The Silbervogel: Nazi Germany's Insane Plan to Bomb New York From Space
In the 1940s, two engineers designed a rocket-powered spaceplane capable of crossing the Atlantic, dropping a bomb on Ne...
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The Stridsvagn 123B Explained: Sweden's Brand-New Tank and What Makes It Different
Sweden is getting 44 brand-new tanks designated the Stridsvagn 123B, and they're not a simple upgrade of anything that c...
Sokol Eshelon Explained: Russia's Airborne Laser That Wants to Blind Satellites
Russia's Sokol Eshelon program is one of the most unusual weapons projects still in active development anywhere in the w...
The Challenger 3 Tank Explained: What Makes Britain's Most Lethal MBT Different From Everything Else
The Challenger 3 is Britain's most significant tank upgrade in decades, and it's more than just a new coat of paint on t...
How Militaries Are Using Unmanned Surface Vehicles, From Mine Hunting to Submarine Tracking
Unmanned surface vehicles are no longer experimental. Navies around the world are deploying USVs for everything from min...
What Is the M7 Rifle? The Army's New Service Weapon Explained
The M7 rifle is the U.S. Army's first new standard service rifle in over 60 years, replacing the M4 carbine with a heavi...
Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile: What It Is, How It Works, and Why the U.S. Took So Long to Field It
The Dark Eagle is the U.S. Army's first operational hypersonic missile, capable of striking targets over 3,500 kilometer...
The Sonnengewehr: Nazi Germany's Orbital Sun Gun That Was Too Insane to Work
The Sonnengewehr, or Sun Gun, was a Nazi superweapon concept involving a giant space mirror designed to incinerate citie...
The Zumwalt-Class Destroyer: What It Is, Why It's Controversial, and What It Becomes Next
The Zumwalt-class destroyer is the most expensive and arguably the most futuristic warship the US Navy has ever built. B...
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...
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 ba...
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 class...