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Summary and Key Points: This article examines General Atomics’ proposal to install a 32-megajoule electromagnetic railgun on the Trump-class guided-missile battleship. -Following the Surface...
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Summary and Key Points: This article examines General Atomics’ proposal to install a 32-megajoule electromagnetic railgun on the Trump-class guided-missile battleship. -Following the Surface...
Summary and Key Points: Harrison Kass, a national security journalist and former US Air Force pilot selectee, evaluates the survival of the aircraft carrier...
The USS Missouri (BB-63) remains one of the most storied vessels in American naval history, but its service during the Korean War (1950–1953) is...
Synopsis: The Trump-class battleship BBG(X) is being pitched as a 21st-century command-and-control powerhouse, but analysts warn it may lack the military utility of the...
Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class battleship, the centerpiece of a visionary “Golden Fleet,” represents a radical departure from modern naval doctrine. -Designed...
Summary and Key Points: Trump’s new National Defense Strategy touts a “Golden Fleet” rebuild anchored by Trump-class battleships led by USS Defiant. -At 35,000–40,000...
Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class battleship—designated BBG(X) and led by the USS Defiant—aims to become the Navy’s largest surface combatant since World...
Summary and Key Points: The Montana-class was designed as the final and most powerful expression of U.S. battleship thinking: heavier armor, greater survivability, and...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Illinois (BB-65) was authorized as the fifth Iowa-class battleship, but unlike its predecessors, it utilized an all-welded construction...
Summary and Key Points: The USS Kentucky (BB-66) occupies a unique place in naval history as the “ghost” of the Iowa class—a 57,000-ton fast...