Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
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...
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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: Despite anxiety over the scheduled 2026 retirement of the USS Nimitz, Dr. Andrew Latham argues that decommissioning the 50-year-old carrier...
Summary and Key Points – A Supercarrier Crisis? : Anti-ship missiles like China’s DF-26 drive the argument that carriers are too big and too...
Summary and Key Points: While military analysts focus on the threat of hypersonic missiles, a recent Navy investigation reveals that U.S. supercarriers faced a...
Summary and Key Points: USS Gerald R. Ford remains a high-demand supercarrier after supporting a time-sensitive Venezuela operation and continuing a long deployment since...
Summary and Key Points: China appears to be evolving its “carrier-killer” missile concept (DF-21D/DF-26B) into a weapon with intercontinental reach, threatening U.S. carrier strike...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s warning that China could knock out U.S. aircraft carriers in “20 minutes” spotlights the hypersonic era: maneuvering weapons above Mach...
After more than 200 days at sea, the USS Gerald R. Ford’s extended cruise has become a case study in how global demand collides...
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is a prominent figure in the United States Navy, representing modern naval warfare’s might and technological prowess. As...