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The US Air Force Has 76 B-52H Stratofortresses, About 45 B-1B Lancers and 19 Operational B-2 Spirits. The Newest B-52 Was Delivered in 1962, and 10 of the 13 Programs in Its $21,000,000,000 Modernization Are Running Late or Over Budget.

Riyadh is asking allies for military aid against the Houthis. Pakistan and Turkey have declined; the US and Israel are reportedly sharing intelligence. If...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 15, 2026

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The Japanese Battleship Yamato Carried 9 18.1-Inch Guns and the US Navy Montana-Class Would Have Carried 12 16-Inch Guns. The Smaller Gun Throws More Steel — 32,400 Pounds per Salvo Against 28,971, and 64,800 Pounds a Minute Against 43,500.

America drew a battleship to beat Yamato and never cut the steel. The Montana-class was authorized under the Two-Ocean Navy Act, named in December...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 15, 2026

Kirov-Class Russian Navy Creative Commons Image

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The Trump-Class Battleship Would Carry 128 Mk 41 Cells. Russia’s Admiral Nakhimov Nuclear Battlecruiser Will Carry 176. 1 of Those 2 Ships Is Real, and It Has Been in the Yard for 25 Years.

Two attempts to revive the capital ship, measured against each other. Russia built four Project 1144 Orlan Kirov-class battlecruisers between 1973 and 1996 and...

Christian D. OrrSeptember 15, 2026

USS Missouri Iowa-Class Battleship US Navy Photo

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Iowa vs. Yamato: America’s and Japan’s Best Battleships, Head to Head

Two battleships as 1945 actually found them, one on one, no aircraft and no escorts. Yamato brings 72,800 tons, a 16.1-inch belt and nine...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 15, 2026

South Korea Nuclear Submarine Government Handout Photo

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South Korea Has Put $74,400,000 Into an 8,000-Ton Nuclear Submarine Due in the Mid-2030s. It Has Never Operated a Naval Reactor.

A reactor is louder than a battery. Coolant pumps and turbines make noise that a diesel-electric boat running submerged simply does not make, and...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 15, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

All 5 of the Royal Navy’s In-Service Astute-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines Were Tied Up Alongside at the Same Time in Late June 2026, 1 of Them Stripped of Parts to Keep the Other 4 Running. The Class Will Take 28 Years to Deliver 7 Boats.

The Astute-class program failed before a single plate was cut. Submarine orders at Barrow dried up through the 1990s, the design offices emptied, and...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 14, 2026

U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing 8 aircraft fly in formation over the world’s largest aircraft carrier, Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during Carrier Air Wing 8’s aerial change of command ceremony while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Jan. 19, 2026. U.S. military forces are deployed to the Caribbean in support of the U.S. Southern Command mission, Department of War-directed operations, and the president’s priorities to disrupt illicit drug trafficking and protect the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo)

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Investigators Are Studying Why the US Navy’s Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Was Hit With a Massive Fire and If It Could Have Been Prevented

The Navy first said two sailors were hurt aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford. More than 200 were treated for smoke inhalation. Six months...

Jack BuckbySeptember 14, 2026

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Sorry, F-35: South Korea Flew 6 KF-21 Boramae Prototypes on Nearly 1,600 Sorties Over 42 Months and Declared Development Complete in July 2026.

Forty KF-21 Block I aircraft are contracted for delivery by 2028, with 80 Block II to follow, at about $83 million and $112 million...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 14, 2026

Vanguard-class Submarine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Royal Navy Nuclear Missile Submarine HMS Vanguard Spent About 89 Months in Refit at Devonport. It Had Taken 83 Months to Build Her. Her 3 Sisters Averaged 42 Months for the Same Overhaul, and She Came Home in March From a 204-Day Patrol — the Longest in Royal Navy History.

Four boats is the minimum the Royal Navy's nuclear deterrence mission allows: one on patrol, one working up or returning, one in short maintenance,...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 14, 2026

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (Apr. 26, 2003) -- Spectators welcome the aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to Pearl Harbor. Lincoln is on its way home from a deployment spanning more than nine months. Abraham Lincoln is among the first ships to return home from Operation Iraqi Freedom. U.S. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate 2nd Class Joshua L. Pritekel. (RELEASED)

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$850,000,000 Australian Submarine ‘Sank’ a $5,500,000,000 US Navy Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier and 2 Nuclear Attack Submarines by Evading a Fleet of Warships and ‘Penetrating the Screen’

A nuclear submarine cannot switch off its reactor, which means coolant pumps, a steam plant and reduction gears are always turning. A diesel-electric boat...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 13, 2026

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The US Air Force Has 76 B-52H Stratofortresses, About 45 B-1B Lancers and 19 Operational B-2 Spirits. The Newest B-52 Was Delivered in 1962, and 10 of the 13 Programs in Its $21,000,000,000 Modernization Are Running Late or Over Budget.

Aerospace & Defense

The Japanese Battleship Yamato Carried 9 18.1-Inch Guns and the US Navy Montana-Class Would Have Carried 12 16-Inch Guns. The Smaller Gun Throws More Steel — 32,400 Pounds per Salvo Against 28,971, and 64,800 Pounds a Minute Against 43,500.

Aerospace & Defense

The Trump-Class Battleship Would Carry 128 Mk 41 Cells. Russia’s Admiral Nakhimov Nuclear Battlecruiser Will Carry 176. 1 of Those 2 Ships Is Real, and It Has Been in the Yard for 25 Years.

Aerospace & Defense

Iowa vs. Yamato: America’s and Japan’s Best Battleships, Head to Head

Aerospace & Defense

South Korea Has Put $74,400,000 Into an 8,000-Ton Nuclear Submarine Due in the Mid-2030s. It Has Never Operated a Naval Reactor.

Aerospace & Defense

All 5 of the Royal Navy’s In-Service Astute-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines Were Tied Up Alongside at the Same Time in Late June 2026, 1 of Them Stripped of Parts to Keep the Other 4 Running. The Class Will Take 28 Years to Deliver 7 Boats.

Aerospace & Defense

Investigators Are Studying Why the US Navy’s Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Was Hit With a Massive Fire and If It Could Have Been Prevented

Aerospace & Defense

Sorry, F-35: South Korea Flew 6 KF-21 Boramae Prototypes on Nearly 1,600 Sorties Over 42 Months and Declared Development Complete in July 2026.

Aerospace & Defense

Royal Navy Nuclear Missile Submarine HMS Vanguard Spent About 89 Months in Refit at Devonport. It Had Taken 83 Months to Build Her. Her 3 Sisters Averaged 42 Months for the Same Overhaul, and She Came Home in March From a 204-Day Patrol — the Longest in Royal Navy History.

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$850,000,000 Australian Submarine ‘Sank’ a $5,500,000,000 US Navy Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier and 2 Nuclear Attack Submarines by Evading a Fleet of Warships and ‘Penetrating the Screen’

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