Russia Archives

SR-71 Blackbird on the Tarmac Creative Commons Photo

Aerospace & Defense

There Is an SR-71 Blackbird Sitting In a Museum in Warner Robbins, Georgia That Hit 2,193.167 MPH and Still Holds the Speed Record for Air-Breathing, Manned Aircraft

The SR-71 Blackbird is known for Mach 3 speeds and going to 80,000 feet. And yet, there is one Blackbird that holds an amazing...

Georgia Gilholy3 hours ago

The Embassy

Putin Is Using Russia’s Election to Recruit for the War in Ukraine

The Duma is a rubber-stamp parliament and United Russia is not going to lose it. The election still matters to Putin, for two reasons...

Reuben Johnson11 hours ago

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 Seitz13 hours 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 Weichert1 day ago

The Embassy

‘They’re Playing With Fire’: A Russian Drone Struck 1.2 Miles From NATO’s Border, Beside a Train Carrying Former U.S. Intelligence Officials.

On the morning of September 14, a Russian drone exploded beside a train carrying delegates home from the Yalta European Strategy summit, about 1.2...

Reuben Johnson1 day ago

Aerospace & Defense

Twelve Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbirds Were Lost in Accidents and None to Enemy Fire. ‘Rapid Rabbit’ Nearly Became the Exception Over Hanoi. A Typhoon Did.

SR-71 Blackbird 61-7978 wore white bunny logos on its tails and the nickname "Rapid Rabbit," and in 1972 it used up every ounce of...

Isaac Seitz1 day ago

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kristin “BEO” Wolfe, F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies an F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron during Naval Air Station Key West 2023 Southernmost Air Spectacular over Boca Chica Field in Key West, Florida, April 14, 2023. The F-35 demonstrated its capabilities during the airhshow, along with the U.S. Navy Blue Angels and other various performers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlyn Ergish)

Aerospace & Defense

Without Its Radar-Absorbent Coating, the F-35 Shows Up on Radar at About 0.06 Square Meters. With It, 0.0001. The Coating Does the Rest.

The F-35 Lightning II grew out of the Joint Strike Fighter program, a fighter designed from the start for export, and the F-35A entered...

Isaac Seitz2 days ago

A 380th Air Expeditionary Wing F-22 Raptor prepares to launch a sortie in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 14, 2016. The F-22s have provided support to multi-national Coalition partners working to defeat ISIS in the area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Tyler Woodward)

Aerospace & Defense

China’s J-20 Was Not Built to Fight the US Air Force F-22 Raptor. Its Job Is to Kill the Tankers and Radar Planes Behind It and to Hit U.S. Bases in the Pacific.

The F-22 Raptor was born from the Advanced Tactical Fighter program at the end of the Cold War, built to beat the Su-27 Flanker...

Isaac Seitz2 days ago

The Embassy

Why Putin Still Believes He Is Winning in Ukraine: The Reporting Problem Inside Russia’s Command Structure

Russia's negotiating position has not shifted across eight visits to Moscow by Steve Witkoff, and Putin's precondition remains the whole of Donetsk oblast —...

Reuben Johnson2 days ago

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kristin Wolfe performs a demonstration in the F-35A Lightning II during at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada, September 19, 2021. The F-35 Lightning II Demonstration Team is based out of Hill Air Force Base, Utah. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicolas Myers)

Aerospace & Defense

Poland Has Taken Delivery of 8 of Its F-35A Husarz Fighters and Spent Close to $700,000,000 Rebuilding 1 Airbase to Receive Them. The 6th US Loan Guarantee, Signed on 9 September, Brings American Military Financing to Warsaw to Nearly $20,000,000,000 — All of It Repayable With Interest.

The sixth US-Poland loan guarantee was signed at the Polish Army Museum in Warsaw on 9 September, worth $4 billion. Within hours European outlets...

Reuben Johnson2 days ago

19FortyFive

All posts tagged "Russia"

Aerospace & Defense

There Is an SR-71 Blackbird Sitting In a Museum in Warner Robbins, Georgia That Hit 2,193.167 MPH and Still Holds the Speed Record for Air-Breathing, Manned Aircraft

The Embassy

Putin Is Using Russia’s Election to Recruit for the War in Ukraine

Aerospace & Defense

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

Aerospace & Defense

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

The Embassy

‘They’re Playing With Fire’: A Russian Drone Struck 1.2 Miles From NATO’s Border, Beside a Train Carrying Former U.S. Intelligence Officials.

Aerospace & Defense

Twelve Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbirds Were Lost in Accidents and None to Enemy Fire. ‘Rapid Rabbit’ Nearly Became the Exception Over Hanoi. A Typhoon Did.

Aerospace & Defense

Without Its Radar-Absorbent Coating, the F-35 Shows Up on Radar at About 0.06 Square Meters. With It, 0.0001. The Coating Does the Rest.

Aerospace & Defense

China’s J-20 Was Not Built to Fight the US Air Force F-22 Raptor. Its Job Is to Kill the Tankers and Radar Planes Behind It and to Hit U.S. Bases in the Pacific.

The Embassy

Why Putin Still Believes He Is Winning in Ukraine: The Reporting Problem Inside Russia’s Command Structure

Aerospace & Defense

Poland Has Taken Delivery of 8 of Its F-35A Husarz Fighters and Spent Close to $700,000,000 Rebuilding 1 Airbase to Receive Them. The 6th US Loan Guarantee, Signed on 9 September, Brings American Military Financing to Warsaw to Nearly $20,000,000,000 — All of It Repayable With Interest.

Trending

Recent Posts

Archives