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Summary and Key Points: CBO analyst Eric Labs outlined a steep projected cost for the first Trump-class guided-missile battleship, with estimates ranging from roughly...
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Summary and Key Points: CBO analyst Eric Labs outlined a steep projected cost for the first Trump-class guided-missile battleship, with estimates ranging from roughly...
Sweden’s HMS Gotland became famous after slipping into firing positions against a U.S. carrier strike group during 2005 exercises, proving how hard quiet diesel-electric...
Summary and Key Points: More than two decades after entering service, the F-22 Raptor remains widely viewed as the most capable dedicated air-to-air fighter...
The Navy’s Blue Ridge-class command ships—USS Blue Ridge and USS Mount Whitney—serve as floating war headquarters for the 7th and 6th Fleets, enabling commanders...
The A-12 Avenger II was conceived as a stealthy, carrier-based strike aircraft meant to replace the A-6 Intruder and penetrate heavily defended airspace. But...
A 2015 joint U.S.-French naval exercise is often cited as a reminder that aircraft carriers, while central to American sea power, are not invulnerable....
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...