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...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A retrospective on a 2013 NATO exercise highlights a stunning simulated victory for the U.S. submarine force. -In the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Aircraft carrier strike groups, featuring the Nimitz and Ford-class, face a world thick with anti-ship missiles, proliferating sensors, and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s sole aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, is a notorious symbol of naval failure, defined by the thick black...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS America, a conventionally powered Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, served from Vietnam through Desert Storm before retiring in 1996. -In...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Navy is poised to name a winner for F/A-XX, its sixth-generation carrier fighter, after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth...
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Aircraft carriers face real peril from anti-ship ballistic missiles, hypersonics, quiet submarines, and massed drones—threats that could sideline traditional,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Admiral Kuznetsov was conceived as a “heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser” to slip through the Bosporus, fielding Su-33/MiG-29K jets from a...