Guns & Gear
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Drone Warfare on the Front Foot
Zachary Kallenborn argues that drone warfare policy focuses too heavily on defense and should give greater weight to offensive action.…
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Build an Integrated Approach to Theater Undersea Warfare
The article argues that the U.S. Navy must replace its long-standing assumption of undersea superiority with an integrated theater-wide approach…
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A 122-missile cruiser had $161.15 million set aside for a four-year overhaul and was decommissioned before a worker touched her, one of four the Navy retired mid-upgrade after putting $1.84 billion into them, and the three it finished leave the fleet in 2029
The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers are advanced, highly capable multi-role warships designed and built during the Cold War. From 1980 to…
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The SR-71 Blackbird’s Ancestor Was Redrawn in 1961 to Carry 4 Nuclear Bombs at Mach 3.2 and 90,000 Feet, Then the Air Force Chose the 6-Engine XB-70 Valkyrie
The A-12 Oxcart reconnaissance plane was a CIA program that was designed to replace the highly successful U-2 spy plane.…
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57,500 Tons, 9 16-Inch Guns, 19 Battle Stars, 4 Commissions, 4 Wars: Iowa-Class Battleship USS New Jersey Is the Navy’s Most Decorated Battleship.
Summary and Key Points: USS New Jersey (BB-62), commissioned in May 1943, is the US Navy’s most decorated battleship with…
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Is This the End of the Pro-2A Supreme Court Majority?
The video argues that Justice Samuel Alito’s comments about considering retirement could affect future Second Amendment litigation, particularly the Supreme…
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Pentagon increases combat pay as war with Iran continues
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Dual UK-Iranian National Released on Bail Over Suspected Plot Against US-Run Military Base
LONDON (AP) — A dual U.K.-Iranian national arrested on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at…
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They Took His Gun Over a Missing Database Record—Now He’s Suing
The video discusses Andrew Kilbornne’s federal lawsuit against Livingston County and deputies after a traffic-stop deputy retained his HK VP9…
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7 Years Later, US Marine General James ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis and His Line on Aggressiveness Is Still One of the Greatest Military Quotes in Armed Forces History
Summary and Key Points: “In any organization, it’s all about selecting the right team. The two qualities I was taught…
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