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The Big Questions on the Ukraine War

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January 22, 2024

I was published by the good folks at Real Clear Defense the other day outlining the different Courses of Action (COA’s) that U.S. commentators and policy makers have started organizing around. You can find my ...

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Modern NATO aligned fighter jets primer

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September 22, 2018

You’ve seen my post about modern U.S. fighter jets. Now you can get the scoop on other friendly fighters. First, the stats: The details F-4 Phantom One of two U.S. built jets on the list, the ...

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Time to reorganize the U.S. military

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April 29, 2018

Our Military Today comes from Yesterday As I covered in my last post, not a lot has changed in our military structure since President Truman signed into law the National Security Act of 1947. This ...

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Current military reorganization primer

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April 22, 2018

Gaius Marius reorganized the Roman military in a way that made the soldiers more dependent on their generals than on their civilian leadership. Then, the Roman Republic fell into tyranny. OK, so there’s more to the story, ...

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F-15 and F-16 fly over kuwait oil fields

Modern U.S. fighter jet primer

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April 7, 2018

Is there a difference between all the different fighter jets you hear about? Does the Army or Navy fly fighter jets, or is it just the Air Force? How many different fighter jets does the U.S. fly ...

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Primer on radar “stealth”

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January 9, 2017

In December 2016, Trump started agitating for the possibility of getting upgraded F/A-18 Super Hornets instead of fulfilling a contract for F-35 Lightning II’s. The F-35 program had long been beset by cost overruns and delays (see my post on ...

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Current military aircraft controversies

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August 9, 2016

The military trains for combat, but can it handle the scrutiny of the public? Recent changes in military aircraft have battle-hardened the armed forces to public scrutiny. We got up-to-speed on the basics of military aircraft ...

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Primer on modern military aircraft

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August 2, 2016

It’s an exciting time for military aircraft. Critics and congress have been battling head-to-head with top Air Force and Navy brass over some of the most technologically advanced aircraft ever created. Long before first contact with the enemy, ...

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