German Eurofighter Typhoon pilots “shot down” several F-22 Raptors during the 2012 Red Flag Alaska exercises. The F-22 Raptor was still relatively new at...
Key Points – The US Navy’s DDG(X) next-generation destroyer program, slated to succeed the Arleigh Burke-class, now projects first ship procurement in FY2032, a...
Key Points – The Ford-class aircraft carriers, despite their high cost (around $13 billion per unit) and developmental challenges, represent a revolutionary leap in...
Key Points – China’s ambition to build nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (Type 004 concept) to match US global naval power faces significant and likely protracted...
Key Points – The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers served as the cornerstone of US naval power projection for four decades, representing a “quantum leap” in...
Key Points – European NATO members, facing President Trump’s intensified demand for defense spending to reach 5% of GDP, are reportedly exploring a “creative...
Are Ukraine’s Priorities Shifting? – If the words of Valerii Zaluzhnyi, the former commander of Ukraine’s armed forces and now ambassador to the UK,...