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75 years ago this month, the Soviet Union successfully tested an atomic bomb. This was the beginning of an international arms race that today has 9 countries wielding enough nuclear firepower to make...
24/7 Wall St. Insights: The Black Hawk helicopter is the single-most widely flown aircraft by the U.S. Navy, including multiple variants It was originally developed by Sikorsky in the 1970s and...
24/7 Wall St. Insights: Russia operates the largest military air force in Eastern Europe with over 4,000 aircraft at its disposal Coming out of the Cold War, Russia inherited a sizable fleet of...
: Iceland, with no military, joined NATO in 1949 for strategic North Atlantic importance. Despite opposition, Iceland chose Western security over neutrality. Crucial for monitoring North Atlantic...
: 23 of 32 NATO members meet the 2% defense spending goal; Canada, Spain, and Italy lag behind. Italy struggles financially, while others are close or have plans to reach the target. Political shifts...
24/7 Wall St. Insights The P-3 Orion is one of the longest-serving aircraft in the U.S. Navy, dating back to the 1960s. It is based on Lockheed’s Electra commercial airliner but was repurposed by...
24/7 Wall St. Insights: Russia and Ukraine are home to the largest standing armies in Eastern Europe, and measure up comparably with NATO armies Russia has over 3 million military personnel,...