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Summary and Key Points: The USS Nimitz, scheduled for retirement in 2026, could instead have its service life extended another 5 to 10 years,...
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Does China Even Need Aircraft Carriers? One question that few are asking about the potential of war between the United States and China is...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In the late 1980s, the then-USSR produced two prototypes for carrier-capable fighter aircraft. One was from Mikoyan, the MiG-29K-9.31, and the other from Sukhoi,...
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Key Points: Dismantling the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, presents the US Navy with an unprecedented, complex, and costly challenge....
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Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy’s Ford-class aircraft carriers are redefining naval aviation with an unmatched air wing. -Armed with F/A-18E/F Super Hornets,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
When asked if the Russian Navy’s lone aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, would ever be put to sea again, a colleague in Moscow answered:...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: China is rapidly expanding its missile capabilities, including anti-ship and hypersonic glide vehicles, to deter or defeat U.S. Navy aircraft...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Despite their immense size and distinctive asymmetrical superstructure, U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are meticulously designed to prevent capsizing—even in harsh...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: During the 1980s, the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier experienced a series of troubling incidents, leading some to wonder if it...