Caleb Larson is an American multiformat journalist based in Berlin, Germany. His work covers the intersection of conflict and society, focusing on American foreign policy and European security. He has reported from Germany, Russia, and the United States. Most recently, he covered the war in Ukraine, reporting extensively on the war's shifting battle lines from Donbas and writing on the war's civilian and humanitarian toll. Previously, he worked as a Defense Reporter for POLITICO Europe. You can follow his latest work on X.
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class amphibious transport docks, designed to be modern and survivable platforms for Marine assaults, are...
Key Points and Summary – The Zumwalt-class flopped at its original mission: AGS guns needed million-dollar rounds, killing affordability and the shore-fire concept. -Rather...
Key Points and Summary – USS America, a conventionally powered Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, served from Vietnam through Desert Storm before retiring in 1996. -In...
Key Points and Summary – Russia emerges from Ukraine bloodied but adaptive: more drones, EW, glide bombs, and routinized long-range strikes; increased but stressed...
Key Points and Summary – The Su-75 Checkmate is being crowded out by war economics and operational reality. -Russia’s defense industry is focused on...
Key Points and Summary – The RAH-66 Comanche was a stealthy scout/attack helicopter designed to replace the OH-58 and complement or even supplant the...