Military B-2 stealth bombers are learning new tricks in Europe, but it's not only about sending a message to RussiaBusiness Insider - Christopher WoodyThree US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, airmen, and support equipment from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri arrived in the United Kingdom on August 27 for a Bomber Task
U.S. Navy U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Want Small Ships to Land Troops in a Warnationalinterest.org - David Axe The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are considering acquiring small transport ships in order to complement existing large amphibious vessels and give the …
Military History Russia vs. America: Who Has The World's Best Submarines?nationalinterest.org - Kyle Mizokami The Virginia-class and the Yasen-class go head-to-head.Key point: It's a difficult call.The United States Navy’s submarine force emerged from the …
Military CIA Releases Photo Taken Just Before Its Operatives First Entered Afghanistan After 9/11The Drive - By Tyler Rogoway The image shows armed CIA operatives guarding $3M in cash that is stowed away inside a Russian-built Mi-17 helicopter. The CIA has been publishing …
Military Why The Navy Chose Super Aircraft Carriers Over Medium Aircraft Carriersnationalinterest.org - Kyle Mizokami Institutional priorities vs. strategic realities.Key point: Aircraft carriers aren't going away anytime soon.The United States Navy’s ten nuclear …
Helicopters The Parachute Assault; Still A Bridge Too Far?Forbes - Paul KennardSeptember sees the 75th anniversary of Operation Market Garden. Immortalised by the all-star film adaption of Cornelius Ryan’s seminal tome “A Bridge Too Far”, the operation was an unusually audacious
U.S. Marines U.S. Marine Corps Rocket Launchers Could Surprise Chinese Forcesnationalinterest.org The U.S. Marine Corps is testing out yet another way of deploying its far-firing artillery rocket vehicles for quick precision bombardment of enemy …
Military Here's What The Ball On The Nose Of UAE's Block 60 F-16E/F Desert Falcon DoesThe Drive - By Tyler Rogoway The UAE's unique F-16 variant has a slew of special features, with an installation on its nose being one of its most prominent and puzzling. A …
Military This Drone Could Help Marines Protect Navy Warshipsrealcleardefense.com - Gina Harkins As the sea services prepare for potential fights against other big navies, the Marine Corps is considering using a massive drone not unlike its …
Military Why China Should Take Taiwan's New Cruise Missile Seriouslydefensemaven.io - Warrior Maven "To Join Warrior Maven Gold AI & CyberWar Circle CLICK HERE" Warrior Maven Video Above: Army 4-Star Details Robotic Attacks to "Breach Complex Enemy …
Military This Is the Reason Russia Had Missile Trouble in Syriadefensemaven.io - Warrior Maven "To Join Warrior Maven Gold AI & CyberWar Circle CLICK HERE" Warrior Maven Video Above: Army 4-Star Details Robotic Attacks to "Breach Complex Enemy …
U.S. Air Force Air Force Says It Will Be Years Before Boeing's Faulty New Tankers Are Fully OperationalThe Drive - By Joseph Trevithick Problems with the boom operator's vision system and the boom itself persist and a recently disclosed issue prevents the aircraft from carrying …
Military The F-35 Is About to Enter Beast ModePopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiHere's the missile that will seriously boost the fighter jet's firepower. U.S. defense contractor Raytheon has pulled the curtain off a new missile designed to boost the firepower of fighter jets. The
Nuclear Energy America’s Next New Frigate Needs Strategically Significant Strike WeaponsForbes - Craig HooperThe U.S. Navy drew big headlines last week by arming a patrol boat with a handful of anti-ship missiles and sending it on a patrol through the Pacific Ocean. One naval analyst suggested that, by endowing
Kaliningrad Russia's Kaliningrad Territory Is Armed to The Teeth. NATO Wants to Crush It in a War.nationalinterest.org - David Axe The Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, which lies between Poland and Lithuania on the Baltic Sea and is geographically separate from the rest of Russia, …
Japan This Is How Operation Downfall, America's Plan to Invade Imperial Japan, Would Have Gonenationalinterest.org - Michael Peck Very, very bloody.Key point: The invasion would have been so violent and costly that many on all both sides would have died.One of the most …
Military Is Raytheon's Pint-Sized Peregrine The Air-To-Air Missile The Pentagon Has Been Waiting For?The Drive - By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway The new missile would give fighter jets more magazine depth, which is especially valuable for stealth fighters that carry their weapons …
Military History Hitler's Monster Tank: Meet the Jagdtiger 'Hunting Tiger' Tank (It Was a Flop)nationalinterest.org - Sebastien Roblin The vehicle’s terrifying bulk proved to be its own worst enemy.Key Point: Midway through World War II, Nazi Germany decided to take its huge …
Politics Russia's Hypersonic Nukes Exploit U.S. Vulnerabilityrealcleardefense.com - Bishop Garrison Russia is developing hypersonic nuclear weapons, and Putin claims he offered to sell one to President Donald Trump. While the conversation between …
East China Sea China's supersonic DR-8 drone revealedThe Washington Times - Bill Gertz China’s military is rapidly developing unmanned aircraft and recently disclosed one of its newest systems: a supersonic reconnaissance drone designed …
Military History Your History Book Forgot This War: In 1979, China Was Beaten Badly by Vietnamnationalinterest.org - Charlie Gao "The PLA’s performance in the 1979 war was so bad, even Vietnamese commanders were surprised, according to some sources." Key Point: When the …
Military The Air Force Is Working on 'Hacksaw,' a Mach 5 MissilePopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe U.S. Air Force is working with defense contractors Lockheed Martin and Aerojet to develop a new hypersonic cruise missile. The weapon, known as the Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon (HCSW, or will
Air Force 4-Star General Declares: We Need 225 Bombersnationalinterest.org - Kris Osborn Key Point: Unfortunately, the Air Force has been consistently under-resourced for over 20 years. As a result the U.S. Air Force is the oldest, …
Did Saudi Missile Defense Fail During Recent Oil Attack?defensemaven.io - Warrior Maven "To Join Warrior Maven Gold AI & CyberWar Circle CLICK HERE" Warrior Maven Video Above: Army 4-Star Details Robotic Attacks to "Breach Complex Enemy …
U.S. Navy U.S. Aircraft Carriers Would Defeat Chinese Carriers, Says Russian Expertnationalinterest.org - Michael Peck Konstantin Sivkov, a member of the Russian Academy of Rocket and Artillery Sciences, argues that superior U.S. reconnaissance capabilities would …
Military History Is China's ZTZ-96 Main Battle Tank Any Good?defensemaven.io - Warrior Maven "To Join Warrior Maven Gold AI & CyberWar Circle CLICK HERE" Warrior Maven Video Above: Army 4-Star Details Robotic Attacks to "Breach Complex Enemy …
Korean Peninsula Yes, South Korea's Army Still Uses Old Russian T-80 Tanksnationalinterest.org - Charlie Gao Are they still good?Key point: This tanks are relics but have served well.One of the great ironies of the military balance in the Koreas is the fact …
Military US troops shoot like never before with new night-vision gogglesBusiness Insider - Ryan PickrellThe US Army is preparing to field new night vision goggles and an integrated weapons sight that will change the way US ground forces go to war. The new Enhanced Night Vision Goggles - Binocular (ENVG-B)
Soviet Union Meet the T-95: The Russian Super Tank Moscow Passed On (A Big Mistake?)nationalinterest.org - Charlie Gao At the end of the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed an actual prototype “super-tank” that if fielded would have outclassed every contemporary NATO …
