Author: David Brooks

America has never been short on its fair share of secrets—some hidden deep underground, others barbed and protected by patrols, and a few so secret

What is the superiority of a new fighter plane —raw speed, stealth technology, or intelligent sensors? Russia’s newest entries into its military aircraft park give

The A-12 Avenger II was meant to be the Navy’s leap into the future—an advanced, carrier-capable bomber that could fly through the most sophisticated defenses

The arrival of the B-21 Raider is a reckoning moment in contemporary military flight. It’s the world’s first new long-range bomber in more than three

There is something wonderfully intimate in the grip of an old gun. It’s not merely the weight of wood and metal—it’s the sense of holding

The competition for air dominance has never been anything less than pushing against boundaries—sometimes transgressing physical limits such as sound speed, and other times redefining

The story of the USS America (CV-66) is a narrative of resisting, giving up, and experiencing the challenging ways of learning when testing limits. The

The Montana-class battleships were conceived of as the final and greatest manifestation of an era in which sea power was quantified in the thickness of

The U.S. is racing swiftly to create the next generation of fighter aircraft in order to maintain air supremacy for decades to come. At the

When the US military went about replacing its aging Beretta M9 sidearms, the fight was far from over, with two stalwart rivals dueling it out:

The age of the battleship was characterized by ambition, engineering bravado, and global naval rivalry. Countries strained technology to construct gigantic warships with the capability

For a glimpse of how the U.S. military is redefining its presence in space, take a look at the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle. This diminutive,