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The Zumwalt-Class: A Stealth Destroyer with a Gun That Was Destined to Fail The Zumwalt-class was supposed to change the way the U.S. Navy...
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The Zumwalt-Class: A Stealth Destroyer with a Gun That Was Destined to Fail The Zumwalt-class was supposed to change the way the U.S. Navy...
Former U.S. Army Special Forces Warrant Officer Steve Balestrieri breaks down the revolutionary Zeus anti-tank missile. Developed by Texas startup Aeon, this lightweight, software-enabled...
Former Pentagon expert Kris Osborn details the devastating power of the U.S. Air Force's GBU-72 bunker-buster. By plunging through 100 feet of earth before...
Former Army officer Dr. Brent M. Eastwood analyzes the startling aviation losses in the Middle East. While 20 American aircraft have been damaged or...
Former Pentagon acquisition expert Kris Osborn explores how the ongoing conflict in Iran serves as a real-world testing ground for a potential war with...
The deployment of the "Dark Eagle" (Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon) in March 2026 marks the end of the "hypersonic gap" and a fundamental shift in...
The retirement of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers represents a structural transformation for the U.S. Navy in 2026. While these 1980s-era vessels are aging and...
The U.S. has already fired 319 Tomahawk missiles in the Iran War — roughly 10% of its entire stockpile — and RTX builds fewer...
Summary and Key Points: Defense expert Brandon J. Weichert explains that the U.S. Navy is fighting a 21st-century war with a fleet designed in...
The deployment of the Type-12 to Kyushu represents a fundamental change in the Japanese security architecture. For decades, the "Shield and Spear" arrangement left...