If advanced air defenses be able to see “stealth” aircraft such as bombers, does that make new platforms like the B-21 obsolete upon arrival?

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Putin has a clear tank problem in Ukraine: As the Kremlin held its annual Victory Day Parade, which celebrates the Soviet Red Army’s defeat of Nazi Germany in the Second World War, the Russian military faced another day of heavy losses in the ongoing fighting in Ukraine.  According to reports, Russia may have lost twice […]

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Joe Biden has also been criticized for having fewer news conferences than his predecessors. And he rarely takes questions during events.

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Rioters overwhelmed military installations across Pakistan on Tuesday, in violence that broke out after Pakistan Rangers arrested former Prime Minister Imran Khan from his home in Islamabad. The unrest has triggered warnings that a country holding a growing arsenal of over 150 nuclear warheads might descend into civil war. Khan’s arrest comes amid one of […]

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F-35: The Best Fighter Jet Today – The question as to which stealth fighter jet is the unrivaled best in the world is tough to decide concisely. It seems almost unanswerable given how many unknowns there are likely to be when it comes to specific attributes and capabilities of many top stealth fighters. However, there […]

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Donald Trump surely lost some support among women on Tuesday, and he's unlikely to win them back. He may secure the nomination, but lose the election.

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In retaliating petulantly against Disney, Ron DeSantis looks anti-business. And being an anti-business Republican is unacceptable.

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AOC In Trouble? – Earlier this year, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was the subject of an ethics complaint filed by the Heritage Foundation for “falsely accusing” and “defaming’ a social media content creator. The complaint argued that the firebrand lawmaker had violated House ethics rules by “knowingly and intentionally defaming Chaya Raichik, creator of […]

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A video shared on social media captured the complete destruction of a Russian T-72B3 main battle tank (MBT) in Eastern Ukraine.

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The folly of the “Weaponization Subcommittee”’s report on the Hunter Biden letter: Rep. Jim Jordan’s committee is trying to make a massive political scandal out of the 2020 letter from 50 retired intelligence officers, claiming the Hunter Biden laptop story had the hallmarks of Russian disinformation. But there’s no scandal here at all.  Another Day, […]

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NGAD Is Coming: Months back, the United States Air Force officially unveiled the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider at the aerospace firm’s Palmdale, California, facilities. The long-range strategic bomber, which is the spiritual successor to the service’s fleet of B-2 Spirits, was described as the first “sixth-generation” combat aircraft. It is on track to enter service […]

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Back in mid-June of last year, in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Falkland Islands War, 19FortyFive published a story on the Royal Navy’s HMS Conqueror and her sinking of the ARA General Belgrano. Well, one good submarine story deserves another. Conqueror was a Churchill-class attack submarine commissioned in 1971, but the Royal Navy’s […]

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The 19FortyFive crew recently went to the National Air and Space Museum to film amazing aircraft footage of the SR-71, NASA Space Shuttle Discovery, and the Bell X-1. You bet we didn’t forget about the F-86 Sabre. Check out our original video of the F-86 and the photos below. Meet the F-86 Certainly the finest […]

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Biden seems to be living up to the “Sleepy Joe” nickname, given due to the then vice president’s seeming lack of a vigorous campaign schedule.

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Russia's next presidential election is scheduled for next year, and if Putin can even remain in office until that point, he may be forced to cancel it.

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The Convair B-58 Hustler Was the First to Reach Mach 2 – The three-seat Convair B-58 Hustler was the first supersonic bomber in history and the first to reach Mach 2. Designed to fly at high altitudes, it was the first aircraft constructed mainly from a heat-resistant stainless-steel “honeycomb sandwich,” and the first to have a slim […]

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Top 5 9mm Guns as explained by a real-life gun expert: After compiling the 5 Best Self-Defense Handguns, CCW Handguns, and Glock Pistols; a writeup on 5 Best 9mm Pistols seemed like a logical next step. After all, the 9mm Parabellum (Si vis pacem, para bellum, goeth the Latin proverb, i.e. “If you wish for peace, […]

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Donald Trump has an uncanny way to frame issues and to impugn his accusers as well as those witnesses supporting the opposing side.

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The fighting in Ukraine continues, and with every passing day, Russian society suffers more.  On day 438 of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Russian military continues to take heavy casualties on the ground. Meanwhile, Russia’s society and economy face their own struggles.  Russian Casualties  With a large-scale Ukrainian counteroffensive still in the works, Russian forces […]

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Tucker Carlson appeared to announce Tuesday that he was bringing his show to Twitter. But Elon Musk denied that any such deal had been struck. 

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While the Ohio-class submarines are children of the Cold War – and built to destroy the Soviet Union in a nuclear war – these ballistic missiles submarines now are tasked with deterring China and Russia. When the USS Ohio (SSBN-726) was commissioned in 1981, the nuclear ballistic submarine was heralded by then-Vice President George H.W. Bush as providing “a new dimension in our […]

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Yes, Canada did try and build its very own jet fighter to ensure it had its very own planes in the sky if a war with Russia ever broke out. That can only mean we are talking about the much loved and respected Avro CF-105. What was her fate?  After the Second World War, at […]

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We hear a lot about how well-built and state-of-the-art U.S. Navy submarines are, with many experts telling 19FortyFive they are the best on the planet. Back in 2005, a U.S. Navy attack submarine was put to the test when it smashed into what many would call an ‘underwater mountain‘. As crazy as it sounds, the […]

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China seems to have missiles that could indeed strike U.S. Navy warships: Even as the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has become the largest naval force in the world, and recently launched its third aircraft carrier, the Chinese military continues to tout its capabilities to counter the United States Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. A few […]

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A video clip shared on Twitter late last year offers a first-person look at how land mines impact Russian tanks. The video, which was shared by the popular war-tracking Twitter account Ukraine Weapons Tracker, is recorded from the perspective of a tank operator as it drives along the edge of a field somewhere in Ukraine. […]

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F-22 vs. F-4: Who Wins? In November 2012, two Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-25s tried to down a U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator drone. At the time, the MQ-1 was flying in international air space, 16 miles from the Iranian border; the drone flight was legal, but understandably instigatory. Iran scrambled the two Su-25s, which quickly […]

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While most of Europe has condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the same has not been true for much of Africa. Many African nations have hesitated to risk their own security, foreign investment, and trade by backing a side in the conflict. Moreover, even as some nations have sought to deepen ties with the United States […]

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The specter of a second Trump administration looms large over the Democratic Party. It’s certainly possible. Many Republicans want Trump to be the nominee. And in a head-to-head contest between Trump and Biden, Trump in many polls gets close to a victory – however, we are many months away from any sort of rematch for […]

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Putin Has Ensures His Neighbors Are Arming Up Thanks to His Ukraine War: Russian President Vladimir Putin has famously described the dissolution of the Soviet Union as one of the great tragedies of the 20th century, and he has essentially sought to become a modern-day Tsar Peter the Great or Empress Catherine the Great – […]

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Following the debut of the American B-21 strike stealth bomber in December, the U.S. military demonstrated to the world that all three legs of its nuclear triad are undergoing strategic modernization efforts. However, China has emulated the push to expand its nuclear weapons capabilities as it seeks to supersede the U.S. in military might. The […]

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The first of the highly anticipated Block V Virginia-class submarines are currently under construction in Groton, CT. The advanced warships are expected to represent a significant improvement over the Block I-IV Virginia subs – and could remain in service until the 2070s.

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An ISIS leader responsible for a 2021 bombing in Afghanistan that killed 13 U.S. service members and many Iraqi civilians was eliminated by the Taliban last month. U.S. officials confirmed the ISIS leader’s death.  The incident underscores how the terror group continues to plague the greater Middle East, despite claims that ISIS and its affiliates […]

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Rumors that Russian President Vladimir Putin would be ousted in an imminent coup have been percolating as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on. The growing unpopularity of the war (and the staggering death toll) paired with a sinking economy, have helped to fuel the idea that Putin would be forcefully removed from power.  The rumors received a boost […]

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While the verdict is unlikely to affect support from the former president’s populist conservative base, it could impact independents differently.

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NATO member state Norway is set to receive three Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II jet fighters to add to its arsenal this week.

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Moscow celebrated its annual Victory Day parade yesterday, commemorating the former Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. This celebratory event in Russia follows closely behind an alleged drone attack intended to take out President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin last week. While the yearly parade usually consists of Moscow showing off its most […]

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China is going to invade Taiwan very soon. The official Pentagon assessment on this matter indicates that Beijing will make a play for Taiwan in 2027. Many U.S. military leaders and experts, including myself, have expressed skepticism of that claim. They think that the official Pentagon assessment is too generous.  In fact, China might decide […]

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On June 24, 1945, the Soviet Union held the largest military parade ever in Moscow’s Red Square. It lasted more than two hours and included more than 40,000 soldiers of the Red Army and some 1,850 military vehicles. Known as the Parade of Victors, it marked the defeat of Nazi Germany. The Victory Day Parade […]

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After just over two hours of deliberations, the jury in the New York case found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed E. Jean Carroll, but fell short of holding him liable for rape.

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Despite its recent woes, Fox News will stay afloat, even with a reduced market share. It remains a leading voice in conservative news and will be especially relevant as the 2024 presidential race heats up.

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Russian forces fired more cruise missiles at Kyiv on Tuesday, the same day the country celebrated Victory Day with a scaled-back parade on Moscow’s Red Square.

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Attendees to the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) conference in Washington, D.C., late last year were undoubtedly able to see several unique upgrades and enhancements to existing military platforms. Those included the AbramsX, the first hybrid main battle tank (MBT), while Boeing also unveiled its “Modernized Apache Concept.” Much like the M1 Abrams, […]

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My Leopard 2 Tank Experience: As a former M1A1 Abrams tank commander, I have followed with great interest the frantic reporting on the deployment of German Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Will this tank live up to the expectations NATO and Ukraine heap upon it?  My Time with the Leopard 2 Tank  I was a […]

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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has prioritized fixing South Korea’s relationship with Japan. Can he make it happen?

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There were reports on Tuesday that Prigozhin has been told that he and his men would be regarded as traitors if they abandoned their positions in the city of Bakhmut.

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In 1992, as Azerbaijan proceeded with ethnic cleansing of Armenians, Congress inserted wording into the Freedom Support Act to prohibit aid or assistance to Azerbaijan. “Assistance…may not be provided to the Government of Azerbaijan until the President determines, and so reports to the Congress, that the Government of Azerbaijan is taking demonstrable steps to cease […]

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Joe Biden has a problem: registered Democrats have expressed growing concern about the president’s age and competence.

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One would think that losing the ability to rail against his enemies would be Donald Trump’s worst nightmare. The judge in his Manhattan criminal case has delivered just that. 

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Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, was originally designed to deploy a “missile farm” that was more powerful than the airplanes it launched from its deck. The downsides of the Kuznetsov have been chronicled substantially at 19FortyFive. It will be under repair until 2024 (but likely longer) and has endured numerous mechanical and construction […]

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F-80 Shooting Star: A Rising Star That Soon Fell – As noted in previous 19FortyFive articles on the Messerschmitt Me 262 Schwalbe (“Swallow”) and Gloster Meteor, the United States of America lagged far behind Nazi Germany and Great Britain alike when it came to the WWII-era jet fighter race. In a rather inauspicious moment for […]

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The B-21 is expected to carry nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles. The bomber’s range is over 6,000 miles with a top speed of around 600 miles per hour.

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Why the X-36 deserves a place in aviation history: In the collection of the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (AFB), located outside Dayton, Ohio, are a number of experimental aircraft that were designed as technology demonstrators. Much like the “concept cars” of the automotive industry, the experimental aircraft […]

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A-12 Avenger – The US Navy’s stealth bomber mistake? It was a great concept but also a cautionary tale about how not to run a defense acquisition program. The A-12 Avenger II was a stealth flying wing bomber that was supposed to take off from aircraft carriers. But not a single airplane was ever built after […]

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Top 5 Glock Guns: Subsequent to three separate articles in the past couple months on individual Glock semiautomatic pistols — namely the Glock 17 9mm, Glock 26 9mm, and Glock 21SF .45 ACP — my editor asked me to rate what I consider the top five Glock Pistols, which certainly struck me as a very reasonable […]

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The Javelin anti-tank weapon, which has arrived in Ukraine in large numbers from the U.S. and NATO allies, has been a large element attack for the Ukrainian army.

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Liz Cheney probably stands no chance of winning the Republican nomination or the presidency, as a campaign founded on opposition to Trump is likely not what the GOP primary electorate is looking for now.

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In April, Rolling Stone published texts by Ron DeSantis donors who were anxious about the soon-to-be candidate’s performance.

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It doesn’t appear that the president is going to remove Kamala Harris from the ticket, and one columnist has suggested something else: leaning into the vice president, and all but conceding that she could be the next president. 

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The Carl Gustaf was initially delivered in response to an Operational Needs Statement requesting a direct-fire weapon, states a post on the Army site from 2012.

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"Russian media report that an Iskander drove into a fence in St. Petersburg. That's all you need to know about the Russian Army," Gerashchenko said in his tweet.

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