Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – At the Cold War’s end, the Soviet Union laid down Ulyanovsk (Project 1143.7), its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier aimed...
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Key Points and Summary – Admiral Nakhimov, a Kirov-class nuclear battlecruiser, is nearing recommissioning after one of Russia’s costliest naval overhauls. -The 28,000-ton ship...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy appears to be reversing plans to retire two Ohio-class guided-missile submarines—USS Ohio and USS Florida—in FY26....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Canada’s CF-18 Hornet has carried the RCAF for 40 years through smart upgrades and structural life-extensions. -The Hornet Extension...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Politico’s report on Germany weighing alternatives to the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS raises a hard question: what if Paris and Berlin...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – India’s retirement of its last MiG-21 “Fishbed” squadrons on Sept. 26 ends the iconic Cold War fighter’s front-line era...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s MiG-31 remains pivotal thanks to rugged steel/titanium airframes, periodic depot overhauls, and major upgrades. -Variants like MiG-31BM add...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The South Dakota-class (South Dakota, Indiana, Massachusetts, Alabama) delivered the mix WWII demanded: nine 16″/45 guns, 16 dual-purpose 5″,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Navy plans to arm all three Zumwalt-class destroyers with Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic glide vehicles, giving the...