September 2026

Amur-class Submarine this is the export version of the Lada-class.

Aerospace & Defense

Russia’s New ‘Diesel’ Lada-Class Submarine Summed Up in 4 Words

Russia's Lada-class submarine doesn't have an AIP system to create a more stealth profile. Can she become the 'Black Hole 2.0' sub for Russia...

Isaac Seitz6 days ago

A U.S. Air Force F-15EX Eagle II assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, flies a training mission over southeast United States, March 23, 2026. The 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing perform developmental and operational test series on the platform including next-generation survivability, radars, sensors and networking capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Wiles)

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The F-15EX Eagle II Can Carry 29,500 Pounds of Payload and Up to 12 AMRAAMs. It Just Dropped Live Bombs From an Operational Squadron for the First Time, and the Air Force Wants to Grow the Fleet From 129 Jets to 267.

The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II is coming to the US Air Force and will transform how the air service trains, fights and prepares for...

Georgia Gilholy6 days ago

Collins-Class Submarine Australian Government

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Australia’s Collins-Class Submarine Have No Choice But To Keep Going – No Matter What

Australia set four requirements in 1978: suited to Australasian waters, advanced combat systems, supported by Australian industry, usable in peace and war. It wanted...

Isaac Seitz7 days ago

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the final events of Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, July 28, 2026. Thirty nations, 30 ships, five submarines, 15 national land forces, more than 190 aircraft and more than 30,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 24 to July 31. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2026 is the 30th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Bergado)

Aerospace & Defense

A French Rubis-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine Built in the 1970’s ‘Sunk’ a 100,000-Ton Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier

In early 2015, during a Composite Training Unit Exercise off the coast of Florida, the French Navy's Saphir, a Rubis-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned...

Brandon Weichert7 days ago

Aerospace & Defense

Israeli Pilots With 24 Air-to-Air Kills Between Them Evaluated the F-14 Tomcat and the F-15 Eagle in 1974 and Reported That the Tomcat Could Barely Outperform an A-4 Skyhawk in a Dogfight. Israel Bought the Eagle. Iran Bought the Tomcat.

France embargoed Israel in 1967 and took its main aircraft supplier away overnight. By 1974 the Israeli Ministry of Defence was asking Washington for...

Isaac Seitz7 days ago

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Aircraft Handling) 3rd Class Anika Ramos directs the launch of an F-35B Lighting II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 during flight operations on the flight deck of the America-class amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli (LHA 7) in the South China Sea, Dec. 11, 2025.

Aerospace & Defense

‘This Can’t Be Fixed’: Why the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carriers Can Only Fly F-35B Stealth Fighters

HMS Queen Elizabeth, Britain's largest warship, left Portsmouth on September 5 for three months of operations and training, the first step toward replacing HMS...

Jack Buckby7 days ago

Aerospace & Defense

82 Years Later, General George Patton’s Best US Army Line Is Still the Greatest Military Quote in Armed Forces History

"A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood." It is among the most quoted things George S. Patton ever said, and the...

Stephen Silver7 days ago

Aerospace & Defense

The M551 Sheridan ‘Flying’ Light Tank Has A Message for the M10 Booker and the US Army

The M551 Sheridan: An aluminum hull kept the weight low enough to airdrop. A steel turret carried a 152mm gun/launcher that could fire conventional...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 16, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: The Colt Anaconda Weighs Between 47 and 59 Ounces Depending on the Barrel. That Weight Is Not Styling. It Is the Reason You Can Shoot a Full Cylinder of .44 Magnum and Still Be on Target for the 6th Round.

Colt did not try to out-argue the Model 29 for the title Dirty Harry gave it in 1971. It built a revolver that could...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 16, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

2 US Army Delta Force Snipers Circling a Crashed Black Hawk Over Mogadishu on October 3, 1993, Asked to Be Put on the Ground to Defend the Wounded Crew, Were Refused Twice, Were Granted the Request on the Third Attempt, and Were Both Killed Holding a Position They Already Knew They Could Not Hold

The command question was whether the position could be held. Their question was whether wounded Americans would face what was coming alone. The complete...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 16, 2026

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Aerospace & Defense

Russia’s New ‘Diesel’ Lada-Class Submarine Summed Up in 4 Words

Aerospace & Defense

The F-15EX Eagle II Can Carry 29,500 Pounds of Payload and Up to 12 AMRAAMs. It Just Dropped Live Bombs From an Operational Squadron for the First Time, and the Air Force Wants to Grow the Fleet From 129 Jets to 267.

Aerospace & Defense

Australia’s Collins-Class Submarine Have No Choice But To Keep Going – No Matter What

Aerospace & Defense

A French Rubis-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine Built in the 1970’s ‘Sunk’ a 100,000-Ton Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier

Aerospace & Defense

Israeli Pilots With 24 Air-to-Air Kills Between Them Evaluated the F-14 Tomcat and the F-15 Eagle in 1974 and Reported That the Tomcat Could Barely Outperform an A-4 Skyhawk in a Dogfight. Israel Bought the Eagle. Iran Bought the Tomcat.

Aerospace & Defense

‘This Can’t Be Fixed’: Why the Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carriers Can Only Fly F-35B Stealth Fighters

Aerospace & Defense

82 Years Later, General George Patton’s Best US Army Line Is Still the Greatest Military Quote in Armed Forces History

Aerospace & Defense

The M551 Sheridan ‘Flying’ Light Tank Has A Message for the M10 Booker and the US Army

Aerospace & Defense

I Am a Retired US Army Special Forces NCO: The Colt Anaconda Weighs Between 47 and 59 Ounces Depending on the Barrel. That Weight Is Not Styling. It Is the Reason You Can Shoot a Full Cylinder of .44 Magnum and Still Be on Target for the 6th Round.

Aerospace & Defense

2 US Army Delta Force Snipers Circling a Crashed Black Hawk Over Mogadishu on October 3, 1993, Asked to Be Put on the Ground to Defend the Wounded Crew, Were Refused Twice, Were Granted the Request on the Third Attempt, and Were Both Killed Holding a Position They Already Knew They Could Not Hold

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