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International relations professor Dr. Andrew Latham examines the legacy of the canceled Montana-class battleship. Scrapped in 1943 when it no longer fit the realities...
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International relations professor Dr. Andrew Latham examines the legacy of the canceled Montana-class battleship. Scrapped in 1943 when it no longer fit the realities...
The restoration of the USS Texas is not merely a paint job; it is a structural resurrection. In 2026, the ship represents a rare...
The USS Illinois was built to be one of the most powerful warships in American history — nine 16-inch guns, 45,000 tons, armor that...
Caleb Larson, an American defense journalist and former POLITICO Europe reporter, evaluates the strategic "resurrection" of electromagnetic railgun technology. Following a disclosure in the...
Christian D. Orr, Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the strategic "evolutionary leap" of the Arleigh Burke-class Flight III...
Christian D. Orr, Senior Defense Editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the strategic "return of the battleship" via the proposed Trump-class....
Christian D. Orr, a senior defense editor and former Air Force Security Forces officer, evaluates the strategic case for the Trump-class BBG(X) battleship as...
The Trump-class battleship (BBG(X)) represents a return to massive surface combatants designed for the U.S. Navy’s "Golden Fleet." The USS Defiant (BBG-1), a 35,000-ton...
Summary and Key Points: Dr. Brent M. Eastwood, a national security expert, evaluates the speculative role of the Montana-class super battleship in Operation Epic...
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...