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These Are the Largest US Warships Ever Built

USS Zumwalt (DG-1000) at sea + USS Enterprise (CVN-65) at sea

From stealth to firepower and stamina, these floating technological marvels seemingly defy the laws of physics, and with a goal of creating a 350-ship fleet…

Germany to Send Patriot Missiles, Armored Personnel Carriers to Ukraine

MIM-104 Patriot placed near the runway at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport

Germany has announced it’ll be sending a military aid package consisting of armored personnel carriers and MIM-104 Patriot missiles to Ukraine, according to a joint…

Chinese Military Officials Reportedly Concerned Over US Air Force’s Rapid Dragon Palletized Weapon System

Airmen with 1st Special Operations Logistics Readiness Squadron loading a Rapid Dragon Palletized Weapon System onto a Lockheed MC-130J

The Chinese military is reportedly alarmed by a new tactic being employed by the US Air Force. During a live-fire exercise over Norway, the service…

Polish Submarines Nicknamed the ‘Terrible Twins’ Struck Fear Into the German and Italian Navies

Crew aboard the ORP Sokół

The United States and United Kingdom were undoubtedly best known for their navies during the Second World War. There were, of course, others involved in…

MG 13: The German Second-String Light Machine Gun That Saw Frontline Service In France

MG 13 placed on a red table

The Maschinengewehr 13 (MG 13) was a German light machine gun adapted from an earlier model. Despite having a short service life with both the…

USS Pueblo (AGER-2): The Only Commissioned US Navy Ship Currently Held Captive

USS Pueblo (AGER-2) docked in Pyongyang, North Korea

The USS Pueblo (AGER-2) was captured at a time when the US military was deep in the trenches of the Vietnam War. The United States didn’t…

Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov Catches Fire

Admiral Kuznetsov docked at port

According to news agency TASS, a minor fire broke out on the Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s only aircraft carrier, while it was dry-docked in the arctic…

Loss of the SS Cap Arcona: The German Prison Ship Sunk By the RAF with 5,000 Concentration Camp Prisoners Onboard

SS Cap Arcona at sea

The SS Cap Arcona was at the heart of one of the largest loss of life incidents during the Second World War. Compared to events where…

Royal Thai Navy Warship HTMS Sukhothai Sinks During Severe Weather, 31 Still Missing

Boat sailing alongside the sinking HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442)

The Royal Thai Navy has announced the warship HTMS Sukhothai (FS-442) has sunk in the Gulf of Thailand after getting caught in a storm that…

Amazing Discovery – Captured T-34 Found Decades After It Was Abandoned By the German Army

Fleet of T-34s driving down a street in Berlin

In the decades since the end of the Second World War, thousands of discoveries have been made. From sunken ships and downed aircraft to unexploded…

Why the M2 Browning .50 Caliber is the Most Lethal Heavy Machine Gun in History

Three soldiers manning an M2 Browning .50 caliber heavy machine gun

The powerful M2 Browning .50 caliber heavy machine gun entered development following orders from Gen. John J. Pershing in World War I, and it has…

Solo Snipers and Infinite Ammo: 10 Errors Movies Make Involving Guns

Arnold Schwarznegger as the Terminator in 'Terminator 2: Judgement Day' + Keanu Reeves as Neo in 'The Matrix' + Sylvester Stallone as John J. Rambo in 'Rambo: First Blood Part II'

Some of Hollywood’s most popular action heroes are expected to know a thing or two when it comes to firearms, and we know how inaccuracies…