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France’s New Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Will Cost $11 Billion. Its Catapults and Arresting Gear Will Be Made in the USA

France has designed its next aircraft carrier to displace 80,000 tons, twice the size of Charles de Gaulle, powered by two nuclear reactors and...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 28, 2026

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) sails in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 6, 2026. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is at sea as an integrated warfighting team. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John R. Farren)

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The Houthis Just Became Iran’s ‘Nuclear Option,’ an Expert Says — Able to ‘Hold the Global Economy Hostage’

The Wall Street Journal says a new front has opened after the Houthis declared an embargo on Saudi oil through Bab al-Mandeb. Reuters detailed...

Stephen SilverJuly 24, 2026

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Iran Went After the Energy Routes and Russia Is Now Going After the Food, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Says

No vessel entered any of the three Ukrainian ports in the Odesa region on Wednesday, the first such day since the grain corridor opened...

Stephen SilverJuly 23, 2026

Army paratroopers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, fire the M3 Multi-Role Anti-Armor Anti-Personnel Weapon System (MAAWS) during live-fire training at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2021. The MAAWS, also known as the Carl Gustaf, is a man-portable, reusable, breech-loading, 84 mm recoilless rifle capable of destroying armored targets up to 700 meters away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Alejandro Peña)

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The Only Way to Stop Iran at Sea Is Boots on the Ground

With Iran's foreign minister ruling out concessions or any reopening of Hormuz, one analyst argues the only way to stop Tehran's attacks on shipping...

Michael RubinJuly 21, 2026

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France’s New Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Will Cost $11 Billion. Its Catapults and Arresting Gear Will Be Made in the USA

Aerospace & Defense

The Houthis Just Became Iran’s ‘Nuclear Option,’ an Expert Says — Able to ‘Hold the Global Economy Hostage’

Trillions - 19FortyFive

Iran Went After the Energy Routes and Russia Is Now Going After the Food, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Says

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The Only Way to Stop Iran at Sea Is Boots on the Ground

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