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For a large share of its nearly 250-year history, the United States has been at war. While the history books tend to shed a positive light on the nation’s conflicts, the country has had its share...
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The ongoing Russia’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine has proven costly on both sides, but this past week seems to be in favor of Ukraine as Ukrainian forces are claiming to have destroyed a number...
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Despite receiving arms support from many other NATO nations, including Belgium, France, Poland, Canada, and Denmark, Ukraine’s requests for NATO membership have gone unanswered, largely due to the...
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Given the security trends around the world, private security companies are getting bigger. To determine the world’s four largest private armies, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the Contract Security...
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As western allies of Ukraine send more and more weapons to aid the European nation in its fight against Russia, many analysts believe the world is moving closer and closer to World War III. In...
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The F-35 Lightning II is considered to be the next generation of fighter jet and it is being produced at a fairly rapid rate. NATO members have been buying up this plane to fortify their respective...
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Since the advent of mechanized warfare in World War I, tanks have become an integral part of modern warfare. In 2020, British military consultant Nicholas Drummond estimated the world has about...
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The Department of Defense’s fiscal year 2023 budget included the retirement of four Freedom-class littoral combat ships. Rather than being vessels that had finally reached obsolescence after...
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The first anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, which began in February 2022, approaches. The Ukraine engagement, which has become a proxy battle between Russia and its Western enemies, is...
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World War II marked a turning point in naval warfare and saw the development of some of the most heavily armed warships in history, including the aircraft carrier. The United States Navy played a...
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When the British sang the patriotic song “Rule Britannia! Britannia rule the waves,” it was as much a statement of fact as a boast. The British no longer have the world’s biggest fleet, and the...
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Last fall, the USS Gerald Ford, arguably the most advanced aircraft carrier on earth, set sail from its berth in Norfolk, Virginia to conduct training exercises in the Atlantic. The newest class of...
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Humans have been at war with each other for virtually all of history. At least one armed conflict has raged for more than 90% of the 3,400 years for which there are records. War is believed to have...
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Military aircraft such as the F-22 Raptor or the B-2 Spirit aren’t technically invisible on radar, but their stealth technology makes them harder to detect and track. A stealth aircraft’s general...
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A recent survey found that 77% of Americans believed that a nuclear, chemical, or biological attack taking place somewhere in the world was a real or very real threat. That figure, part of a survey...
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