Caleb Larson

USS Thresher Artist Rendering. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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‘Hull Collapse’: The World’s Most Advanced Nuclear Submarine Sank Because of a Pipe Joint That Should Have Been Welded. 129 Men Died. It Changed the Navy Forever.

A U.S. Navy Disaster That Won’t Be Forgotten: The USS Thresher was the most sophisticated submarine in the world at the time. It sank...

Caleb LarsonApril 11, 2026

The Bradley Fighting Vehicle cuts loose several rounds from the 25mm main gun on the orchard Combat Training Center Range.

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The U.S. Army Has Tried to Replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle 5 Times Since the 1980s. Every Attempt Failed. They’re Trying Again.

The U.S. Army has spent 40 years and five failed programs trying to replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. It just opened the competition to...

Caleb LarsonApril 10, 2026

HIMARS Training: Credit - Wisconsin National Guard / Sgt. Sean Huolihan. Wisconsin National Guard / Sgt. Sean Huolihan

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The U.S. Army Has a Problem: It Needs More Missiles. The Solution Is Going to Be Painful

The 2027 budget request for the United States Army seeks to greatly expand the supply of one of the Army’s newest precision weapons: the...

Caleb LarsonApril 10, 2026

190907-N-UR565-0660NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 7, 2019) The Ohio-class cruise missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 7, 2019. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed and when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. (Photo by Joel Diller/Released)

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The U.S. Fired 850 Tomahawk Missiles at Iran. It Takes 3 Years to Replace Them. Japan’s Order Just Got Delayed. China Is Watching.

The Pentagon wants to buy more Tomahawk missiles — lots more of them. With hundreds of missiles fired at targets in Iran, stockpiles of...

Caleb LarsonApril 10, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS George Washington sails through calm seas near Guam at sunset while under way in the Pacific Ocean, Sept. 8, 2012. The George Washington is the centerpiece of Carrier Strike Group 5, the US Navy’s only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, based out of Yokosuka, Japan. Carrier Strike Group 5 is currently on a routine Western Pacific patrol. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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A Swedish Submarine ‘Sank’ a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Over Twenty Years Ago And Barely Anyone Knows About It

Yes, Sweden’s Submarine Was Able to ‘Sink’ a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier: Some of the best-known submarines are the nuclear-powered leviathans in the world’s leading navies....

Caleb LarsonApril 8, 2026

Artist's concept of an Ohio-class SSGN launching Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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The U.S. Fired 850 Tomahawks at Iran and Wants to Expand the Stockpile by 1,200%

The United States has expended an enormous amount of munitions as part of the now paused campaign against Iran. One of the most expended...

Caleb LarsonApril 8, 2026

U.S. Air National Guard photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot 185th ARW Wing PA

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The U.S. Air Force Just Pulled Two Tankers Out of the Arizona Boneyard — 8 KC-135s Have Been Damaged or Destroyed in Iran and the Replacement Has a Boom That Doesn’t Work Right

One Iranian Drone Strike at a Saudi Arabian Base Damaged 5 KC-135 Tankers — 8 Have Been Damaged or Destroyed Since the Iran War...

Caleb LarsonApril 7, 2026

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Italy’s Aircraft Carrier Isn’t a Smaller Version of an American Nuclear Supercarrier — It’s an Entirely Different Kind of Warship

The Cavour Aircraft Carrier Was Designed in the Late 1990s for Mediterranean Peacekeeping and NATO Operations — Not High-Intensity Warfare Largely forgotten in defense...

Caleb LarsonApril 4, 2026

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The UK’s Entire Challenger 3 Fleet Will Be 148 Tanks — The U.S. Has 4,600 Abrams and Germany Has 320 Leopard 2s

Britain Plans to Stop Russia With 148 Challenger 3 Tanks — RUSI Says a Credible Armored Division Needs 170 to 300 The British Army’s...

Caleb LarsonApril 4, 2026

The Legend-class cutter USCGC Midgett (WMSL 757) conducted an Air Raid exercise with a U.S. A-10C Thunderbolt II, the Italian Navy Thaon di Revel-class offshore patrol vessel ITS Montecuccoli (P 432) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Kidd (DDG 100) as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercises, July 17, off the coast of Hawaii. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. 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 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by David Lau)

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The A-10 Warthog Has a Gatling Gun That Fires 4,200 Rounds Per Minute — The F-35 Can’t Replace It and Iran Is Feeling the Pain

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Dan Caine Confirms A-10 Warthogs Are Hunting Iranian Fast Boats in the Strait of Hormuz With A-10 Thunderbolt...

Caleb LarsonApril 3, 2026

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Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

‘Hull Collapse’: The World’s Most Advanced Nuclear Submarine Sank Because of a Pipe Joint That Should Have Been Welded. 129 Men Died. It Changed the Navy Forever.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Army Has Tried to Replace the Bradley Fighting Vehicle 5 Times Since the 1980s. Every Attempt Failed. They’re Trying Again.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Army Has a Problem: It Needs More Missiles. The Solution Is Going to Be Painful

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Fired 850 Tomahawk Missiles at Iran. It Takes 3 Years to Replace Them. Japan’s Order Just Got Delayed. China Is Watching.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

A Swedish Submarine ‘Sank’ a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Over Twenty Years Ago And Barely Anyone Knows About It

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Fired 850 Tomahawks at Iran and Wants to Expand the Stockpile by 1,200%

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Air Force Just Pulled Two Tankers Out of the Arizona Boneyard — 8 KC-135s Have Been Damaged or Destroyed in Iran and the Replacement Has a Boom That Doesn’t Work Right

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

Italy’s Aircraft Carrier Isn’t a Smaller Version of an American Nuclear Supercarrier — It’s an Entirely Different Kind of Warship

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The UK’s Entire Challenger 3 Fleet Will Be 148 Tanks — The U.S. Has 4,600 Abrams and Germany Has 320 Leopard 2s

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The A-10 Warthog Has a Gatling Gun That Fires 4,200 Rounds Per Minute — The F-35 Can’t Replace It and Iran Is Feeling the Pain

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