Harry J. Kazianis

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‘The Best Submarine on Earth Isn’t American’: The Astute-Class Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

“I am sorry, but the best submarine on Earth isn’t American.” That’s what a former British naval offical told me yesterday. The bias is...

Harry J. KazianisMay 19, 2026

(Aug. 1, 2016) – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) receives stores while conducting a vertical replenishment at sea, during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder)

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The Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Has A Message for the U.S. Navy

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is the most successful warship class in modern American history — and the lead ship, USS Nimitz herself, is currently...

Harry J. KazianisMay 18, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Boeing’s F-47 NGAD Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter Costs $300 Million per Unit — The U.S. Plans to Build 185 to Replace The F-22 Raptor

The U.S. Air Force plans to build 185 Boeing F-47 NGAD sixth-generation stealth fighters at an estimated $300 million per unit — the same...

Harry J. KazianisMay 18, 2026

260516-N-EE423-1027 NORFOLK, Va. (May 16, 2026) – The world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), returns to Naval Station Norfolk, May 16, 2026, following a historic 11-month deployment to U.S. 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleets as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. Before returning to Norfolk after 326 days, the Gerald R. Ford crew conducted 23 replenishments-at-sea, sailed over 57,713 nautical miles, and safely transferred 14 million gallons of fuel. Embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 logged more than 5,760 flight hours and 12,200 flight launches. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Sophie Pinkham)

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‘No One Knows When She Will Sail Again’: Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

The world’s most expensive warship came home Saturday. And as one retired U.S. Navy commanding officer told me yesterday: “No one knows when she...

Harry J. KazianisMay 18, 2026

Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier France

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France’s Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

France’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle is steaming through the Red Sea right now, anchoring a French-led coalition trying to reopen the Strait...

Harry J. KazianisMay 18, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

1,200 Missile Cells Gone: The U.S. Navy Can’t Replace the Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers. China and Russia Are Smiling

The U.S. Navy is retiring every single Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser by 2029 — and with them, more than 1,200 missile launch cells the surface...

Harry J. KazianisMay 17, 2026

S-3 Viking. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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The S-3 Viking Was Built To Kill Russian Submarines from Aircraft Carriers — And It Was Retired Just Before The U.S. Navy Needed It Again

The Lockheed S-3 Viking was the only purpose-built, carrier-based, jet-powered submarine hunter the U.S. Navy ever flew. From 1974 to 2009, 188 of these...

Harry J. KazianisMay 17, 2026

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France’s Nuclear Libre Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

France has approved construction of the most ambitious warship in European history. Named France Libre after Charles de Gaulle’s wartime government-in-exile, the 78,000-ton nuclear-powered...

Harry J. KazianisMay 17, 2026

The Treaty

AOC Could Become the Next President of the United States Thanks to the Iran War

Two years ago, the idea that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or AOC, could become the next President of the United States was a left-wing fantasy dismissed...

Harry J. KazianisMay 16, 2026

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Harry J. Kazianis

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘The Best Submarine on Earth Isn’t American’: The Astute-Class Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Has A Message for the U.S. Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Boeing’s F-47 NGAD Sixth-Generation Stealth Fighter Costs $300 Million per Unit — The U.S. Plans to Build 185 to Replace The F-22 Raptor

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘No One Knows When She Will Sail Again’: Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

France’s Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Charles de Gaulle Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

1,200 Missile Cells Gone: The U.S. Navy Can’t Replace the Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers. China and Russia Are Smiling

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The S-3 Viking Was Built To Kill Russian Submarines from Aircraft Carriers — And It Was Retired Just Before The U.S. Navy Needed It Again

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

France’s Nuclear Libre Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

The Treaty

AOC Could Become the Next President of the United States Thanks to the Iran War

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