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Key Points and Summary – Ford-class carriers replace Nimitz-class with major upgrades: twin A1B reactors delivering triple the electrical power; EMALS catapults and Advanced...
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Key Points and Summary – In the Navy’s 1970s hunt for a new fighter, Vought and General Dynamics proposed the Vought Model 1600—an F-16...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Conceived to replace the A-6, the stealthy, flying-wing A-12 Avenger II promised a carrier-borne, precision night striker with radar-killing...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – During the 1970s, the U.S. Navy studied a 50–60,000-ton CVV medium aircraft carrier to bolster aviation during Vietnam and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Conceived during WWII but commissioned after, the three Midway-class carriers—Midway, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Coral Sea—bridged piston aircraft and...
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Key Points and Summary – France’s nuclear-powered flagship, Charles de Gaulle (R91), is a 42,000-ton CATOBAR carrier commissioned in 2001. -Powered by twin K15...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – America’s Ford-class supercarriers trade higher upfront costs for lasting combat value. -USS Gerald R. Ford debuts EMALS catapults and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – China’s Aircraft Carriers: Useful—But Fewer, Humbler, Closer to Home -China’s aircraft carriers make sense only when tailored to its near-seas problem...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71): Power, Controversy, and a 50-Year Run -USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier built with pioneering...