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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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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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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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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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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The legal dragnet is closing in around Hunter Biden, and no matter how much his father defends him, Hunter may be indicted for various transgressions soon. 

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The Ultimate Revenge for the Left: Bar Donald Trump From Running for Re-election – Democrats would love nothing more than to ban former President Donald Trump from holding office again. That’s a tall legal order, and it would hinge on whether Donald Trump is indicted and convicted for inciting the January 6 insurrection on Capitol […]

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Hunter Biden, whether he is innocent or guilty, will continue to drag the president down, at least in the eyes of the conservative media. Could the president issue Hunter a pardon?

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In what must be seen as an alarming trend for the White House and the Biden campaign management team for his re-election bid, President Joe Biden is languishing in another new poll

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FN Herstal FN 509: Not Good Enough for the Army, But Good Enough for LAPD – Belgium’s Fabrique National Herstal FN 509 handgun had a shot at winning the U.S. military’s competition to replace the Beretta M9. This was known as the XM17 Modular Handgun System trials. While the FN 509 did not make the […]

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What if the F-35 program was permanently canceled? After all, it happened to the F-22 when only 186 stealth Raptors were delivered before the program stopped in 2011. The U.S. military has around 450 F-35s in service, and the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps want to order about 2,500 in total. The FY23 National Defense Authorization Act supports the purchase of 61 […]

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The death of USS America: In what was likely horrifying to sailors and onlookers who did not know the full story, the USS America (CV-66) aircraft carrier once actually sunk. It wasn’t from enemy fire or torpedoes; it was a test to see how such a large ship could withstand an attack from adversaries. The sinking […]

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Just glancing at the Japanese Nambu pistol makes you wonder. How could such a bad design become a standard issue for the Japanese military?

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Meet the X-24C: Everybody thinks that hypersonic weapons or airplanes are new. Many of today’s breathless commentaries extol the virtues of hypersonic flight as the flavor of the month and the apogee of 21st-century warfare. But what if I told you that the United States was working on a hypersonic scramjet airplane almost 50 years ago? You may […]

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Roughly a year ago, a pilot from China who has flown at least three different fighter planes has revealed he is learning from his flights in a J-10 to be able to operate a stealth fifth-generation Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon. Chen Liu, who is seemingly one of China’s best pilots judging from his record with […]

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Japan’s Yamato battleship was assigned a one-way trip to death in World War Two. Indeed, Yamato’s suicide mission is one of the saddest stories of the war in the Pacific. The largest battleship in the world had only enough fuel to reach its destination – it did not have enough for a return voyage home. […]

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5 Best Guns for Police Departments: Sixty-two police officers died from gunfire while on duty in 2021. That averages out to one death every six days. 60,105 law enforcement personnel were assaulted while serving the force in 2020. Clearly, police officers know they are signing up for a dangerous job and they realize the type […]

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M1A2 SEPv4: The Future of the U.S. Army – The future of the main battle tank in modern warfare is not completely assured. The Russo-Ukraine war has showed that a determined infantry loaded to bear with anti-tank guided missiles can stop an armored force in its tracks. That’s why it’s interesting that the United States […]

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It was the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, and a vital part of the Soviet Union’s nuclear triad was large bombers that could deliver an astonishing nuclear payload to North America. The U.S. Air Force wanted an ultra-fast fighter to keep the supersonic Soviet strategic bombers from reaching the country. It settled […]

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Think about artificial intelligence. Then think about Vice President Kamala Harris. Can you see any connection? Well, the White House does, and they are putting Harris front and center as the point person on the Biden administration’s response to AI developments. On May 4, Harris met with a group of CEOs from Alphabet, Microsoft, and other tech […]

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Reising M50: Worst American Rifle Issued to Troops – Marines in World War Two thought they had a winner. This submachine gun was initially viewed as having an advantage in close-quarters combat against the Japanese in the jungles of the Pacific theater. The Reising M50 submachine gun should have fit the bill. But it was […]

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A tongue-tied Kamala Harris has again fallen into oratorical quicksand. It would be humorous if it was not so serious.

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Su-47: The Russia Fighter That Couldn’t Survive the Chopping Block: Airplanes fail to make it to production for a number of reasons. Sometimes it is because of design flaws. Other times it is a lack of funding. It may be insufficient research and development. Or the main idea for the airplane is just wrong. For […]

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I may be in the minority, but I am likely one of the few former soldiers who prefer the M16 over the M4. I did about half my Army service before 9/11 and the other half after 9/11. And that was a transition period for the Army when it began moving away from the M16A2 and M16A3. […]

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An Almost F-14 Disaster – Despite their intricate choreography, aircraft carrier operations usually go off without a hitch. The aviators and flight deck personnel rehearse and execute their tasks so well that the carrier becomes an efficient, safe, and successful floating airport.  But sometimes there are close calls – situations that push pilots and crew […]

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During the Cold War, if you served in the U.S. military in Germany, bad thoughts kept you up at night. This fear came from a location called the Fulda Gap. The strategic decisive point was located between East Germany and West Germany on the way to Frankfurt and the Rhine River. It was believed the […]

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The battleship USS Wisconsin, later known to its shipmates as the “Wisky,” lived through a day of bad luck in 1956. Sailors who had experience dating back to World War II were aghast. On a foggy afternoon on May 6, the Iowa-class battleship collided with the USS Eaton escort destroyer 50 miles northeast of Cape […]

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Penetrating the armor of an enemy tank is the name of the game in tank warfare. The M1A2 Abrams main battle tank can fire a highly-accurate kinetic energy sabot round. This shell uses depleted uranium that can be deadly against any tank around the world. Still, the shells could cause health problems for soldiers and civilians […]

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 Hunter Biden has an aggressive legal approach and a lawyer going on the offensive to fight the president’s son's various legal troubles.

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If Russian claims are true, and a recent drone attack from Ukraine was meant to kill Vladimir Putin, it raises difficult questions for the Kremlin – what would happen next and who would take his place if the worst happened? First, there would be a pause in fighting and the Russian army would grind to a halt. […]

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If there is a re-match between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, a substantial number of independents may just sit this election out.

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Haley would help Trump attract women to the ticket. Trump has often underperformed with college-educated single women and married women who live in suburbs.

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Maybe the answer is to let Kamala be Kamala and treat the word salads as something that should be ignored as a simple nervous tic.

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So, does Ron DeSantis have the charisma and magic to catch Trump in the race? It is too early to write his obituary.

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DeSantis could be so far behind Donald Trump in the polls by August that he would need to hit Trump hard if the former president does decide to take the stage.

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In a stunning incident that could escalate the war, Russia said that Ukrainian forces launched two drones that flew to Moscow and targeted the Kremlin in an apparent assassination attempt on Vladimir Putin. The incident happened overnight on May 3.  

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F-15EX Proving Its Mettle with More Missiles – You want to talk about the biggest load of missiles for an American fighter? Let’s discuss the F-15EX Eagle II because it is becoming quite the missile truck. There are two more weapons stations on the Boeing fighter that were tested with two successful missile launches in […]

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Russia has no nuclear-powered aircraft carriers: why? The Soviet Union was known for getting ahead of its skis while planning ambitious weapons procurement plans. Although it aspired to have a fleet of nuclear-powered carriers, the Soviet navy failed to live up to its promises. A nuclear supercarrier could have allowed the Kremlin to project power overseas […]

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The war in Ukraine has shown the world that armored combat often leaves tanks in smoking ruins due to tank-on-tank fire, anti-tank guided missiles, artillery shells, mines, and drone attacks. The French army is preparing for a future war in which its Leclerc main battle tank is more effective and survivable, should NATO ever need […]

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The only remedy I see would be to take a compilation of the word salads and show them to Kamala Harris. Maybe she can fix this.

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History Says Donald Trump May Have a Difficult Time in Race for White House – Don’t call it a comeback; I’ve been here for years, Donald Trump would say – and so would LL Cool J. But that is precisely what he is trying to accomplish – running again after losing the White House in […]

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Donald Trump is not usually scared off by precedent. He once said he could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue in New York City and shoot somebody and then get away with it.

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Donald Trump is indeed running in 2024. But what if he runs and loses and won’t admit that he lost? What would happen?  Former President Donald Trump has been criticized for losing three elections in a row – the 2018 Midterms, the 2020 presidential, and now, as symbolic head of the GOP, the 2022 midterms. Despite these struggles, […]

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The Soviet Union once thought it had an edge over the United States in undersea warfare during the height of the Cold War. The Russians designed their Lira-class boats with titanium hulls that would allow the submarines to be better propelled and dive faster, deeper, and quieter. They could maybe even outfox incoming American and NATO torpedoes. The U.S. […]

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Expert: "Those high-thrusting engines make it the fastest airplane in the U.S. Air Force – just slightly faster than the F-22."

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The A-10 Thunderbird II, better known as the A-10 Warthog in popular culture, has a rotary cannon called the GAU-8 Avenger. It can fire an impressive 4,200 rounds per minute.

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Saab A-36 – Nuclear-armed Cold Warrior Against the Soviets: Saab is not the first manufacturer that comes to mind when thinking about the development of a bomber. Sweden is not known as a country that had fighting blood running through its veins in the Cold War either. But the Swedes did begin to plan the […]

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Donald Trump has one big problem that always seems never to go away: He can’t close his mouth and stop saying things that millions of people think are insulting:  At first, it may have been endearing to some. Here was a successful business leader and reality television star who always spoke his mind. Donald Trump […]

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Ron DeSantis is leaking oil, and Trump and other candidates are running their engines smoothly. The governor’s campaign strategy needs a reboot.

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The Iowa race will be competitive, and while Trump is the favorite, other candidates will have plenty of opportunities to woo voters.

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Jill Biden Front and Center During Biden Presidency: When you talk about Joe Biden’s inner circle, his wife, Jill Biden, is not the first person who comes to mind, but she is playing a more significant role than what was expected of her early in her husband’s presidency. The First Lady is one of the […]

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Meet the MiG-41: Russia has plans for a 6th generation fighter to keep up with the United States and China. But don’t hold your breath. Western sanctions are keeping aviation components and microprocessors in short supply in Russia. The MiG-41 next generation fighter could be a bridge too far with a lack of money and […]

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The Soviets wouldn’t be able to stop it. The idea: take the CIA’s A-12 Oxcart spy plane and convert it into a bomber or fighter. These were concepts the U.S. Air Force was taking seriously in 1961 after the Vienna Summit between President John F. Kennedy and the Soviet Union’s Premier Nikita Khrushchev. The idea […]

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China was apoplectic and vowed the United States did it on purpose. At least five American JDAM bombs from a B-2 stealth warplane hit the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, and killed two Chinese newlyweds, who were government journalists sleeping in the building. Another Chinese reporter died. Twenty were injured and one victim was blinded […]

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Try Your Luck Battling Cold War Jets in F-19 Stealth Fighter Game: Have you heard of the F-19 Stealth Fighter? No, it’s not a new warplane from the United States, NATO, China, or Russia. The airplane exists on the video game platform Steam. I had to ask my 14-year-old son for the lowdown. He said […]

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Voters want to see from Ron DeSantis a plan for the future and not a rehash of old grievances against a popular company.

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You know it as Delta Force, but the operators call themselves the Combat Applications Group, CAG, D-Boys, the Dark Side, the Other Side of the Fence, Task Force Green, or simply the Unit. Officially, it’s the U.S. Army’s First Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D). This is a Tier One special operations group. To maintain secrecy on army budget […]

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Battleships have always captured the public’s imagination. It must be the size of the vessel, with its mighty guns that belch fire and send shells the weight of a Volkswagen Beetle crashing into targets.  The Montana-class battleship was going to be all that and more. With extra guns and more armor, these battle wagons were […]

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It was a mammoth and speedy nuclear bomber. The XB-70A Valkyrie was the biggest airplane to fly MACH 3. The concept for the deep-penetration bomber emerged at the height of the Cold War in the 1950s as an option to replace the B-52. Developers wanted a delta-wing jet plane to outrun and outfox Soviet air defenses while flying […]

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Maybe India should have kept its aircraft carrier money. They bought INS Vikramaditya from the Russians, hoping it would be a quality aircraft carrier. The Indians were disappointed. They should have known better as the Soviet and later the Russian navy struggled with their carrier programs, such as the less than stellar Moskva-class, the Kiev-class, […]

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