable features like the Astute Combat Management System, making it stealthy and efficient. Equipped with the...

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Brandon J. Weichert

KF-21: Meet South Korea's Powerful 'Stealthy' Fighter (Mini F-35?)

Summary: Negotiations between Indonesia and South Korea continue over the KF-21 fighter jet development. Indonesia seeks to reduce its contribution...

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Harrison Kass

Russia's T-14 Armata Tank Nightmare Just Keeps Rolling Along

Summary: The T-14 Armata, Russia's latest main battle tank, touted for its advanced technology and firepower, has not been deployed in the ongoing...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

The F-16 Viper Is a Fighter Jet Nearly No Nation Can Beat

Summary: The F-16 Fighting Falcon, a fourth-generation multirole fighter jet, is celebrated for its versatility, agility, and cost-effectiveness,...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

China's NGAD 6th Generation Fighter: A Nightmare for the Air Force?

Summary: The U.S. maintained unrivaled aerial superiority with its fifth-generation F-22 Raptor for many years, but now faces increasing...

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Maya Carlin

Autonomous F-16 Fighters Are ‘Roughly Even’ With Human Pilots Said Air Force Chief

The future loyal wingmen of the United States Air Force are inching closer to becoming a reality, and more importantly, the artificial intelligence...

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Peter Suciu

U.S. Navy Battleships Would Be a Waste of Steel in a War Against China

Summary: The U.S. Navy faces a significant challenge from advanced anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) systems, particularly those developed by China....

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Brandon J. Weichert

Russia's Su-57 Felon Stealth Fighter Looks Like a Giant Mistake

Summary: Russia has deployed its most advanced fighter jet, the Su-57, to target the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, marking a rare...

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Maya Carlin

How to Win the New Great Game in Central Asia

In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, during the “Great Game” between the Russian Empire and British Empires, Central Asia was divided...

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Azeem Ibrahim

Why the Biden Administration's Iran Sanctions Waivers Are Futile

After years of fighting in the shadows against Israel, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) crossed the threshold. On April 13, the...

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Janatan Sayeh

Russia's Su-35 Flanker Fighter Nightmare Just Keeps Getting Worse

Summary: Russia's Air Force recently received a new batch of Su-35 "Flanker" fighter jets, a critical reinforcement given the significant aircraft...

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Maya Carlin

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers are Destined for Retirement (Or Being Sunk)

The United States Navy has made a significant investment in nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. There are currently eleven of them in service. Ten...

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Brandon J. Weichert

The B-29 Superfortress Helped Win World War II: Only 2 Are Airworthy

Summary: Today, of the 3,970 B-29s originally produced, only twenty-two remain, mostly in museums. Remarkably, two have been restored to flying...

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Peter Suciu

Is U.S. Navy's New USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Ready for Combat?

SUMMARY: The USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy's most technologically advanced and expensive aircraft carrier, faces ongoing technical challenges...

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Harrison Kass

The U.S. Navy's 'Ike' Aircraft Carrier Is Back in the Red Sea

It may have looked like the U.S. Navy was calling it quits in the Red Sea just weeks ago. Houthi rebels in Yemen might have thought they drove off...

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Peter Suciu

The B-21 Raider Bomber Only Has 1 Enemy

Summary: The U.S. Air Force is progressing in the development of the B-21 Raider, a sixth-generation stealth bomber, as part of a global race that...

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Maya Carlin

China's Military Is Slowly Becoming a Superpower Before Our Eyes

China presents the greatest long-term national security threat to the United States. Beijing is looking to upend the rules-based international...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

The Navy Sees a Worrying Trend: China Wants a Massive Aircraft Carrier Fleet

Summary: China is aggressively expanding its aircraft carrier fleet, reflecting a broader ambition to exert global influence, particularly in the...

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Harrison Kass

Yamato: Biggest Battleship Ever Was 72,000 Tons of Raw Naval Power

Summary: The Yamato, commissioned in 1941, was the largest battleship ever built, marking the peak of battleship engineering before becoming...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Russia's Kirov-Class Battlecruiser Nightmare Is Now a Bad Reality

Summary: The Kirov-class battlecruisers of the Soviet Navy, initially designed to counter U.S. submarine and surface fleets during the Cold War,...

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Maya Carlin

Forget Top Gun: Lockheed Martin's SR-72 Aims for Mach 6

Summary: The Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird, a marvel of its time, remains the fastest aircraft ever flown, boasting speeds of Mach 3.2 and an...

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Maya Carlin

China's Coming Age of the Aircraft Carrier Is a Nightmare for the Navy

Summary: China's People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is rapidly expanding its aircraft carrier fleet, aiming for five to six carriers by the...

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Brandon J. Weichert

The Navy's DDG(X) Destroyer Has One Clear Mission

Summary: The U.S. Navy is cautiously advancing with the design of its future guided-missile destroyer, the DDG(X), with U.S. Navy officials ...

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Peter Suciu

Walrus-Class: The Submarine That 'Sank' 2 U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers in a Wargame

Summary: The Royal Netherlands Navy's Walrus-class submarines, introduced in the 1980s, have played a pivotal role in NATO's naval operations, from...

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Peter Suciu

Kirov-Class: What Makes Russia's Battlecruisers So Dangerous

Summary: Amidst heavy sanctions and ongoing military expenditures in Ukraine, Russia may decommission the Pyotr Velikiy, one of its two nuclear-...

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Maya Carlin

The Navy's Ohio-Class Submarine Nightmare Is Just Getting Started

Summary: Between 1976 and 1997, the U.S. Navy built 18 Ohio-class submarines, with the lead boat, USS Ohio, entering service in 1981. Originally...

09.05.2024 5

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Peter Suciu

DF-26B: China's Missile Built to Sink Navy Aircraft Carriers in a War

China's DF-26B Carrier Killer Missile: A Real Threat to the U.S. Navy? The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is now the largest naval force in...

09.05.2024 20

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Peter Suciu

USS Jimmy Carter: The Navy's Seawolf-Class Submarine China Can't Match

Summary: The USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), a Seawolf-class nuclear-powered attack submarine, is distinguished by its advanced capabilities and...

09.05.2024 20

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Peter Suciu

Russia's T-90M Tank Nightmare in Ukraine Just Won't Ever End

Summary: Despite employing its most advanced T-90M tanks, Russia faces substantial losses, with these modern units failing to make a significant...

09.05.2024 20

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Might Be the U.S. Navy's Best Aircraft Carrier Ever

Summary: The USS Enterprise, the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the world, revolutionized naval operations with its unparalleled...

09.05.2024 20

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Harrison Kass

Navy Montana-Class Battleships Would Be No Match Against China's Military

Summary: Despite being larger and more heavily armed, the Montana-class would likely be ineffective in modern conflicts, particularly against a...

09.05.2024 20

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Harrison Kass

Why Does Russia's Last Aircraft Carrier Pump Out So Black Smoke?

Summary: Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov, the country's sole aircraft carrier, is notorious for its reliance on Mazut, an outdated heavy fuel, leading...

09.05.2024 5

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Harrison Kass

The Age of the Navy Aircraft Carrier Is Over

Summary: The article critiques the United States' continued investment in aircraft carriers, likening them to obsolete battleships of the past due...

09.05.2024 8

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Brandon J. Weichert

Russia's MiG-23 Fighter Has Something the Air Force Can't Ever Match

Summary: The MiG-23 "Flogger," designed during the Cold War to match the U.S. F-4 Phantom, ended up with a disappointing legacy due to various...

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Christian D. Orr

F-111 Aardvark: The Warplane Built to Strike Just About Anything

Summary: The F-111 Aardvark, a groundbreaking aircraft known for its innovative technologies, served the US Air Force from the 1960s to 1996 and...

09.05.2024 20

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Harrison Kass

The Navy's Aircraft Carrier Nightmare Is Just Getting Started Now

Summary: America's naval strategy, centered on aircraft carriers since World War II, is outdated in today's multi-threat environment. With China,...

09.05.2024 30

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Brandon J. Weichert

Russia's Su-34 Fullback Fighter-Bomber Nightmare Is Historically Bad

Summary: Despite recent operational losses, Russia continues to extol the capabilities of the Su-34 Fullback fighter-bomber, highlighting its...

09.05.2024 20

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Peter Suciu

Russia's Typhoon-Class Submarine Could Kill Millions and Had a Swimming Pool

Summary: The Russian Navy decommissioned the Dmitry Donskoy, a Typhoon-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, in February 2023, earlier...

09.05.2024 5

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Peter Suciu

Why the U.S. Navy Never Built Deep Diving Titanium Submarines Like Russia

Summary: During the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed the Lira-class submarines, known as the Alfa class, which featured innovative titanium...

09.05.2024 20

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Brent M. Eastwood

Russia's Su-57 Felon Stealth Fighter Has One Problem It Can't Hide From

Summary: The Su-57 Felon, Russia's response to Western fifth-generation stealth fighters like the F-35 and F-22, is a twin-engine, single-seat,...

09.05.2024 20

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

U.S. Navy's New Ford-Class Carrier: How to Waste $120 Billion

Summary: The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford, embodying cutting-edge technology and capable of carrying 90 aircraft and over 4,500 crew, represents the...

09.05.2024 20

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Brandon J. Weichert

USS America: Why the Navy Tried (and Failed) To Sink Its Own Aircraft Carrier

Summary: The USS America (CV-66), a Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, was scuttled in 2005 following a distinguished service career spanning over...

09.05.2024 20

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Harrison Kass

Why the Seawolf-Class Is the F-22 Raptor of Attack Submarines

Summary: The Seawolf-class submarine, a pinnacle of Cold War engineering, saw only three units completed due to post-Cold War budget cuts. Some...

09.05.2024 2

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Harrison Kass

Forget the F-22 and F-35: The U.S. Air Force Wants NGAD Fighters

Summary: The U.S. Air Force is aggressively advancing its sixth-generation stealth fighter, the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program, with...

09.05.2024 10

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

The Army's Powerful M60 Patton Tank Could Never Be Built Today

Summary: The M60 Patton Main Battle Tank, unveiled during the height of the Cold War in 1960, stands as a testament to American ingenuity and the...

09.05.2024 20

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Brandon J. Weichert

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