This was the year the word “tripledemic” entered the lexicon. That’s the term for the three different types of illnesses, COVID-19, flu, and RSV, that are affecting people this winter season. The New York Times looked at the problem last week. “R.S.V., or respiratory syncytial virus, has made so many young children ill this fall that weekly […]
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Nazi Germany’s Bismarck and Tirpitz, along with the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato and Musashi, are some of the most famous battleships to see service during the Second World War. There were other Axis battleships, of course. The German Kriegsmarine operated two Scharnhorst-class battleships, while the IJN maintained a fleet of big-gun capital vessels. (Subscribe to […]
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“Say Hello to My Little Friend”! That iconic scene with Al Pacino as Tony Montana in the 1983 version of Scarface was more than likely the first introduction for most American moviegoers – those who didn’t serve in the U.S. Armed Forces anyway – to the venerable M203 40mm grenade launcher. After having written articles […]
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PayPal claims it is the safest way to send money. That’s not really true as it was reported last month that in 2021 alone, online payment fraud on platforms such as PayPal cost users over $20 billion. In addition, the service now accounts for 10 percent of all money laundering by criminals. While the latter […]
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Though 32 Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbirds” were built, 11 were lost in accidents – yet not a single aircraft was shot down by the enemy. Of the surviving aircraft, one is now located at the Smithsonian Institution’s Steve F. Udvar-Hazy Center at the Washington Dulles International Airport in Chantilly, Virginia (check out our original pictures below). […]
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China seems to have missiles that could indeed strike U.S. Navy warships: Even as the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has become the largest naval force in the world, and recently launched its third aircraft carrier, the Chinese military continues to tout its capabilities to counter the United States Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. A few […]
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Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche Was Grounded Before It Started – There are two prototype airframes (94-0327, 95-0001) currently on display at the United States Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Alabama that are certainly unique, and certainly unlike any of the other military vehicles in the collection. (Subscribe to Our YouTube Channel Here. Check out More […]
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Meet the Conqueror: During the Second World War, the British Army struggled to develop a tank that was able to truly stand up to the best that Germany had to offer. Efforts such as the Cromwell were essentially outmoded by the time they arrived on the battlefield. The Comet, which was certainly the best British […]
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Meet the Ford-Class: The US Navy is looking to the future, to potential open water conflict with China, and replacing the outdated Enterprise and Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. To replace the older carriers, the Navy has developed the most expensive warship ever built: The Gerald R. Ford-class. Each individual ship in the Ford class has a […]
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The F-35 Lightning II is gradually becoming a centerpiece of the U.S. Armed Forces – and the forces of its allies. But before the F-35 entered production and proliferated, it had to win its place in a head-to-head competition with another fighter concept: the Boeing X-32. In the 1990s, the U.S. spearheaded a monumental contract […]
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