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Referred to as “The First Space War,” Operation Desert Storm, which began in 1991, saw an explosion in the use of satellite-based technology, including Satcom (satellite communication) and GPS....
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Global tensions have been on the rise in recent years, driven by events including Russia’s ongoing conflict in Ukraine and China’s assertive actions in the South China Sea. To uphold its position...
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The Vietnam War has been called America’s “Helicopter War” as the addition of helicopters changed much of how war was handled. These helicopters had many roles, ranging from transport, search...
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The recent mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, which left 18 dead and over a dozen injured, now ranks as the deadliest active-shooter incident in the U.S. so far in 2023. The killings, which were...
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At the beginning of World War II, the United States Navy was considerably less formidable than its modern equivalent. In 1939, the Navy’s warships consisted of just 15 battleships, five aircraft...
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The first widespread effective use of airplanes came in World War I. Initially, planes were used only as scouts, reporting enemy positions. But as the war went on, they were repurposed for aerial...
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While the American military is continually in the process of modernizing its fleet of land, sea, and air vehicles and armaments, the process is a slow one. It takes years, sometimes decades, for a...
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While a lot of people might think of the American Navy as being the most powerful in the world, it is definitely not the largest. China has the largest naval fleet in terms of the number of vessels,...
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Earlier this year, the Biden Administration submitted an $842 billion defense budget for fiscal 2024. Of that spending, $185.1 billion is marked for the U.S. Air Force, closely in line with the...
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