Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – Essex-Class Carriers: The WWII Workhorses That Fought Into Vietnam -The U.S. Navy’s Essex-class carriers—24 ships built from 1941–46—were the backbone of...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
France’s Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier: Article Summary -France’s Charles de Gaulle (R91) is the Navy’s nuclear-powered flagship, fielding up to 40 aircraft and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Indonesia is moving to acquire Italy’s retired aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, approving a $450 million loan tied to the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Nimitz (CVN-68), namesake of the Nimitz-class and the world’s oldest active carrier, has served since 1975—from the Gulf...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Space Aircraft Carrier? Key Points and Summary – SpaceWERX has tapped Seattle startup Gravitics to develop an “orbital carrier”—a pre-positioned, in-space launch pad that...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Independence (CV-62), the fourth Forrestal-class supercarrier, served from 1959–1998 across Cold War flashpoints and the post-Cold War Gulf....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – At the Cold War’s end, the Soviet Union laid down Ulyanovsk (Project 1143.7), its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier aimed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Admiral Kuznetsov’s limbo makes a strategic point: Russia doesn’t need carriers. Its Arctic and Pacific “bastion” missions—sea denial, deterrence,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Nimitz (CVN-68), first of the Nimitz-class supercarriers, is concluding a 50-year career that spanned the Cold War, Eagle...