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The Royal Australian Navy Becomes the World's Third to Test-Fire a TLAM

When one thinks of the United States Navy’s (USN) partnership with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the nuclear submarine construction pact...

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Christian D. Orr

J-35: The Chinese Air Force's Newest Fighter Jet

The J-35 Gyrfalcon’s relationship with the F-35 Lightning II isn’t just adversarial. The two aircraft could be deemed “cousins.”  J-35...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

I Toured the Cold War Museum and Met Francis Gary Powers, Jr.

I recently visited the Cold War Museum in Vint Hill, Virginia, with a friend and received a personalized tour from the museum’s founder and...

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Christian D. Orr

Two Navy Standard Missiles Divide and Conquer 62 Miles Up

The Standard Missile 3 Block IB, launched by U.S. Navy destroyers, made its combat debut on April 13 when it countered Iran’s barrage attacks on...

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Rebecca Grant

The Future of Syria’s Kurds

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Burcu Ozcelik

Five Ways To Counter China’s Economic Might

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Tatsuya Terazawa

Post-Martial Law, How Will South Korean Politics Play?

The irony of Yoon Seok-yeol’s downfall is that, for all his domestic unpredictability and poor political judgment at home, he was far more stable...

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Justin Hastings

China’s Quiet War Against America

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Frank Fannon

How Turkey Outplayed Egypt and the U.S. In The Horn Of Africa

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Sinan Ciddi

Why Israel Is Destroying Syria's Army

Following the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, Israel is taking no chances when it comes to potentially hostility. The Jewish state launched...

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Maya Carlin

Ukraine’s Stuga-P Anti-Tank Guided Missile is Better Than the Javelin

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Brandon J. Weichert

France’s Exocet Missile was Built for 1 Thing

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Brandon J. Weichert

The Massive GBU-57A/B MOP Was Built for a War with China

The United States military has many munitions in its arsenal. From nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles to the AGM-114 Hellfire...

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

It's Not "Top Gun," But "Iron Eagle" Gets the Job Done

Top Gun was one of the 1980s most transcendent films. A staple of popular culture, Top Gun launched Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer into international...

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Harrison Kass

A-6 Intruder: They Don’t Make Them Like They Used To

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Brandon J. Weichert

OV-10 Bronco, Explained

The aerospace industry is a big money game, with a handful of dominant firms scooping up generational government contracts worth many billions of...

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Harrison Kass

The AIM-120 AMRAAM Missile, Explained

In addition to new weapons, the U.S. military has a large stock of capable and reliable munitions. Indeed, if there is a staple in the U.S....

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Stavros Atlamazoglou

Eva Filipi: How a Czech Diplomat Cozied Up to Bashar al-Assad

Are you concerned, like many observers of foreign affairs, about Tulsi Gabbard’s opinions about Syria’s ex-dictator, Bashar al-Assad? If so,...

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Dalibor Rohac

With Donald Trump In Office, Congress Must Safeguard Its Constitutional Powers

Throughout American history, political parties have evolved and continue to do so. The Democratic Party, though much older than the Grand Old Party...

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Ivan Eland

F-22 Raptor vs. F-35: Who Would Win This Fighter Battle?

The line-up of American fighter jets can take time to keep straight. Let’s take a closer look at the F-22 and the F-35 relative to one another.  ...

14.12.2024 1

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Harrison Kass

The Sacrifice and Rediscovery of the Submarine USS Grayback

The “Silent Service,” i.e. the U.S. Navy’s submarine fleet, made many impressive contributions to the American victory over Imperial Japan...

14.12.2024 2

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Christian D. Orr

Turkey’s Syria Conundrum

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Robert Ellis

The Navy Must Keep the Los Angeles-class Submarine

As of December 2024, the United States Navy’s iconic Los Angeles-class submarines, coming in at forty-eight years of age, continue to be the...

13.12.2024 5

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Brandon J. Weichert

That Time the Military Wanted to Put Bombs on an A-12

Looking less like a warplane and more like a sky monster, legendary aircraft designer Kelly Johnson sent an unsolicited pitch to the United States...

13.12.2024 4

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Brandon J. Weichert

The USS Ward Was the First Warship to Draw Blood at Pearl Harbor

This past Saturday, December 7, 2024, marked the eighty-third anniversary of the “date which will live in infamy,” the Imperial Japanese Navy’s...

13.12.2024 2

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Christian D. Orr

Dassault Mirage Fighter, Explained

Dassault Aviation is arguably the most famous name in French military aviation history.  I would posit that Dassault is to French military...

13.12.2024 4

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Christian D. Orr

Vietnam Could Be America’s Next Great Trade Partner

13.12.2024 2

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Robert C. O’Brien

Embracing George Ball’s Anti-War Conservatism

13.12.2024 2

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Alex Rosado

Taiwan and Mahan: What Determines Seapower?

A survey of every war with a significant naval campaign since 1200 validates the theory of nineteenth-century naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan...

13.12.2024 2

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Julian Spencer-Churchill

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