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America’s Columbia-class nuclear ballistic-missile submarines are absorbing delays and cost growth, with the lead boat now projected about 17 months late for a 2029...
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America’s Columbia-class nuclear ballistic-missile submarines are absorbing delays and cost growth, with the lead boat now projected about 17 months late for a 2029...
Future war in East Asia could become a kinetic missile fight: massed Chinese ballistic and cruise missiles aimed at bases and ships to keep...
Summary and Key Points: Trump’s “Golden Fleet” vision includes a Trump-class battleship armed with 32-megajoule railguns promising shots out to 100 nautical miles. -The...
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: A new Congressional Research Service report examines the Navy’s proposed guided-missile battleship program, BBG(X), widely framed as the Trump-class centerpiece...
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...
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...