America’s ghost bombers enter the ‘Spirit Realm’
Appropriately enough, at the end of their lives
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Appropriately enough, at the end of their lives
Let’s hope the next President still thinks this is a good idea
You might think a ship designed to look like a merchant vessel would be cheap like a merchant vessel ...
Sometimes, it’s quality that has a quality all of its own
The Mach 3 ramjet ship-killer is mightier than the sword
He put the ‘S’ into Silent Service
On the Right and Left, we’re forgetting why the free world triumphed in the 20th century
‘Our combat capabilities are stronger and our reach is wider,’ crows the Chinese navy
No great likelihood of anyone being drafted for anything. Especially women
We Brits have no one to fear but ourselves, however
They can dig but they can’t hide
Secretive ‘dual use’ space planes and satellites are jockeying for advantage above us
No point having more guns if you haven’t got enough bullets
The Bear’s teeth and claws are smaller and fewer than one might suppose
It is the vicious terrorists using the people of Gaza as shields who are to blame for innocent deaths
Ireland is richer than Norway - why is it reliant on Norwegian planes to defend it?
Rising threats from China and Russia push Chemring’s order book to record high
So expensive that even America is having to compromise
Open warfare would create an environment in which nothing could survive
‘Want of frigates’ is stamped upon my heart
Shades of the Yamato and Musashi, biggest-ever battleships of WWII
Like a chess game where one player keeps getting more and more pieces
America may have better ships, but who has better shipyards?