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‘Just Not There Yet’: China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Just Might Be a ‘Nefarious Head Fake’

The Chinese H-20 stealth bomber is not expected to be operational until the 2030s, per U.S. Intelligence Community estimates. Gen. Stephen L. Davis (head...

Christian Orr46 minutes ago

DAHLGREN, Va. (Jan. 31, 2008) Photograph taken from a high-speed video camera during a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va., on January 31, 2008, firing at 10.64MJ (megajoules) with a muzzle velocity of 2520 meters per second. The Office of Naval Research’s EMRG program is part of the Department of the Navy’s Science and Technology investments, focused on developing new technologies to support Navy and Marine Corps war fighting needs. This photograph is a frame taken from a high-speed video camera. U.S. Navy Photograph (Released)

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Why Japan Is Betting on a Railgun the U.S. Navy Walked Away From

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy has shelved its ambitious electromagnetic railgun, citing cost, technical risk, and brutal rail-wear issues. -Japan is...

Caleb LarsonNovember 18, 2025

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America’s Nuclear Attack Submarine Crisis Is Already Here

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy is sliding into a serious attack-submarine shortfall just as undersea power matters most. -Aging Los Angeles-class...

Jack BuckbyNovember 18, 2025

160607-N-ZZ999-027 BALTIC SEA (March 13, 2016) Swedish submarine HSWMS Halland surfaces in preparations for a small-boat transfer during exercise BALTOPS, June 7, 2016. BALTOPS is an annual recurring multinational exercise designed to improve interoperability, enhance flexibility and demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner nations to defend the Baltic region. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Daniel Foose/Released)

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The U.S. Navy Needs Stealth AIP Submarines

Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy Can’t Miss the AIP Submarine Advantage -Air-independent propulsion (AIP) submarines are reshaping undersea warfare. Sweden, Japan, and...

Andrew LathamNovember 18, 2025

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Columbia-Class: The U.S. Navy Is Building the Most Complex Submarine In Human History

Key Points and Summary – America’s sea-based nuclear deterrent is entering a dangerous squeeze. The Navy’s 12-boat Columbia-class program is slipping right as the...

Jack BuckbyNovember 17, 2025

Aug. 8, 2017 - The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) maneuvers between the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), left, and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77), right, for a photo exercise during exercise Saxon Warrior 2017, Aug. 8. Saxon Warrior is a United States and United Kingdom co-hosted carrier strike group exercise that demonstrates allied interoperability and capability to respond to crises and deter potential threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Theron J. Godbold /Released)

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No, the Aircraft Carrier Isn’t Dead

Key Points and Summary – Debates over the “death” of the aircraft carrier ignore a basic reality: nothing else can do what a big-deck...

Isaac SeitzNovember 17, 2025

Constellation-Class Frigate U.S. Navy. Image Credit: Industry Handout.

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The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-Class Frigate Crisis Keeps Getting Worse

Key Points and Summary – The Constellation-class frigate was sold as the Navy’s antidote to the Littoral Combat Ship: a proven European hull, minimal...

Jack BuckbyNovember 17, 2025