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After the F-100 joined the Air Force in 1954, the type was found to offer superior performance to existing U.S. fighters. But the F-100’s aerodynamic deficiencies were also obvious.
Some Russian units rely on North Korean artillery shells for half or more of their daily use. This is quite a heavy reliance on North Korean munitions—and underscores the Kremlin’s dependence on ...
The Soviet Army introduced the BMP-1, an infantry fighting vehicle, in 1966. It provided mechanized infantry squads the firepower to take on tanks and entrenched ground troops. That platform has been ...
The U.S. military will go to extraordinary lengths to recover a downed jet—both to salvage it for parts and to ensure it does ...
The E-7 is considered a stop-gap measure; its missions will likely be shifted to space-based platforms in the 2030s, and the ...
The C-130 has enjoyed a remarkable 70-year production run—and the aircraft’s performance is still outstanding.
The Challenger-3’s impressive accoutrements ignore the fact that the British military cannot reliably produce this tank in a timely manner—or in the quantity that it believes it requires.
The world of nuclear deterrence is not a destination but a new zone of competition. Can Iran really afford this?
Regardless of what ultimately happens with this story, the fact of the matter is that Russia’s position around the world—even ...
To make matters worse, a thorough investigation of the incident placed blame for the collision on the submarine’s ...
USS Missouri and the Iowa-class battleships were larger and more lethal than their predecessors. When it comes to legendary ...
The doughboys hated British chow (not to mention drinking tea instead of coffee). They got along better with the Australians, ...