Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) is a massive, multi-year mid-life refit for U.S. nuclear aircraft carriers, designed to...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – U.S. and Chinese aircraft carriers are evolving for fundamentally different roles, not as mirror images. -China’s carriers are “mobile...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy is rapidly fielding its new “game-changer” anti-ship weapon, the Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST). -This Block Va...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The UK’s two Queen Elizabeth-class carriers have overcome early maintenance issues to become successfully deployed power projection platforms. At...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The flank (maximum) speed of a U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is officially over 30 knots (35 mph), with...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The USS Oriskany (CV-34) was a highly decorated Essex-class aircraft carrier that served with distinction in the Korean and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-15 “Flying Shark” carrier fighter is a direct clone, reverse-engineered from a Russian Su-33 prototype acquired from Ukraine...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – India’s purchase of a Russian aircraft carrier is detailed as a “monumental blunder.” -In 2004, India acquired the mothballed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Aircraft carrier USS Ford proved first-in-class is hard: novel tech and evolving designs drove delays and costs. -CVN-79 USS...