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13th May 2025
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Instead of purchasing a U.S. Navy submarine, Australia is better off partnering with the United Kingdom and purchasing an Astute-class submarine. 030521-D-9078S-001 (May 21, 2003) -- This conceptual drawing shows…
Operation Katie was the program. Battleships were to use Army tactical nuclear shells. https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/12/fire-the-nukes-could-iowa-class-battleships-fire-nuclear-bomb-bullets/ Several attempts to unretire the remaining U.S. Navy or Iowa-class battleships have succeeded. Could those battleships…
BB-65's crew endured another storm six months after Typhoon Cobra and Okinawa. The USS Wisconsin faced typhoons twice: Evacuate before significant storms like hurricanes or typhoons, but they can't always…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he would rather think about exporting the B-21 after it has been "tested and fully furnished." B-21 Raider. Image Credit: U.S. Air Force. Suppose that…
Japan decided to join the British-Italian sixth-generation fighter program public last week. It might change everything. Tempest Artist Rendition. Image Credit: Industry Handout. After months of speculation, Japan confirmed that…
Two FY-17 prototypes are taken care of by the Western Museum of Flight in Torrance, California, and the Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, Alabama. An Air Force F-16 Viper taxis…
Germany's air force has decided to replace its ageing Tornado fighter bombers with 35 Lockheed F-35 Lightning IIs, announced for purchase in March 2018. F-35 stealth fighter. Could Turkey rejoin…
Carrier air wings are through a new evolutionary phase; however, this does not spell the end of aircraft carriers. An F/A-18F Super Hornet Strike Fighter Squadron 103 is parked on…
Lockheed's F-22 would experience numerous delays and go significantly over budget, leading some people to ask if the YF-23 was a superior aircraft. YF-23 stealth fighter. Image Credit: Creative Commons.…
The Avenger cannon, which has a maximum rate of fire of 3,900 rounds per minute, is the most infamous and well-known feature of the A-10. An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes…
