Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Space Force is funding Gravitics ($60M via SpaceWERX) to prototype an “orbital carrier”—a maneuverable platform pre-positioned in...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China has commissioned its third carrier, the 80,000-ton Fujian, featuring three electromagnetic catapults to launch heavier, more capable air...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Nimitz-class carriers still project immense power, but the bill—and risk—keeps climbing. -Modern A2/AD networks, hypersonics, and ASBMs raise survivability...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Beijing’s A2/AD playbook centers on DF-21D, DF-26B, and DF-17 missiles designed to hold U.S. carriers and bases at risk...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A “tragic” 1969 fire aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was “caused by a huffer” (an aircraft starter unit) whose...
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Key Points and Summary – Ten months after its “embarrassing” February 2025 collision with a cargo ship, the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) has...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 1981’s Ocean Venture/Magic Sword North, a Canadian Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine stunned NATO by evading layered U.S. anti-submarine defenses...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The 1999 simulated sinking of the USS Theodore Roosevelt by a “silent” Dutch diesel-electric submarine, HNLMS Walrus, proved that...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Since October 2023, U.S. carrier strike groups have surged to the Middle East, straining a fleet where even icons...