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Steve Balestrieri

Steve Balestrieri is a National Security Columnist. He has served as a US Special Forces NCO and Warrant Officer before injuries forced his early separation. In addition to writing on defense, he covers the NFL for PatsFans.com and his work was regularly featured in the Millbury-Sutton Chronicle and Grafton News newspapers in Massachusetts.

Mike-Class Submarine

Mike-Class Submarine

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia’s Alfa-Class Submarine Was a Fast ‘Titanium Terror’ with 1 Flaw

Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Union’s Project 705 Lira, or Alfa-class, was a technologically brilliant but deeply flawed submarine. -Thanks to its...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 29, 2025

Iowa-Class Battleship

Iowa-Class Battleship

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Montana-Class: The 72,000 Ton Battleship America Never Built

Key Points and Summary – The Montana-class was designed to be the ultimate American battleship, the successor to the legendary Iowa-class. -These behemoths would...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 28, 2025

Sierra II-Class Submarine

Sierra II-Class Submarine

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Meet the Sierra II: Russia’s Titanium-Hulled Submarine Built to Hunt U.S. Subs

Key Points and Summary – During the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed the Sierra I and II-class submarines, advanced nuclear-powered attack boats with...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 27, 2025

Typhoon-Class

Typhoon-Class

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia’s Typhoon-Class Missile Submarine Was a 48,000-Ton ‘Record Breaker’

The Soviet Union’s Typhoon-class was the largest submarine ever built, a 48,000-ton nuclear-powered behemoth made famous by “The Hunt for Red October.” Designed to...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 27, 2025

M1 Abrams Tank U.S. Army

M1 Abrams Tank U.S. Army

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Ranking the 5 Best Tanks on Earth in 2025

Key Points and Summary – An expert analysis ranks the world’s five best main battle tanks, with the upgraded American M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams taking...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 27, 2025

F-35 Fighter

F-35 Fighter

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RANKED: 5 Best Fighter Jets on Earth in 2025

Key Points and Summary – An expert analysis ranks the world’s top five fighter jets for 2025, with the American F-35 Lightning II taking...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 27, 2025

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 495th Fighter Squadron taxis pre-flight during exercise Combined Strike 25 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 20, 2025. Combined Strike 25 is a readiness training with RAF Lakenheath’s 48th Fighter Wing F-15s and F-35s alongside Aviano’s 31st Fighter Wing F-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II assigned to the 495th Fighter Squadron taxis pre-flight during exercise Combined Strike 25 at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Aug. 20, 2025. Combined Strike 25 is a readiness training with RAF Lakenheath’s 48th Fighter Wing F-15s and F-35s alongside Aviano’s 31st Fighter Wing F-16s. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joseph Bartoszek)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

India Doesn’t Want the F-35 or Su-57 Stealth Fighters

Key Points and Summary – India has rejected offers to purchase both the American F-35 and the Russian Su-57, signaling a major pivot towards...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 26, 2025

A-12 Oxcart

A-12 Oxcart

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A-12 Oxcart: The CIA Spy Plane Faster Than the SR-71 Blackbird

Key Points and Summary – Before the SR-71 Blackbird, there was a faster, more secretive spy plane: the CIA’s A-12 Oxcart. -Developed in the...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 25, 2025

A joint team consisting of F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force flight test members, U.S. Sailors and Marines, and the crew of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) are executing developmental sea trials in the eastern Pacific Ocean to gather the necessary data to certify F-35B Lightning II short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft operations. While aboard the MSDF’s largest ship, the Pax ITF flight test team has been gathering compatibility data for analysis in order to make recommendations for future F-35B operational envelopes, further enhancing the Japanese navy's capabilities. The results of the testing will contribute to improved interoperability between Japan and the United States, strengthening the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance and contributing to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan is an F-35 Joint Program Office foreign military sales customer planning to purchase 42 F-35Bs. The F-35 Joint Program Office continues to develop, produce, and sustain the F-35 Air System to fulfill its mandate to deliver a capable, available, and affordable air system with fifth-generation capabilities.

A joint team consisting of F-35 Patuxent River Integrated Test Force flight test members, U.S. Sailors and Marines, and the crew of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Izumo-class multi-functional destroyer JS Kaga (DDH-184) are executing developmental sea trials in the eastern Pacific Ocean to gather the necessary data to certify F-35B Lightning II short takeoff and vertical landing aircraft operations. While aboard the MSDF’s largest ship, the Pax ITF flight test team has been gathering compatibility data for analysis in order to make recommendations for future F-35B operational envelopes, further enhancing the Japanese navy's capabilities. The results of the testing will contribute to improved interoperability between Japan and the United States, strengthening the deterrence and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance and contributing to peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. Japan is an F-35 Joint Program Office foreign military sales customer planning to purchase 42 F-35Bs. The F-35 Joint Program Office continues to develop, produce, and sustain the F-35 Air System to fulfill its mandate to deliver a capable, available, and affordable air system with fifth-generation capabilities.

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

An Expert Reveals the Real F-35 Fighter ‘Kill Switch’

Key Points and Summary – Rumors of a secret F-35 “kill switch” that would allow the U.S. to remotely disable allied jets are a...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 25, 2025

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