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Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The M60 is perhaps the most iconic, battle-proven tank ever built—a Cold War wonder that has survived the test of time. It bridged the gap between post–World War II Pattons and later behemoths like the M1 Abrams, combining ruggedness, massive firepower, an ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) was supposed to revolutionize the U.S. Navy - a change-maker for sure. The vessel itself was designed to perform a wide variety of tasks near the shore quickly and smoothly. However, it did not take too long before the reversed i ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Once, the Sukhoi Su-57 Felon was to be a Russian answer to the highest-class American stealth fighters like the F-22 and F-35. It required placing innovation at its core with the potential of being the airline of Russian aerospace in the world again through un ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Submarines have been the silent and somewhat mysterious giants of naval warfare for a long time, as they would move through the ocean, invisible to sight, but still having the power to change the flow of the war. A handful of nuclear-powered vessels currently ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Have you ever wondered which planes actually own the skies these days in our high-tech world? New fighter jets are not so much about firepower or speed anymore—those are just a given at this point. They're marvels of flight filled with stealth technology, in ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons When the USS Ronald Reagan, a vessel that has made history, leaves its homeport after six years, the handover is not just an event but a farewell and greeting to the shared history of the United States and Japan. The families, friends, and dignitaries gathered ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons In July 2020, the 22-year-old USS Bonhomme Richard, an amphibious assault ship, caught fire at Naval Base San Diego. Nearly five days of dealing with what went on became one of the most expensive peacetime disasters in the Navy’s history. Ultimately, the shi ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons By 1970, the launch of the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was more than just a new passenger jet—it was the emblem of hope for airlines eager for fresh ideas. Back then, it was a perfect match for airlines looking for a wide-body capable of long-haul journeys, yet ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is much more than just a fighter plane; it is a symbol of the Cold War era. Between 1958-1981, over 5,000 of these aircraft were manufactured, and hence it is the largest production of supersonic military aircraft in the hi ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons There is something nice about an airplane, which not only is a marvel of technology but also carries with it the tales of the people who constructed it, flew it, and maintained it. The North American F-100 Super Sabre is one such aircraft. The first fighter of ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The unexpected crash of a Russian MiG-31 interceptor in the Lipetsk area, several hours ahead of a record nocturnal drone and missile strike into Ukraine, highlighted rising technology and logistical tensions between the warring sides. The crash about 300 kilo ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons How does an air-superiority-less nation attack the heart of an enemy's war economy? Ukraine's solution has been a constant, technically advanced drone campaign that has already knocked out nearly a fifth of Russia's oil refining capacity. That is not symbolic ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The time of battleships—those gigantic metal monsters that had a great influence on the sea—has probably passed, but their histories are still told. The surviving American battleships are now floating museums, telling tales of wars, of their amazing constr ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The U.S. is racing swiftly to create the next generation of fighter aircraft in order to maintain air supremacy for decades to come. At the forefront are the Air Force's F-47 and the Navy's F/A-XX—two sixth-gen planes crafted not only to replace decaying fle ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The September incursion of three Russian MiG-31 fighters into Estonian airspace over Vaindloo Island was of short duration, only a dozen minutes, but its strategic reverberations have been much more lasting. Estonian officials called the incursion "unprecedent ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Selecting a hunting rifle is not all about ballistics or brand labels—it's personal. Your rifle should be the one you rely on when you squeeze the trigger, the one you feel like an extension of your hands. If you are a sport hunter pursuing whitetail or a ha ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons It was many years ago noted by Heinz Guderian, the father of Germany's WWII Panzer force, noted that "the engine of the tank is a weapon just as the gun." In Russia's struggle against Ukraine, that adage has a foreboding sound to it—not because the guns have ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Few arguments in the shooting world stir as much passion—or last as long—as the back-and-forth between 10mm Auto fans and .45 ACP loyalists. Both have their champions in military, law enforcement, and civilian circles, and each offers its mix of history, m ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons You've likely handled a .22 LR if you've spent time around guns. It's a rite of passage for new shooters—and still gets packed into the range bags of old-school pros. And yet, despite the .22 LR's reputation in shooting culture, it's not without its idiosync ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The Caribbean Sea has been reimagined as the battleground for a 21st-century iteration of gunboat diplomacy, where American sea power is being employed not so much against cartel organizations but—by design or by default—against the props of Nicolás Madur ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The future of naval aviation is at hand, and it involves the MQ-25 Stingray—the first-ever carrier-based unmanned aerial tanker drone of the U.S. Navy. Aircraft carriers have been forced for decades to rely on manned aircraft for everything, whether combat o ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Few aircraft have had as enduring an impact in history as the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. The bomber was more than a weapon, though—it was a testament to human determination and inventive ingenuity—a machine that did not simply have a role in ending a war, ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Few Second World War planes are as intriguing as the Horten Ho 229. Conceived from a combination of desperation, obligation, and creativity, it is one of the most audacious designs ever proposed in the midst of war. The plane was not another test piece—it wa ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The North American B-45 Tornado is probably not the most excitingly named bomber compared to those that succeeded it. However, its history cannot be easily forgotten in the annals of aviation history. The initial operational jet bomber of America signaled a tr ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons For those thousands who served aboard her, the USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was much more than an enormous aircraft carrier. Besides being a home and a workplace, she was like a small city without any need for the outside, where the youth, men, and women learned thi ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The M10 Booker itself was a good idea initially—to equip the U.S. light infantry with a quicker, armored gunship that would provide more firepower without losing its mobility. What sounded great in theory, though, proved to be a lesson on how even the best w ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The YF-12A is a story that few other aircraft in history have told, which is that of a plane that defied the norms of aircraft in speed, altitude, and technological capabilities. Derived from the same line of design as the SR-71 Blackbird, the YF-12 was a Cold ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The Glock 19 is not merely a pistol but rather a legend in its own right. Through the years, it has established a reputation that few guns can rival, becoming the trusted sidearm of soldiers, police officers, and special operators worldwide. Its popularity is ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The F-15EX is more than an upgraded relic; it's a pragmatic decision by the U.S. Air Force to purchase new capability in a hurry and at a reasonable cost. Rather than trying to remake the wheel, the service started with a tried-and-true airframe and laid on in ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Aircraft carriers have been the pulse of America's Navy for over a century. These giant seas' airbases of the world have transformed war-fighting, crisis management, and American power projection around the globe. But beneath their armor plate and flying horiz ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons During the early days of uncertainty at the dawn of the Cold War, the United States was confronted with a new type of strategic question: how to deploy its bombers deep into enemy skies and return home alive. Jet fighters were getting faster, more lethal, and ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Adieu to the F-15C/D Eagles at Kadena Air Base, closing one of the most iconic chapters in the history of the US Air Force. What was once the symbol of American air superiority, the mighty Eagles that ruled the Cold War skies, is now bowing out to their replac ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The U.S. Army is stepping into a new era of modernization, and no symbol better describes that change than the coming M1E3 Abrams. It's not an upgrade or a new paint job—it's a total redesign of what a main battle tank needs to be in the 21st century. The Ab ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons There is something profoundly emotional in the manner in which a vessel can become synonymous with the very soul of an area and its people. Few vessels personify that connection so vigorously as does the Battleship Texas. She is not just a steel-and-rivet comb ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The A-12 Avenger II was meant to be the Navy's leap into the future—an advanced, carrier-capable bomber that could fly through the most sophisticated defenses and reach deep into hostile territory. By the late 1980s, the dependable A-6 Intruder was aging, an ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons In a world where technology is remaking the rules of war, few weapons embody that change like the Lockheed Martin Mako hypersonic missile. It's not only a shiny new gadget—it's a glimpse of what combat in the future will look like, where speed, accuracy, and ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons When Boeing's Starliner finally launched from Cape Canaveral with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams aboard, the flight was a slow-motion triumph. After years of delay and misstep, the flight was to be straightforward: an eight-day trip to the I ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons Few guns command the quiet admiration that comes in the footsteps of the SIG Sauer P210. Brought into being and pounded into service in Switzerland, the P210 made its mark upon both military ranks and civilian shooting communities alike. It's not just a very c ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The .41 Remington Magnum isn't spoken of in everyday gun talk, yet to serious revolver buffs, it holds a humble kind of respect that can't be lightly dismissed. It's not nearly as ubiquitous as the .357 Magnum and not as glamorized by Hollywood as the .44 Magn ...
Image Source: Bing Image. License: All Creative Commons The arrival of the B-21 Raider is a reckoning moment in contemporary military flight. It's the world's first new long-range bomber in more than three decades—and it's not merely a new airplane; it's a message. In an era when risk and technology are careening ...