The Astute class boat is a submarine attack submarine that was commissioned by the Ministry of Defense for service in the Royal Navy (nuclear-powered attack submarine). The Swiftsure class of nuclear-powered attack submarines, which the Royal Navy commissioned between 1974 and 1981 and were thus getting close to the end of their operational lifespan, were […]

In February, Lockheed Martin delivered a tiny directed energy weapon to the US Air Force Research Laboratory, a significant step in the service’s ambition to equip a tactical fighter jet with a laser capable of destroying anti-aircraft missiles. Lockheed Martin has constructed the smallest and lightest high energy laser of its power class to date. […]

The Kitty Hawk-Class Were the Best Conventional Powered Carriers Ever Built: Built and developed in the Mad Men era, the United States Navy’s Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers were originally designed to improve upon the previous Forrestal-class. The four completed vessels were essentially three sub-classes that could be easily distinguished from their predecessors by their greater length, placement of the elevators and a …

The year 2022 was significant for a number of important anniversaries. Naturally, this year marks the 50th anniversary of the BMW M division. However, there is one more event that is worth commemorating, and that is the 75th anniversary of the maiden flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules, which was also the aircraft’s sole flight. […]