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China is racing toward nine aircraft carriers by 2035, the fastest carrier buildup since World War II. But a carrier never fights alone —...
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China is racing toward nine aircraft carriers by 2035, the fastest carrier buildup since World War II. But a carrier never fights alone —...
Germany spent decades as a reluctant military power, its Cold War army allowed to atrophy and a deep pacifism running through its politics. Russia's...
The Soviet Oscar-class was built for one purpose: to destroy American aircraft carrier battle groups. A 24,000-ton, twin-reactor behemoth carrying 24 supersonic P-700 Granit...
The Air Force long treated the F-15EX Eagle II as a bridge to an all-stealth force. Now it has more than doubled the planned...
For over a decade, China's J-20 had a fifth-generation airframe and a fourth-generation problem: it couldn't get the engine it was designed for, flying...
South Korea's K2 Black Panther was built to defend the Korean peninsula — and became the hottest tank in Europe almost by accident. When...
Rafale Won Europe’s Fighter Competition–and the Eurofighter Typhoon Shows Why: For years, military aviation enthusiasts have debated which fighter is superior: the French-built Rafale...
Turkey's Altay was meant to prove the country could build its own main battle tank and shed its reliance on foreign armor. Then a...
Before the SR-71 became a legendary spy plane, the Air Force nearly turned it into a missile-armed interceptor — the YF-12, fitted with fire-control...
The F-117 Nighthawk, the world's first stealth aircraft, was officially retired in 2008 — yet a portion of the fleet still flies classified missions...