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With air bases all over the world, and multibillion-dollar investments in technologically advanced warplanes, aircraft carriers, and weapons systems, air power is central to America’s global...
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The United States has the world’s largest defense industry, spending more than $1.7 trillion last fiscal year. The manufacture and sale of everything from service revolvers to tactical drones, as...
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The United States has been involved in constant warfare since the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The country’s longest-running war in its history ended only last year with the withdrawal of troops from...
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China is in the midst of the largest military buildup of any country since World War II, a development that is sounding alarm bells in Washington. A November 2022 Defense Department report identified...
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The tank first entered the battlefield in World War I as an armored all-terrain vehicle and ultimately a response to trench warfare at the time. By the end of the Great War, there was a surplus of...
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A Russian fighter jet collided with a U.S. military drone over the Black Sea today, causing the drone to crash into the water. The American military says the drone was on a routine mission in...
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With the war in Ukraine well into its second year and threatening to spill over the border, many European nations are eyeing their army reserves and considering reinstating military conscription...
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The World Directory of Modern Military Warships’ directory reports that the Chinese Navy totals 417 active warships featuring attack, defense, and support vessels. To identify the 34 classes of...
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The Russian invasion of Ukraine has largely been a costly war of attrition with neither side making much progress. The war is the most recent ongoing invasion to rock the geopolitical scene, but it...
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As the Ukrainian counteroffensive progresses, a new long-range Russian anti-tank missile is proving a problem for the country’s defenders. The LMUR, launched from Russian attack helicopters, has a...
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Paris D. Davis was the most recent recipient of the Medal of Honor for his service in the Vietnam War with the 5th Special Forces Group. He joins an elite few within the American armed forces who...
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As the war continues to rage in Ukraine, Russia’s military might, and in particular that of its Navy, have come under scrutiny. In April, Ukrainian forces sank the Moskva, the country’s flagship...
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Ukraine on Wednesday began its long-awaited counteroffensive into Russia-controlled territory. These actions could be the start of a major change in the tides of this war, which has dragged on well...
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Earlier this year, Russia suspended its last remaining nuclear treaty with the United States. This prompted some to fear that president Vladimir Putin is considering the possibility of using atomic...
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Introduced in the early 20th century, the Browning Auto-5 was the first commercially successful autoloading shotgun. A revolutionary design at the time, the Auto-5 worked by harnessing the gasses of...
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