Key Points and Summary – Admiral Kuznetsov’s 2016–17 deployment to Syria marked Russia’s first carrier-based combat operations. Sailing with a heavy escort, the ship...
Key Points and Summary – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth–class carriers launched with sky-high promise—and early stumbles. -Cost overruns, mechanical faults, and a thin F-35B fleet...
Key Points and Summary – In 2005, Sweden’s AIP-equipped HSwMS Gotland penetrated a U.S. carrier strike group and logged simulated torpedo “kills” on USS...
Key Points and Summary – China now fields three carriers and the advanced, EMALS-equipped Fujian, signaling real blue-water ambitions. -But gaps remain: no nuclear...
Key Points and Summary – If a U.S.–China fight comes, it will be an “integrated missile fight” pitting Chinese salvos against America’s layered shield....