Military Recent Posts China Dominates Global Shipbuilding and the United States Ranks 14th by Tonnage. The Case for an Allied Counterweight. The US Navy Once Had 51 Perry-Class Frigates. Today It Has 0, Its Replacement Program Was Cut From 20 Ships to 2, and the Next Frigate May Be a Coast Guard Cutter The F-35’s AIM-120D Missile Reaches About 100 Miles and China’s PL-15 Up to 186. The AIM-260 Now in Testing Is Built to Fit the F-35’s Weapons Bay at 120-Plus Miles and Nearly Mach 5 The Air Force Built 187 F-22 Raptors of 381 Planned Before Bob Gates Killed the Line in 2009. Restarting It Would Cost $9.9 Billion Before the First New Jet, a 2016 Study Found The Age of the Aircraft Carrier Is Coming to an End and the US Navy Isn’t Ready (China and Iran Already Know This)
