Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
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Synopsis: The USS Abraham Lincoln’s rapid move from San Diego to Guam and now in the Philippine Sea places another U.S. supercarrier in the...
Synopsis: China’s anti-access strategy in a Taiwan war hinges on denying U.S. carrier strike groups access to the Western Pacific using massed missile fire....
Key Points and Summary – In 2015, the French Navy’s compact Rubis-class nuclear attack submarine Saphir slipped through the layered defenses of the aircraft...
Synopsis: The Navy is rebuilding sustained Indo-Pacific mass after years of Middle East rotations, pairing a forward-deployed carrier in Japan with additional surge forces....
Synopsis: Chester W. Nimitz went from Fredericksburg, Texas, to the top of the Navy by pairing technical mastery with calm command presence. -A standout...
Key Points and Summary – Nimitz-class carriers don’t publish an official top speed, but open sources consistently place them at 30-plus knots—roughly 35 mph—when...
Key Points and Summary – USS Nimitz (CVN-68) returned to Naval Base Kitsap on Dec. 16, likely ending her final deployment and closing a...
Key Points and Summary – Canadian Victoria-class submarines have repeatedly penetrated NATO and allied carrier groups during exercises, scoring simulated torpedo “kills” on high-value...
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Izumo-class “helicopter destroyers” are becoming true light carriers, able to operate the STOVL F-35B and extend airpower beyond...