Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The aircraft carrier, now just over one hundred years old, is one of the most resilient weapons of the modern era. More than a...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
For years, Western analysts have nervously tracked the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) as it steadily built up the second largest aircraft carrier fleet...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points: Aircraft carriers usurped battleships in WWII due to their vastly superior range and strike power. Today, US supercarriers like the Nimitz and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
France’s Marine Nationale has ambitious plans for its future aircraft carrier component. This centers around a program to replace the current nuclear-powered Charles de...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points: China’s rapid advancements in hypersonic missile technology have positioned it as a global leader, raising alarms in the United States. Chinese innovations,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary: Decommissioned US Navy aircraft carriers, including the USS Kitty Hawk, are often sold for just 1 cent due to high...
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The Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov is a perfect icon from the Soviet Union-era, aged, unreliable, and poorly maintained military hardware. It has been...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points: In the early 1930s, the U.S. Navy explored the concept of flying aircraft carriers with the rigid airships USS Akron and USS...
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Key Points: The USS America, a Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, was deliberately sunk in 2005 during a “SinkEx” live-fire exercise to study its survivability...