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The U.S. Army announced in January 2017 plans to replace the standard issue sidearm, the Beretta M9, with a new model – the Sig Sauer M17 and M18, based on the company’s P320 pistol. The switch,...
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With over 50 countries involved, and fighting that spanned three continents, World War II was the most devastating and consequential conflict in human history. When the United States was drawn into...
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This month, Department of Defense submitted its fiscal year 2024 budget request, for a grand total of $824 billion. If approved as-is, that would be an increase over the $816 billion DoD budget in...
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The changing size of the U.S. military is a reflection of changing geopolitical conditions, budgetary concerns, and recruitment challenges. A combination of these factors has led to a decades-long...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. The United States has a long history of maintaining military bases overseas,...
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The first aircraft to achieve supersonic flight was the US military’s rocket-powered research plane the Bell X-1, which reached speeds of nearly 1,000 mph in 1947. Since then, supersonic flight has...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. The M4 Sherman was the most produced tank in U.S. military history, according...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. New York state suffered more fatalities during the Civil War than any other...
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In most countries around the world, joining the military requires a minimum age criteria to be met. The minimum age differs from one country to another, depending on various factors such as national...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. China North Industries Group Corporation Limited, also known as NORINCO, is...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. Metal Storm is a machine gun that can fire 1,000,000 rounds per minute or...
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This article was written with the assistance of A.I. technology, and has been edited and fact-checked by Melly Alazraki. The United States is the world’s largest arms exporter accounting for 40% of...
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The two fastest jet fighters on the list – the MIG-31 Foxhound and the MiG-25 Foxbat – were built by the former Soviet Union and are both still in service. The Foxhound is an outgrowth of the...
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The United States of America has repeatedly sent troops to fight abroad, and many of them did not return. These soldiers, who have sacrificed their lives for their country, are buried in cemeteries...
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When Gen. Dwight Eisenhower surveyed the beaches of Normandy months after the D-Day Invasion, which secured an Allied foothold in continental Europe, he stated: “Without air supremacy, I wouldn’t...
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