Author: Jake Thompson

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

Lately, if you’ve been following defense news, one word keeps coming up: “hypersonic.” These are weapons that fly faster than five times the speed of

Few battleships leave as long-lasting an imprint upon history as the USS Texas (BB-35). She is a living history of naval innovation, technology, and the

Sniper rifles have always been the focus of accurate combat and competitive shooting. They are more than mere means to deliver distant shots—they are products

Few gun arguments have been more contentious—or long-standing—than 9mm vs. .45 ACP. It is not a matter of numbers, i.e., weight or velocity of the

Few ships in naval history over the past few decades have caused as much controversy, disappointment, and cautious optimism as the USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000).

The nature of war is changing more rapidly than some strategists envisioned, and few places is that better illustrated than in Ukraine’s bold use of

At the beginning of the 21st century, the American Army embarked on a bold endeavor: reinventing the tank. At the forefront was the XM1202 Mounted

Oceans have been stages of both war and commerce always, but the threats they currently pose are not as simple as ancient sea warfare. Modern

The Black Sea has been a melting pot of sea battles in which strategy, cunning, and valor turned the tables of power. Throughout the war,