Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
Do you ever wonder why the U.S. Navy wants only nuclear-powered and not diesel-electric submarines? Diesel-electrics are much less expensive and easier to build....
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Do you ever wonder why the U.S. Navy wants only nuclear-powered and not diesel-electric submarines? Diesel-electrics are much less expensive and easier to build....
Yes, Sweden’s Submarine Was Able to ‘Sink’ a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier: Some of the best-known submarines are the nuclear-powered leviathans in the world’s leading navies....
Sinking the Supercarrier: How Cheap Submarines Outsmarted the U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carrier Strike Group in a Wargame During a massive 1999 NATO exercise, JTFEX/TMDI99,...
This report analyzes how Air-Independent Propulsion (AIP) and shallow-water acoustics allow regional powers like China and Iran to impose "caution" on U.S. aircraft carrier...
Summary and Key Points: Harry J. Kazianis, a veteran national security analyst, examines the legacy of the HSwMS Gotland and its 2005 simulated “sinking”...
The 2005 wargames involving the HSwMS Gotland and the USS Ronald Reagan remain a watershed moment in naval history. While the multi-billion dollar nuclear...
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...
Key Points and Summary – Sweden’s Gotland-class submarines made headlines in 2005 by sneaking inside the USS Ronald Reagan’s defenses, proving how dangerous small...
Key Points – Two decades ago, a tiny Swedish Gotland-class submarine “sunk” the USS Ronald Reagan multiple times in exercises, exposing critical vulnerabilities of...
Meet the Gotland-Class: The US Navy has used aircraft carriers for power projection for over 80 years. With aircraft on board, they can sweep...