Defense

Key Point to Remember: Maybe greatness is just being the right aircraft in the right place at the right time. What qualities make a great fighter aircraft? Speed or maneuverability? Armament...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The best cannon is the one that isn’t pointed at you. Editor’s Note: Please see previous works on historical weapons and battles, including 5 Tanks That Changed History, Top...

Key point: The Army also is working with the Navy to develop a common hypersonic glide vehicle, which would launch atop a rocket then travel 1,400 miles or farther at a...

Key Point: Torpedo-armed submarines need to locate and attack enemy surface ships and submarines, undersea drones need to detect mines and enemy submarines, and surface ships need to launch massive offensive...

Rest in peace Donald Rumsfeld, who died today at age 88. He will be remembered most for two separate tenures as secretary of Defense, the last of which was particularly...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The QBZ-95, or “Type 95 Automatic Rifle” is the standard-issue assault rifle of China. Designed to replace the Chinese copy of the AK-47, the QBZ-95...

Here’s What You Need to Know: NATO forces need rapid real-time information sharing. Recently, U.S. Army missile defense assets, Dutch F-35 stealth fighters and joint multi-domain command and control systems destroyed enemy drone...

Israeli defense giants and start-ups are looking forward to the usually massive defense exhibition called IDEX in Abu Dhabi. The pandemic has put a stop to many large exhibitions in...

When you’re operating a military as big as the United States’—especially in a time of pandemic—flexibility is key. So why is the House of Representatives making it harder for the...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Weapons should be evaluated in terms of how they help achieve national objectives. What are the five greatest fighter aircraft of all time? Like the...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: American military failures have undoubtedly had an impact on the country’s strategic position, but have yet to fundamentally undercut national power.  Nations often linger on...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The ASBM is essentially a sea denial/anti-access weapon, not a sea-control weapon. It cannot prevent the USN from killing Chinese ships, only change the method...