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The T-95 was a Russian experimental fourth-generation main battle tank (MBT) developed by Uralvagonzavod. The T-95 was supposed to revolutionize armored warfare with advanced features and formidable firepower, but was canceled in 2010.
Planned to be equipped with a 152 mm smoothbore main gun capable of launching guided missiles and firing high-explosive rounds, the T-95 would have had immense firepower, much more than any other MBT in the world.
T-95 Tank. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Russia’s Black Sea Fleet was once a dominant regional naval force. But the fleet has been severely weakened, resulting in a shift from an offensive force to a defensive “fleet-in-being.” What’s notable about the fleet’s degradation is that Ukraine didn’t need a traditional navy to inflict it; rather, it used drones, missiles, and targeting to strip the Black Sea Fleet of its ability to operate, offering another example of asymmetric, cheap measures crippling traditional, expensive military platforms.
Scale of the Losses
Russian Navy Kirov-Class. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
Canada’s aging CF-18 fleet is on the up, it seems, with the Royal Canadian Air Force finally moving to bolster its legacy fighters with the AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM. Back in February, Canadian CF-18 Hornets carried out successful live-fire testing of the AIM-120D-3 at Florida’s Tyndall Air Force Base.
The exercise included aircraft from 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron and appears to mark the first publicly documented launch of the D-3 variant from a non-U.S. military jet.
Canada Air Force CF-18. Image Credit: Creative Commons.
A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler scored a simulated kill on an F-22 Raptor during a 2009 Nellis exercise—and painted a Raptor kill marking on its fuselage afterward. How did a fourth-generation jamming aircraft beat the world’s premier stealth fighter? Electronic warfare and geometry are the answer.
Even the F-22 Raptor Can Be Beaten
The F-22 Raptor is widely regarded as the world’s premier air superiority fighter. Yet in 2009, during an exercise at Nellis AFB, a US Navy EA-18G Growler reportedly scored a simulated AIM-120 “kill” against an F-22.
Most people picture Cold War Sweden as a quiet neutral nation, content to sit out the superpower drama. The reality was more ambitious. In the 1950s, Saab’s designers quietly drew up plans for a Mach 2+ delta-winged nuclear bomber called the Saab 36—a fighter-bomber that would have given Stockholm its own atomic strike capability and forced Washington and Moscow to take Swedish airspace seriously.
When I first tested GenAI.mil a few months ago, the main achievement was establishing an approved and secure Generative AI platform for the entire DoW to use. That was a massive first step. The early version provided a good starting place but lacked some of the features it needed to fully realize its potential for the Department of War.
Since then, the platform has evolved. The development team has clearly listened to user feedback, rolling out new features, including model upgrades to Gemini 3.
Ukraine’s concept of a 15km-deep drone kill zone is intended to hold the line in the face of Russian attacks, and limit Ukrainian casualties.
Ukraine’s concept of a 15km-deep drone kill zone is intended to hold the line in the face of Russian attacks, and limit Ukrainian casualties.
The Eurofighter Typhoon first entered service in the early 2000s, the product of a multinational European effort to produce a modern air superiority fighter.
Originally designed during the late Cold War to counter Soviet aircraft, the Typhoon’s role has been incrementally expanded, ensuring enduring relevance long after the Soviet threat disappeared.
A German Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon flies over Alaska during exercise Arctic Defender 24 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 8, 2024.
The US Army’s one-two punch on the battlefield during the Cold War was the M1A1 Abrams main battle tank and the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV). Both platforms were supplied to Ukraine for its war against Russia and were operated mostly by the 47th Mechanized Brigade.
The M1A1’s performance in theatre has been less impressive than anticipated, for a number of reasons. One of those is that this tank was not supplied in sufficient numbers. Other complications, such as logistical support and less than adequate maintenance, also have arisen.