Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China has commissioned CV-18 Fujian, the PLAN’s first EMALS-equipped carrier, marking a rapid jump from ski-jump decks to catapult...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 traces a straight line from the export-minded FC-31 prototype to a CATOBAR-ready, carrier-borne stealth fighter for the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Beijing’s A2/AD playbook centers on DF-21D, DF-26B, and DF-17 missiles designed to hold U.S. carriers and bases at risk...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A “tragic” 1969 fire aboard the USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was “caused by a huffer” (an aircraft starter unit) whose...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s A2/AD strategy has a “quiet” new component: a “consequential” fleet of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) designed to swarm...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Essex-class, with 24 carriers built rapidly during WWII, represents an industrial feat that “shames” modern U.S. shipbuilding, which...
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Key Points and Summary – Ten months after its “embarrassing” February 2025 collision with a cargo ship, the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) has...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s naval modernization is rapidly advancing beyond just ship numbers, focusing on new stealth platforms for its A2/AD strategy....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – While China is rapidly building carriers (3 operational, 1 in progress), a critical analysis argues its navy is “far...