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MOPping Up: The USA’s 30,000 Pound GBU-57 Bomb

MOPping Up: The USA’s 30,000 Pound GBU-57 Bomb

"Grand Slam" (click to view full) During the Second World War, attacking heavily protected targets like U-boat pens and protected "V-weapon" facilities was a key challenge. Enter a brilliant British engineer named Barnes Wallis, fresh off the dam-busting "Upkeep"...

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Submarines for Indonesia

Submarines for Indonesia

KRI Cakra (click to view larger) Indonesia sites astride one of the world's most critical submarine chokepoints. A large share of global trade must pass through the critical Straits of Malacca, and the shallow littoral waters around the Indonesian archipelago. That...

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Aussie Key: Saab’s M3 Carl Gustaf Rocket

Aussie Key: Saab’s M3 Carl Gustaf Rocket

ADF training (click to view full) Guided, portable anti-tank weapons have become a ubiquitous feature of the modern battlefield, but there's still a role for good old fashioned panzerfaust rockets. For a soldier who needs to take out light vehicles at close range,...

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