Military Archives

A U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning II taxis during a cross-servicing event at NATO Allied Air Command’s Ramstein Flag 2025 exercise April 4, 2025. Successful cross-servicing at RAFL25 is an example of the importance of integrated logistics and maintenance training that enhances U.S. warfighting readiness by strengthening United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa’s ability to deploy, sustain, and project fifth-generation capabilities across the European theater. (Royal Netherlands photo by Sgt. Maj. Jan Dijkstra)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Su-57 Felon of F-35 Fighter? India Has A Big Choice to Make

Key Points and Summary – As India retires its last legendary MiG-21 fighters, its air force is shrinking to a historic low of just...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 28, 2025

Ukraine War

This Is How Close Russia and NATO Just Came to a Direct Conflict

Key Points and Summary – A massive Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine over the weekend prompted a direct military response from NATO....

Stephen SilverJuly 28, 2025

The F-14 Tomcat, famed for its role in "Top Gun" and its mission to protect U.S. carrier groups, underwent a significant transformation in its later years. Dubbed the "Bombcat," the F-14B variant was repurposed with advanced systems like the LANTIRN pod, enabling precision-guided munitions delivery from high altitudes.

Dollars and Sense

The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Was Nearly Replaced

Key Points and Summary – In the 1970s, the U.S. Navy seriously considered replacing its iconic but troubled F-14 Tomcat with a navalized version...

Steve BalestrieriJuly 28, 2025

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Mach 2 F-20 Tigershark Fighter Summed Up in 4 Words

Key Points and Summary – The Northrop F-20 Tigershark was a privately-funded, high-performance fighter jet developed in the early 1980s as an export successor...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 28, 2025

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

It’s Over: The 50-Year-Old Russia-India Military Partnership Is Dying

Key Points and Summary – A major geopolitical shift is underway as France rapidly replaces Russia as India’s primary strategic defense partner. -This is...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 28, 2025

A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon based in the Central Command area of operations conducts armed aerial patrols in Somalia in support of Operation Octave Quartz, Jan. 9, 2020. The F-16s support to OOQ demonstrates the U.S. military’s reach and power projection across vast distances to hold adversaries such as al-Shabaab at risk with flexible, precise and lethal force that is capable of rapidly responding anywhere on the globe. The mission of OOQ is to reposition U.S. Department of Defense personnel from Somalia to other locations in East Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Taylor Harrison)

Ukraine War

Ukraine Just Bombed Russia’s Top Electronic Warfare Factory

Key Points and Summary – In a significant strategic victory, Ukrainian drones appear to have struck deep inside Russia, badly damaging the Signal Radio...

Reuben JohnsonJuly 28, 2025