Key Points and Summary – President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” of large surface combatants, billed as modern battleships and...
Key Points and Summary – The Alaska-class battlecruisers were conceived as “cruiser killers” to hunt German and Japanese heavy cruisers, splitting the difference between...
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Kirov-class battlecruiser was conceived as a nuclear-powered, prestige flagship built to stalk U.S. carrier groups and survive...
Article Summary – The Kirov-class was born to hunt NATO carriers and shield Soviet submarines, using nuclear power, long-range missiles, and deep air-defense magazines...