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Can Iran’s “Black Hole” Subs Sink a US Supercarrier? Now that the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group has entered U.S. Central Command waters,...
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Can Iran’s “Black Hole” Subs Sink a US Supercarrier? Now that the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group has entered U.S. Central Command waters,...
The most immediate threat to U.S. undersea dominance is not foreign adversaries, but a domestic industrial crisis. A significant portion of the attack submarine...
Washington is signaling that Canada’s fighter decision could trigger real consequences for NORAD. U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra warned that if Prime Minister Mark Carney...
The Marine Corps’ FY2027 retention bonus program is offering major incentives—sometimes exceeding $60,000—for enlisted Marines who reenlist and retrain into high-demand, low-density specialties such...
Summary and Key Points: Iran unveiled the Qaher-313 in February 2013 as a domestically produced “stealth fighter,” portraying it as a major leap in...
Summary and Key Points: Although widely attributed to Mark Twain, the quote “Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. has deployed the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to the Middle East amid warnings from Iranian leadership...
Summary and Key Points: Chinese researchers affiliated with the China Aerodynamics Research and Development Centre (CARDC) claim to have identified aerodynamic and stability limitations...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine program, critical to the nation’s nuclear deterrent, is facing significant schedule pressures and...
UPDATE 1/29/2026: A few days back, we reported that the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, Theodore Roosevelt, was headed out to sea on deployment, based on...