Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Naval leadership research consistently shows aircraft carrier captains report higher levels of anxiety than their nuclear submarine counterparts — despite...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy may not build the fifth and sixth Ford-class aircraft carriers as planned. The service’s review of the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The $13 billion USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) cannot safely operate Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II fighters because the aircraft carrier’s flight deck was...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Landing a fixed-wing aircraft on an aircraft carrier is one of the most demanding procedures in all of aviation. The aircraft is arriving at...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
France’s next-generation aircraft carrier — formerly designated PANG, now renamed France Libre — will displace 80,000 tons, making it nearly twice the displacement of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Fire remains the most dangerous threat to a U.S. aircraft carrier — and the U.S. Navy’s newest, the USS Gerald R. Ford, just proved...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 1985, the U.S. Navy’s nuclear-powered USS Enterprise aircraft carrier hit Bishop Rock at Cortes Bank — an underwater seamount roughly 100 miles west...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 1995-96, the U.S. Navy sailed two aircraft carriers through the Taiwan Strait after Beijing tried to blockade Taipei. China stood down and was...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Kitty Hawk-class — the USS Kitty Hawk, USS Constellation, and USS America — were America’s last great conventionally powered supercarriers. Each ship displaced...