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Key Points and Summary – The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier was meant to usher in a new era of U.S. naval power,...
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Key Points and Summary – The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier was meant to usher in a new era of U.S. naval power,...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 stealth fighter’s recent launch from the catapult carrier Fujian marks a real shift: Beijing is moving from...
Key Points and Summary – For a decade, the MiG-25 Foxbat was the West’s worst-case nightmare: a titanium Mach-3 super-fighter that seemed to outclass...
Key Points and Summary – NASA’s Hyper-X program proved hydrogen-fueled scramjet flight with the X-43A at Mach 7–10, but its planned follow-on, the Mach...
Key Points and Summary – Congress has gutted the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program, approving just $74 million for FY 2026—an 84 percent...
Key Points and Summary – With U.S. shipbuilding lagging badly behind China, some enthusiasts argue it is time to revive the Iowa-class battleships as...
Key Points and Summary – The Su-57 Felon was meant to anchor Russia’s fifth-generation air power and compete with America’s F-22 and F-35 and...
Key Points and Summary – HMS Agamemnon, the sixth Astute-class attack submarine, has been commissioned into the Royal Navy as Britain doubles down on...
Key Points and Summary – The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) has been delayed again, now to March 2027, just as the Navy plans...
Key Points and Summary – Washington has parked serious naval and air power off Venezuela, seized ships, and signaled that Nicolás Maduro’s “days are...