Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Synopsis: Russia’s post-Soviet arms exports to China were a pragmatic bargain: Moscow needed hard currency and industrial survival, while Beijing needed a rapid modernization...
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Synopsis: Russia’s post-Soviet arms exports to China were a pragmatic bargain: Moscow needed hard currency and industrial survival, while Beijing needed a rapid modernization...
Summary and Key Points: The battleship-to-carrier comparison is emotionally satisfying but strategically wrong. Battleships became obsolete because their core mission—surface gunnery and line-of-sight combat—was...
Summary and Key Points: The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is now underway for sea trials as the Navy’s second Ford-class carrier, bringing EMALS...
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...
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,...
Summary and Key Points: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is meant to be the next major step in the Ford-class transition, bringing EMALS, Advanced...
Summary and Key Points: USS Nimitz is slated to retire in 2026, but extending its service five to ten years could briefly give the...
Summary and Key Points: Despite anxiety over the scheduled 2026 retirement of the USS Nimitz, Dr. Andrew Latham argues that decommissioning the 50-year-old carrier...
Summary and Key Points: Reports seem to confirm that Russia is decommissioning its sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, with plans to likely scrap...