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.
The Challenger 2 reflects the type of warfare it intended to carry out: one that emphasized crew protection and precise and effective firepower over...
Article Summary and Key Points: The HMAS Melbourne, originally Britain’s HMS Majestic, served the Royal Australian Navy for decades as an aircraft carrier despite...
The Russian Navy’s Nuclear Powered Kirov-Class Battlecruiser: Back in Action? Key Point: Though the Admiral Nakhimov’s two nuclear reactors have been recently reactivated, it...
Key Point: While their legacy endures, the Iowa-class represents a bygone era of warfare, ill-suited for today’s high-tech, unmanned, and long-range combat strategies. The...
Key Points and Summary: The Russian Navy, once a Cold War powerhouse, struggles to maintain global power projection. With an aging surface fleet, including...
Key Points and Summary: Russia’s latest nuclear submarine, Arkhangelsk, is the fourth vessel in the advanced Yasen-M class. Though smaller than the original Yasen-class,...
The Montana-class battleships were a series of five planned U.S. Navy battleships intended to succeed the Iowa-class battleships during World War II. Although they...
Summary and Key Points: China’s Chengdu J-20S fighter represents a major advancement in fifth-generation stealth aviation, featuring a twin-seat configuration for enhanced versatility. -Unlike...