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The Sukhoi Su-57 Is Real, Capable, and Probably Not What You've Been Told
The Sukhoi Su-57 is Russia's answer to fifth-generation air superiority, but the gap between its claimed capabilities and its actu...
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What Is Russia's Oreshnik Missile and Why Is Europe Worried About It?
Russia's Oreshnik missile made its combat debut in November 2024 and has since been deployed to Belarus. Here's what it is, how it...
Land
Anduril's EagleEye Explained: The AI Helmet That Wants to Be Every Soldier's Teammate
Anduril's EagleEye is a modular, AI-powered helmet system that puts mission command, augmented reality, and real-time battlefield...
Naval
The AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System Explained: What It Did, Why It Mattered, and What Comes Next
The AN/SEQ-3 Laser Weapon System (LaWS) was the U.S. Navy's first operationally deployed directed-energy weapon. Here's a clear br...
Air
Northrop Grumman's F-18 Successor: What the F/A-XX 6th Gen Fighter Actually Means for the Navy
The Navy's F/A-XX program is the most contested and underfunded major weapons program in recent U.S. history. Here's what Northrop...
Space
What Is the Boeing X-37B? The Military's Secret Spaceplane Explained
The Boeing X-37B is the U.S. military's reusable, unmanned spaceplane that spends months or years in orbit running classified expe...
Air
AeroVironment's Mayhem 10 Is the Drone the Army Actually Asked For
AeroVironment just unveiled the Mayhem 10, a modular tactical drone that can switch between reconnaissance, jamming, and loitering...
Land
The Russian Active Protection System That Claims to Stop Bullets Mid-Air
Russia's Afganit APS fitted to the T-14 Armata is one of the most technically ambitious tank protection systems ever built. It com...
Space
Why the Rules on Nuclear Weapons in Space Are Weaker Than Most People Think
The rules around nuclear weapons in space were written in 1967, but the world has changed significantly since then. Here's what th...
Air
The New Air Force One (VC-25B): What It Is, What's Taking So Long, and What Comes Next
The new Air Force One, officially designated the VC-25B, is a heavily modified Boeing 747-8 meant to replace planes that have been...
Land
Why China's Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Development and A2/AD Strategy Have Every Pacific Navy Rethinking the Rules
China's anti-ship ballistic missile development, led by systems like the DF-21D and DF-26, has fundamentally changed how naval pow...
Naval
Tomahawk Missile Variants and Employment History: What Every Version Was Built to Do
The Tomahawk has been in service for over four decades, but most coverage treats it as a single weapon when it's really a family o...