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America has the Abrams, Germany the Leopard 2, Britain the Challenger — and Italy has the Ariete, the tank NATO forgets and often mocks....
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America has the Abrams, Germany the Leopard 2, Britain the Challenger — and Italy has the Ariete, the tank NATO forgets and often mocks....
The M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 get the glory. France's Leclerc — lighter, faster, with a six-second autoloader and advanced composite armor — quietly...
German authorities have launched a criminal investigation after three US Air Force F-16 pilots were targeted by high-powered lasers. The incidents occurred on December...
The Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) has been on the rocks for months – and if things continue to go wrong, it could...
Summary and Key Points: Carl von Clausewitz, the Prussian general whose posthumously published Vom Kriege — published in English as On War — defined...
Europe’s Answer to the F-35 Has 2-3 Weeks to Live — France and Germany Can’t Agree on Who Leads, and the Program Is About...
Christian D. Orr, a Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the polarizing combat record of the Leopard 2 Main...
Brandon J. Weichert, Senior National Security Editor and geopolitical analyst, evaluates the high-stakes "undersea pivot" of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). With the...
If the FCAS collapses, the result won't just be a canceled jet; it will mark a definitive shift in European defense toward a permanent...
Summary and Key Points: Germany is reportedly considering acquiring at least 35 additional F-35A fighters, potentially doubling its planned stealth fleet to 70+ units....