Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” of large surface combatants, billed as modern battleships and...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – After losing the F-47 Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) contract, Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet proposed a “Ferrari F-35″—a “fifth-generation plus”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Boeing’s F-15EX Eagle II, an advanced 4.5+ generation fighter, retains relevance in modern air combat primarily through its substantial payload capacity...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – In a remarkable 2013 incident over international waters near Iran, a US Air Force F-22 Raptor stealth fighter intercepted two Iranian...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – The October 2, 2021, collision of the USS Connecticut submarine (SSN-22) with a dangerous undersea seamount in the South China Sea...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Reactivating or building new Iowa-class battleships for the US Navy is an impractical notion. These World War II-era giants, despite a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Despite recurring claims of their obsolescence due to advancements in drones and surveillance, submarines, particularly nuclear-powered ones, remain more critical than...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – President Trump’s recent proposal for a new “F-55” fighter, described as a twin-engine “super upgrade” of the F-35, faces skepticism regarding...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Japan’s Sōryū-class diesel-electric attack submarines, commissioned from 2009, form the current backbone of the JMSDF’s undersea fleet, succeeding the Oyashio-class. -These...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points – Japan’s Taigei-class (“Big Whale”) diesel-electric attack submarines, with four completed by 2025 including the recently commissioned JS Raigei, represent a significant...