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Steve Balestrieri, a former U.S. Army Special Forces Warrant Officer and national security columnist, evaluates the tactical "rebirth" of the M1A1 Abrams in Ukraine....
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Steve Balestrieri, a former U.S. Army Special Forces Warrant Officer and national security columnist, evaluates the tactical "rebirth" of the M1A1 Abrams in Ukraine....
Summary and Key Points: Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and author of Winning Space, examines the structural failures of the AUKUS pact...
Summary and Key Points: Ukraine sought M1A1 Abrams tanks, expecting Desert Storm-style dominance, but the battlefield delivered a different verdict. In fact, the last...
Synopsis: Australia says it has delivered the final tranche of 49 retired M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine as part of a broader $1.5 billion...
Synopsis: Ukraine has received the final shipment of M1A1 Abrams tanks from Australia, bringing its total fleet to 80 units following earlier U.S. donations....
Key Points and Summary – Australia’s Collins-class submarines entered service in the late 1990s under a cloud: they were noisy, unreliable, and hampered by...
Key Points and Summary – Australia’s Collins-class submarines may be few in number, but they’ve repeatedly punched far above their weight in high-end naval...
Key Points and Summary – Facing a sharper PLA Navy and recent provocations, Australia is doubling down on undersea power. -While AUKUS nuclear boats...
Key Points – Australia can significantly strengthen its case for acquiring US Virginia-class submarines under the AUKUS pact by accelerating the construction of its...
Key Points – HMAS Melbourne, Australia’s last conventional aircraft carrier (serving 1955-1982), had a notably troubled operational history, marked by never firing a shot...