Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Summary and Key Points: In May 2005, the US Navy conducted a controversial “SINKEX” operation, intentionally sinking the decommissioned USS America (CV-66) off the...
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Summary and Key Points: In May 2005, the US Navy conducted a controversial “SINKEX” operation, intentionally sinking the decommissioned USS America (CV-66) off the...
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 U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX—built to replace the F/A-18E/F and fly beside the F-35C—has regained momentum after a pause inside the...
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...
Can Iran Really Shut Hormuz? The Small-Boat And Missile Threat Facing U.S. Warships Iran’s threat to disrupt the Strait of Hormuz is resurfacing as...
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...
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...
Summary and Key Points: As U.S. naval forces surge toward the Persian Gulf, Iran is signaling that any strikes would trigger retaliation—including attempts to...
The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, has departed Newport News for its first builder’s sea trials—testing core ship...
The idea of a U.S. Navy supercarrier flipping in heavy seas sounds plausible because of its towering island and massive flight deck, but modern...