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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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There has been chatter for months, even years, about Vladimir Putin’s health. Speculation that he has anything from Parkinson’s disease to cancer has spread around the Internet.

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Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Ukraine once again became the breadbasket of Europe, and its grain has increasingly fed the Middle East and Africa. According to the European Commission, Ukraine accounts for 10% of the world wheat market, 15% of the corn market, and 13% of the barley market. With more than 50% […]

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Ahead of Russia’s annual Victory Day holiday, when Russians celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany with a military parade through the nation’s capital city, the Russian military launched the most significant drone attack on Ukraine for months

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Iowa-Class Battleships – You see a lot of articles over the years about them making a comeback. This is impossible. Here’s why:  The Iowa-class battleships were monsters on the high seas when brought back in the 1980s. Nuclear-armed Tomahawk missiles capable of attacking at ranges up to 1,700 miles, land attack Tomahawks able to travel 850 […]

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Kyiv came under Russian air assault overnight. Ukrainian officials claimed that air defenses shot down 35 Iran-made drones over the capital city.

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In a video posted on social media Monday morning, a Russian MT-LB, a light towing vehicle, could be seen trying to take cover near a line of trees when it is targeted by a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle.

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A video shared on social media by Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) on Tuesday showed how an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was still able to find a reasonably well-concealed BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) that took cover south of the village of Opytne in the Donetsk Oblast.

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The HMS King George V had a prestigious career. The vessel’s most famous accomplishment was being one of the killers of the feared Nazi German battleship Bismarck. 

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Israel wants the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, but they are unlikely ever to procure the fifth-generation fighter. The U.S. sends more military aid to Israel than to any other country. Washington dispensed over $11 billion in military aid to foreign countries in 2020, and $3.3 billion went to Israel. Only two other countries received more […]

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On day 437 of the war in Ukraine, the Russian forces are taking heavy casualties on the ground while the Kremlin is getting ready for the upcoming large-scale Ukrainian counteroffensive. 

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A video shared on social media by the open-source military intelligence group OSINT Technical (@Osinttechnical) earlier last week served as a reminder that the "rasputitsa" doesn't pick sides.

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In a video posted to social media on Thursday evening, a team of Ukrainian soldiers could be seen employing a "highly improvised" multiple rocket launcher (MRL) toward Russian positions.

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Last spring, the U.S. Navy commissioned its third Block IV Virginia-class submarine. The introduction of the Montana coincides with the retirement of a growing number of older Los Angeles-class submarines. As tensions continue to ramp up in international waters, specifically in the South China Sea, the Navy’s fleet of submarines will become more prominent in America’s sea-based […]

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The U.S. military used the “Mother of All Bombs” for the first time in 2017 to counter ISIS targets in Afghanistan. 

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AIM-7 Sparrow – An Explainer – When one thinks of predatory birds and their applicability to aerial combat technologies, species like eagles and falcons readily come to mind. One probably doesn’t think of the lowly little sparrow as much of a predator, though as it turns out, sparrows do in fact kill and eat other animals, namely insects […]

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In the video, the Russian tank can be seen traveling alone in an isolated field. Within a few seconds, a blast targets the MBT and a fume of smoke arises.

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The Consolidated Model 28, better known as the PBY Catalina (U.S. Navy designation; the Royal Canadian Air Force [RCAF] named her the “Canso”) made her maiden flight on March 21, 1935,

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The United Kingdom awarded manufacturer BAE Systems with a staggering $822 million contract to develop the new ‘leapfrog’ sixth-generation stealth fighter last month.

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The latest U.S. intelligence assessment estimates that the Russian forces have suffered approximately 20,000 killed and 80,000 wounded since December; more than half of these casualties are Wagner Group fighters.

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A video posted on social media earlier this week by the open-source intelligence group Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) showed several Ukrainian military vehicles that were disabled by Russian anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs) and artillery on the road to Ivanivske outside of Bakhmut.

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In the minute-long video, a Russian BMP-1 vehicle is struck by a direct artillery hit reportedly of the 110th Mechanized Brigade in Donetsk Oblast. Once the BMP-1 is hit, a blume of flames emerges.

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The Virginia-class submarines are designed to conduct a variety of mission sets, including anti-submarine warfare. The Block V can do more.

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THAAD began in 2008 as an Army program and has since transitioned to the Missile Defense Agency and now defends Israel, Romania, United Arab Emirates, and South Korea. 

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The only extant specimen of a Ho 229 is currently undergoing restoration at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.

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The Bell P-59 Airacomet made her maiden flight – in the XP-59A prototype iteration – on October 2, 1942, with chief test pilot Robert M. Stanley (1912-1977) at the controls.

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A video posted by Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) earlier this week shows another impressive display of drone warfare by the Ukrainian armed forces.

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There is a clear, well-documented reality about the Russian war in Ukraine, Russian tanks are getting absolutely decimated.

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F-16s could improve Ukraine’s overall military capabilities. The U.S. and its allies should seriously consider providing the aircraft to Ukraine to even the odds.

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The rapid arrival and technological progress of anti-ship missiles, in terms of range, precision, and lethality has without question placed large manned ships at new levels of risk in maritime warfare.

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The prospect of a massive Russia-NATO war across the European continent has struck fear in the minds of thousands for decades, as it represents what could be thought of as a spirit of the times or “zeitgeist” for decades during the Cold War. 

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The standard US military plan for responding to threats from China in the Indo-Pacific with the presence of aircraft carriers is silly. 

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Moscow May Have Orchestrated the Kremlin Drone Strikes – According to the Institute for the Study of War, Russia may have staged the attempted drone strikes on the Kremlin on Wednesday, May 3, to bring home the reality of war to the people of Russia. In an update, the U.S.-based think tank not only suggested that the […]

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The A-10 Warthog - what some call a 'flying tank' -  has already emblazoned itself upon the historical record of warzone performance.

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The success of HIMARS and GMLRS did not go unnoticed at the Pentagon, as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley was quoted by Reuters saying “We are seeing real and measurable gains from Ukraine in the use of these systems.

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The leader of Russia’s Wagner Group said on a statement on Telegram this week that Ukraine’s long-rumored counteroffensive has already begun. 

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The alleged drone incident would mark a significant escalation in the ongoing war if accurate, with Ukraine attacking the backbone of Russian power in its own territory

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Ukraine’s capital city saw some of the worst Russian strikes since the beginning of the conflict on Wednesday night.

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Many analysts have speculated that the Kremlin could have orchestrated the attempted drone strikes to justify the deployment of more soldiers or more powerful weapons in Ukraine.

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The MIM-104 Patriot air defense system is highly capable and in use by the U.S. military and dozens of other countries around the world.

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“Dave, Davy Crockett, King of the Wild Frontier…” Those of us who are either (A) members of the Baby Boomer Generation or (B) Gen Xers who watched reruns of old-school TV shows will remember that jingle from the opening credits of the 1954-1955 miniseries “Davy Crockett” starring the titular hero, the real-life frontiersman and former […]

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Russia has the largest stockpile of nuclear weapons in the world, a troubling fact compounded by Putin’s consistent threatening rhetoric about the possibility of using such weapons in Ukraine or elsewhere.  Putin has enough nuclear weapons to ensure every man, woman, and child would die if he released his entire nuclear arsenal in a war […]

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The F3D Skyknight made her maiden flight on 23 March 1948 and was officially introduced into operational service in late 1950.

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With ATACMS long-range missiles, Kyiv could launch barrages into Russian territory, a situation that the Biden team does not want to unfold.

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I plan to continue putting rounds through my newly resurrected Tommy to see how long she makes it without malfunctioning again. So then, after this experience, can I now recommend the M1927 Thompson semiauto carbine.

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