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Brandon J. Weichert

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Beijing Wants You to Believe It’s Building Flying Aircraft Carriers

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Brandon J. Weichert

Why India Is Building Its Own Fifth-Generation Warplane

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Brandon J. Weichert

Did Saab Just Invent a Way to Annihilate Drone Swarms? 

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In 1968, the Soviet Union Orbited Turtles Around the Moon

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In 2023, Russia Crashed a Lunar Lander on the Moon. Will It Try Again?

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The Navy Might Have an Answer to China’s A2/AD Advantage

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What Can Ukraine Do About Russia’s Deadly FAB-500 Glide Bomb?

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The B-2 Spirit Fired the Opening Salvo of the War on Terror

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700,000 Tons of Ordnance: The B-52 Stratofortress’s Performance at Tora Bora

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These Three American Bombs Unleashed Hell on Vietnam

These Three American Bombs Unleashed Hell on Vietnam
13.09.2025 5

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Doomed from the Start: The Tragic Tale of the Soviet Navy’s Mike-Class Submarine

Doomed from the Start: The Tragic Tale of the Soviet Navy’s Mike-Class Submarine
13.09.2025 9

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The Battle of Ben Het Was the Biggest Tank Battle of the Vietnam War

The Battle of Ben Het Was the Biggest Tank Battle of the Vietnam War
13.09.2025 9

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Brandon J. Weichert

China’s New Type B Drone Could Kill US Air Superiority in the Indo-Pacific

China’s New Type B Drone Could Kill US Air Superiority in the Indo-Pacific
13.09.2025 6

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To Influence India, Trump Should Stop the Ukraine War

12.09.2025 7

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Hold Off on World War III: We Still Don’t Know What Happened Over Poland

Hold Off on World War III: We Still Don’t Know What Happened Over Poland
12.09.2025 10

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China Showcases Its Lasers—and Uncle Sam Shrugs

12.09.2025 8

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Boneyard Tales: How the Air Force Kills Its F-16s

11.09.2025 7

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Trump Wants a “Super” F-22 Raptor Jet. Does He Really Need an F-47, Too?

11.09.2025 4

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Why Egypt Joined Turkey’s Fifth-Generation KAAN Fighter Program

Why Egypt Joined Turkey’s Fifth-Generation KAAN Fighter Program

In a landmark development for Middle Eastern defense cooperation, Egypt has officially joined Turkey’s KAAN fifth-generation fighter jet program....

10.09.2025 8

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Someone Just Spotted the Air Force’s Mysterious “RAT55” Radar Plane

Someone Just Spotted the Air Force’s Mysterious “RAT55” Radar Plane
10.09.2025 8

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How Rare Earth Minerals Are Dooming Trump’s Trade War with China

10.09.2025 8

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How the US Navy Is Planning to Scrap the USS Nimitz Next Year

How the US Navy Is Planning to Scrap the USS Nimitz Next Year

The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a giant of the high seas and a legend of modern naval military history. The mighty warship, first introduced 50 years...

09.09.2025 9

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Here’s How the US Navy Builds a Virginia-Class Attack Submarine

Here’s How the US Navy Builds a Virginia-Class Attack Submarine
09.09.2025 3

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Russian Military Firepower Enters a New Era with the Kalashnikov AM-17

09.09.2025 5

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The Legendary USS Nimitz Is Preparing to Sail into History

09.09.2025 3

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Did Russia Just Prove It Can Sink US Aircraft Carriers?

Did Russia Just Prove It Can Sink US Aircraft Carriers?
08.09.2025 5

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The US Navy Might Be Getting Its F/A-XX Sixth-Generation Warplane After All

The US Navy Might Be Getting Its F/A-XX Sixth-Generation Warplane After All
08.09.2025 3

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Britain’s S-Class Submarine Packed a Mean Punch in World War II

Britain’s S-Class Submarine Packed a Mean Punch in World War II
08.09.2025 4

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Did DARPA Choose the Wrong VTOL Demonstrator for Its “SPRINT” Project?

Did DARPA Choose the Wrong VTOL Demonstrator for Its “SPRINT” Project?
08.09.2025 5

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Brandon J. Weichert

XA-38 Grizzly: The “Forgotten Grandfather” of Modern Ground Attack Planes

XA-38 Grizzly: The “Forgotten Grandfather” of Modern Ground Attack Planes
07.09.2025 5

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Why Bell’s D-35 Rocket-Powered Interceptor Never Flew

06.09.2025 6

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How Russia’s Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers Ensure Its Arctic Supremacy

06.09.2025 7

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How Russia’s Remarkable Gangut-Class Battleships Survived Both World Wars

How Russia’s Remarkable Gangut-Class Battleships Survived Both World Wars
05.09.2025 8

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Why Russia’s ODAB-1500UMPK Thermobaric Bombs Are a True Nightmare for Ukraine

Why Russia’s ODAB-1500UMPK Thermobaric Bombs Are a True Nightmare for Ukraine
05.09.2025 6

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Could the Type XXI “Electric Boat” Submarine Have Saved Nazi Germany?

Could the Type XXI “Electric Boat” Submarine Have Saved Nazi Germany?
05.09.2025 3

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Did Russia Just Strike Oil in Antarctica?

Did Russia Just Strike Oil in Antarctica?
03.09.2025 4

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Russia Is Quietly Building a New Arctic Military Base—on American Land

03.09.2025 10

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Why Nicolas Maduro Should Fear the USS Iwo Jima

Why Nicolas Maduro Should Fear the USS Iwo Jima
03.09.2025 7

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China-Russia Joint Submarine Exercises: A Strategic Nightmare in the Making?

China-Russia Joint Submarine Exercises: A Strategic Nightmare in the Making?

Russia and China are natural historical rivals. The Russian tsar and the Emperor of China vied for power in the East for centuries. So did the...

31.08.2025 4

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Turkey’s Naval Revolution: The Type 214 Reis-Class Submarine

Turkey’s Naval Revolution: The Type 214 Reis-Class Submarine
31.08.2025 5

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How the USS Wisconsin Ballistic Missile Submarine Can Keep America Safe

How the USS Wisconsin Ballistic Missile Submarine Can Keep America Safe
31.08.2025 3

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Turkey’s GÜRZ Unmanned Air Defense System Looks Like It’s from “Terminator”

30.08.2025 4

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Here’s How the AIRCAT Bengal MC Drone Revolutionizes Naval Warfare 

Here’s How the AIRCAT Bengal MC Drone Revolutionizes Naval Warfare 
30.08.2025 4

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How Turkey’s “Steel Dome” Could Redefine National Air Defense  

How Turkey’s “Steel Dome” Could Redefine National Air Defense  
30.08.2025 4

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What’s Really Going on at Russia’s “Area 51”?

29.08.2025 4

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China’s New Double-Barreled Satellite Killer Is a Nightmare for the Space Force

China’s New Double-Barreled Satellite Killer Is a Nightmare for the Space Force
29.08.2025 5

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Why Russia Wants a New Fast-Attack Helicopter 

29.08.2025 3

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The US Navy’s AIM-174B Missile: The New “Gunslinger” in the Indo-Pacific

The US Navy’s AIM-174B Missile: The New “Gunslinger” in the Indo-Pacific
28.08.2025 3

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How China’s DF-26D Missile Tilts the Balance of Power in the Indo-Pacific

How China’s DF-26D Missile Tilts the Balance of Power in the Indo-Pacific
28.08.2025 4

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Why Hermann Göring Hated the Blohm & Voss P.193 Dive Bomber

28.08.2025 3

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