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Key Points and Summary – Congress has gutted funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program, cutting FY2026 support to just $74 million while fully backing...
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Key Points and Summary – Congress has gutted funding for the Navy’s F/A-XX program, cutting FY2026 support to just $74 million while fully backing...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy once touted the electromagnetic railgun as a game-changing ship weapon: Mach 7 shots, 100-nautical-mile range, and...
Key Points and Summary – The Northrop–McDonnell Douglas YF-23 “Black Widow II” was the stealthier, longer-legged rival to Lockheed’s YF-22 in the Advanced Tactical...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy has only 53 fast-attack submarines against a formal requirement of 66, even as missions multiply from...
Key Points and Summary – This piece explains how the Navy Cross—second only to the Medal of Honor—is actually earned and why it is...
Key Points and Summary – If Washington shifts from counternarcotics to kinetic strikes on Venezuela, the Navy would be the tip of the spear....
Key Points and Summary – The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier was meant to usher in a new era of U.S. naval power,...
Key Points and Summary – Congress has gutted the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program, approving just $74 million for FY 2026—an 84 percent...
Key Points and Summary – With U.S. shipbuilding lagging badly behind China, some enthusiasts argue it is time to revive the Iowa-class battleships as...
Key Points and Summary – HMS Agamemnon, the sixth Astute-class attack submarine, has been commissioned into the Royal Navy as Britain doubles down on...