In the early years of nuclear development, as atomic bombs and nuclear power made their way into the American military arsenal, companies in the defense industry sometimes got weird with them.
They developed nuclear air-to-air missiles, portable nuclear launch devices, tried to create nuclear death clouds in the atmosphere and nukes small enough for Special Forces soldiers to parachute with. They even considered nuclear-powered bases on the Moon that would be able to repel enemy spacecraft.
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Germany has expanded its procurement of H145M light combat helicopters by acquiring 20 additional units from Airbus.
European defence contractor KNDS has named Nicolas Groult as CEO of KNDS France, with his tenure scheduled to begin on 5 January 2026.
Every December, the History Channel hits the spam button on the Battle of the Bulge. You know the script by heart (because it is, objectively, awesome): McAuliffe said “Nuts,” Patton drove really fast, and the 101st Airborne froze in foxholes while waiting for the weather to clear.
But the Bulge wasn’t just a story of paratroopers and tanks. It was an unpredictable, desperate, and technologically experimental battlefield that probably looked more like sci-fi than the World War II movies you grew up on.
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Taliban officials admit that at least half of the stockpile is now “unaccounted for.” Many of those weapons ended up with militant groups operating across Afghanistan’s borders.
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Gary Warner, Stars and Stripes
For the 30th time in half a century, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is coming home.
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Previous Pentagon disclosures had put Dark Eagle’s range at a minimum of 1,725 miles.
Jan Tegler, National Defense Magazine
A Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency X-plane employing bursts of air to initiate climbs, turns and descents rather than traditional flight…
The Chengdu Aircraft Corporation has for the first time been confirmed to have flown its two known very heavy ultra long range sixth generation fighter flight prototypes in formation, as the program approaches one year since its unveiling to the world. The first prototype was unveiled on December 26, 2024, making it the first fighter of its generation confirmed to be in flight testing worldwide. This was followed hours later by the release of footage of a lighter sixth generation fighter prototype developed by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation.