Dr. Brent M. Eastwood is the author of Humans, Machines, and Data: Future Trends in Warfare. He is an Emerging Threats expert and former U.S. Army Infantry officer. You can follow him on Twitter @BMEastwood. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and Foreign Policy/ International Relations.
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Key Points and Summary – The Essex-class, with 24 carriers built rapidly during WWII, represents an industrial feat that “shames” modern U.S. shipbuilding, which...
Key Points and Summary – The Canadian government’s “procrastination” on replacing its “obsolete” 40-year-old CF-18 fighter fleet is a “disservice” to the nation. -With...
Key Points and Summary – Canada’s CF-18 Hornet, a 1980s-era jet, is “obsolete,” “insufficient” for a modern NATO conflict, and “dangerous” to its own...
Key Points and Summary – Chinese officers have long threatened to sink U.S. aircraft carriers, banking on DF-21D/DF-26 and DF-17 “carrier-killer” salvos, swarming drones,...
Key Points and Summary – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth–class carriers face a harsh reality: hypersonic and long-range anti-ship missiles have shrunk their safe operating space,...
Key Points and Summary – In 1981’s Ocean Venture/Magic Sword North, a Canadian Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine stunned NATO by evading layered U.S. anti-submarine defenses...
Key Points and Summary –The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), a $13.3 billion supercarrier, is labeled a “defense acquisition horror show” due to “critical...
Key Points and Summary – The B-21 Raider is being engineered to be the “stealthiest airplane in history,” a 6th-generation presidential asset for “bloody...
Key Points and Summary – The B-21 Raider promises stealthy, long-range strike, ISR, and electronic warfare with open-architecture upgrades—exactly the mix for contested airspace....