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Summary and Key Points: CBO analyst Eric Labs outlined a steep projected cost for the first Trump-class guided-missile battleship, with estimates ranging from roughly...
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Summary and Key Points: CBO analyst Eric Labs outlined a steep projected cost for the first Trump-class guided-missile battleship, with estimates ranging from roughly...
Summary and Key Points: AUKUS plans to deliver Virginia-class submarines to Australia are portrayed as increasingly strained by U.S. production limits and the Navy’s...
Summary and Key Points: A new Congressional Research Service report examines the Navy’s proposed guided-missile battleship program, BBG(X), widely framed as the Trump-class centerpiece...
The A-12 Avenger II was the U.S. Navy’s bold stealth attack-bomber concept under the Advanced Tactical Aircraft program, designed to replace the A-6 Intruder...
Summary and Key Points: THAAD is a mobile, land-based missile defense system built to intercept short- and medium-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase,...
Summary and Key Points: The unveiling of the GCAP mock-up sparked a simple question: why are next-generation fighters getting so large? -Size is a...
Summary and Key Points: Russia’s Su-57 “Felon” is a controversial fifth-generation fighter designed to counter U.S. stealth aircraft, but its design choices sit between...
Summary and Key Points: The S-3 Viking was a capable Cold War-era carrier-based submarine hunter, but it was ultimately retired because its survivability and...
Summary and Key Points: The X-44 MANTA was a tailless experimental fighter concept built around one big idea: prove full yaw, pitch, and roll...
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...