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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...
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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...
Military Quote Of The Day: Admiral Nimitz On The Real Secret Of Leadership “Leadership Consists Of Picking Good Men And Helping Them Do Their...
The Navy’s Blue Ridge-class command ships—USS Blue Ridge and USS Mount Whitney—serve as floating war headquarters for the 7th and 6th Fleets, enabling commanders...
The A-12 Avenger II was conceived as a stealthy, carrier-based strike aircraft meant to replace the A-6 Intruder and penetrate heavily defended airspace. But...
Summary and Key Points: As U.S. naval forces surge toward the Persian Gulf, Iran is signaling that any strikes would trigger retaliation—including attempts to...
A 2015 joint U.S.-French naval exercise is often cited as a reminder that aircraft carriers, while central to American sea power, are not invulnerable....
The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the Navy’s second Ford-class aircraft carrier, has departed Newport News for its first builder’s sea trials—testing core ship...
Summary and Key Points: During a NATO exercise in the 1980s, a Canadian Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine penetrated the defenses of the USS Dwight D....
The proposed Trump-class battleship arrives as a surprise in an era focused on smaller, distributed naval forces. Yet a large missile-carrying surface combatant could...
Summary and Key Points: A preliminary assessment by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) suggests the proposed Trump-class battleship (BBG) could cost between $18 and...