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The U.S. Air Force is seeking a new Air Force Long Range Weapon, or AFLRW, with a planned reach of 1,000 nautical miles. Details...
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The U.S. Air Force is seeking a new Air Force Long Range Weapon, or AFLRW, with a planned reach of 1,000 nautical miles. Details...
Summary and Key Points: The Leopard 2A8 arrives as a mature, fieldable upgrade: an L55A1 gun, deeper digitization, and factory-integrated Trophy hard-kill active protection....
Two Western tank overhauls are taking very different paths. Challenger 3 is nearer the finish line, moving through mobility and crewed live-fire milestones with...
Summary and Key Points: A January 28 op-ed says Canadian defense planners are considering a mixed fighter fleet: no more than 40 F-35A stealth...
Summary and Key Points: After a lapse in federal funding, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force closed on January 31 and will...
Synopsis: The proposed Trump-class warship, informally dubbed USS Defiant, is framed as a 35,000-ton “battleship,” but the argument here is that it’s closer to...
Synopsis: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier, has begun manufacturer sea trials—an early step toward delivery and eventual fleet...
Summary and Key Points: The old AT&T slogan fits air combat: win by getting to the fight and striking first from standoff range. The...
Summary and Key Points: After fresh warnings from U.S. President Trump over Iran’s nuclear program, U.S. naval forces moved deeper into the 5th Fleet...
Synopsis: USS Wisconsin (BB-64)—the Iowa-class “Big Whisky”—entered service in April 1944 and surged into the Pacific Ocean, escorting fast carriers and delivering shore bombardment...
The M1E3 Abrams is framed as U.S. Army’s biggest rethink of the tank in decades: a lighter, more mobile platform built for sensor-saturated, drone-heavy...