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...
Key Points and Summary – According to an Oct. 31 Washington Post report, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro sent Vladimir Putin a personal request for...
Key Points and Summary – In 2005, Sweden’s AIP-equipped HSwMS Gotland penetrated a U.S. carrier strike group and logged simulated torpedo “kills” on USS...
Key Points and Summary – The Tu-160 “Blackjack” is the Soviet answer to America’s long-range bomber problem—a variable-sweep, Mach-2 class cruise-missile carrier built to...
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Air Force prefers upgrades over clean-sheet designs because they’re faster, cheaper, and preserve fleet size—think B-52J engines/radar,...
Key Points and Summary – A second prototype of China’s three-engine Chengdu J-36 has appeared near CAC’s Chengdu airfield, roughly ten months after the...