This article first appeared in 2014.
Here s What You Need To Remember: The DF-21D is as much a threat as it is a missile. China is attempting to send a signal: Don t start a war with us if you value your aircraft carriers. At the same time, though, there would be enormous consequences for shooting one at an American ship.
The DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) has generated a tremendous amount of interest over the past five years. If it works, it poses a very serious threat to U.S. Navy (USN) carriers, as well as to the other advanced warships of the USN, of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, and others.
America s Greatest Military Victories: Here are the Top Five
Since the Revolutionary War, the greatest American military successes have depended on careful, long-range planning, the organization of assets and the commitment to overwhelming the enemy.
Here s What You Need To Remember: The United States has plenty of heroes - but these victories owe themselves less to single, decisive moments and more to a long period of meticulous planning.
Is there an American way of war? The question evokes deep controversy, not least because for a very long time, Americans considered themselves an exceptionally peaceful nation. Even into the twentieth century, American presidents boasted about the nation’s aversion to war and defense expenditures.
Which is not to say the PLA knows how to use all these new vehicles.
Here s What You Need To Remember: These massive numbers doesn t necessarily translate to military strength, though. Many of the older tanks are obsolete against modern American or Russian ones - and there is some evidence that China could not use the newer ones properly if it came to a war.
In 2019 both the U.S. and Russian armies introduced new versions of their primary main battle tank, helping to enhance what is widely viewed as the world’s leading armored forces.
But China, not the United States or Russia, possesses the planet’s
Everything You Wanted to Know About the Eurofighter Typhoon
Just over 550 Typhoon fighters have been built, with around 100 more projected to enter service in the future.
Here s What You Need To Remember: The Eurofighter Typhoon has been around for decades - and is still one of the best fighters in the sky. Its designers opted for forego stealth for speed and maneuverability, and the Typhoon has plenty of each.
One of the European community’s most successful joint defense projects, the Eurofighter Typhoon has distinguished itself as a versatile and exceptionally agile fighter over its two decades of service.
In the early 1970s, several Western European states perceived the need for a new fighter platform to phase out their aging, largely U.S.-made stock of fighters that included the F-4 Phantom. With the 1970s Panavia Tornado capably filling a strike role, the European community coalesced around an air superiority fighter project.
Bombers Often Don t Work - 5 Worst Ever
The very best aircraft have been those that could not only conduct their primary mission effectively, but that were also sufficiently flexible to perform other tasks that might be asked of them.
Here s What You Need To Remember: Many bombers have limited roles, but fill them excellently. The Ju-88 Stuka, for instance, had virtually no capacity for fighting - but it was still one of the most feared aircraft of the Second World War. Others, such as the B-52, are more versatile.
Bombers are the essence of strategic airpower. While fighters have often been important to air forces, it was the promise of the heavy bomber than won and kept independence for the United States Air Force and the Royal Air Force. At different points in time, air forces in the United States, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, and Italy have treated bomber design and construction as a virtually all-consuming obsession, setting fighter and attack aviation aside.