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U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Combat Drill. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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China’s Hypersonic Aircraft Carrier-Killer Flies at Mach 10 and Changes Course Mid-Flight — and the U.S. Navy Is Scrambling to Stop It

When China rolled the DF-17 through Beijing, it was unveiling a weapon built for one purpose: to sink American carriers before they get close....

Harry J. Kazianis2 days ago

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Canada Says It’s Reviewing Its F-35 Purchase to Cut Its Dependence on America — but It Just Quietly Paid for 14 More of the Jets

Canada and the F-35 Problem: Canada finds itself in quite a quandary. The country lies geographically above the United States, but in no way...

Brandon Weichert2 days ago

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Iran Just Told Israel to Evacuate Its Northern Cities — and the Ceasefire Is Hanging by a Thread

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel are again shadow boxing over the fate of Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hezbollah has long been a proxy...

Brandon Weichert2 days ago

Constellation-Class Frigate U.S. Navy. Image Credit: Industry Handout.

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The U.S. Navy Built the Constellation Frigate to Avoid Its Last Shipbuilding Disaster — Then Cancelled All but 2 of 20 after Wasting Billions

As the French fabulist and poet Jean de la Fontaine once wrote, “a person often meets his destiny on the road he took to...

Isaac Seitz2 days ago

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Russia’s Su-57, Its Only Stealth Fighter, Is Back over Ukraine — but It’s Firing Missiles from So Far Back It Never Has to Risk the Front

Russia’s most advanced combat aircraft, the Su-57, appears to be back in action in Ukraine after a period of prolonged reduced activity earlier in...

Jack Buckby2 days ago

At sea (Mar. 1, 2007) – Capt. Craig “Animal” Williams (front) in a F/A 18C Hornet (front) and Capt. Richard “Rhett” Butler (back) in an F/A 18C Hornet look up for a photo as they fly over USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Capt. Williams, a 22-year Naval Aviator who graduated from the United States Naval Academy, was relieved as Commander, Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) by 21-year Naval Aviator, Capt. Butler, a graduate of the University of Kentucky during an aerial change of command ceremony. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific. Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Tam Pham

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China’s DF-27 Can Sink a US Aircraft Carrier from Thousands of Miles Inland — and the Pentagon Says It Can Now Reach the American Homeland Too

Summary and Key Points: China has fielded a weapon that can threaten a US aircraft carrier from a launcher sitting thousands of miles inland...

Harry J. Kazianis2 days ago

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62), while participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, fires the first naval strike missile from a U.S. destroyer July 18. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jordan Jennings)

The Treaty

Trump’s Blockade Has Choked Off 95% of the Tanker Traffic Around Iran — and Tehran Is Feeling It

Summary and Key Points: When Trump announced his blockade of Iran in April, the goal was simple: choke off the oil money that keeps...

Jack Buckby2 days ago

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The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s Newest $13B Carrier, May Be Out of Action for 14 Months After a Deployment Plagued by Fire and Failed Plumbing

After a nearly year-long deployment, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the newest and most advanced aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy, could be...

Isaac Seitz2 days ago

Ukraine War

Ukraine Has Issued What Looks Like a ‘Declaration of War’ On Putin’s Oil and Gas Empire

As the series of successful Ukrainian strikes on Russia’s oil and gas infrastructure has demonstrated, Kyiv can inflict meaningful, long-term damage on several key...

Caleb Larson2 days ago

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s Hypersonic Aircraft Carrier-Killer Flies at Mach 10 and Changes Course Mid-Flight — and the U.S. Navy Is Scrambling to Stop It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Canada Says It’s Reviewing Its F-35 Purchase to Cut Its Dependence on America — but It Just Quietly Paid for 14 More of the Jets

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Just Told Israel to Evacuate Its Northern Cities — and the Ceasefire Is Hanging by a Thread

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Built the Constellation Frigate to Avoid Its Last Shipbuilding Disaster — Then Cancelled All but 2 of 20 after Wasting Billions

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russia’s Su-57, Its Only Stealth Fighter, Is Back over Ukraine — but It’s Firing Missiles from So Far Back It Never Has to Risk the Front

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s DF-27 Can Sink a US Aircraft Carrier from Thousands of Miles Inland — and the Pentagon Says It Can Now Reach the American Homeland Too

The Treaty

Trump’s Blockade Has Choked Off 95% of the Tanker Traffic Around Iran — and Tehran Is Feeling It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy’s Newest $13B Carrier, May Be Out of Action for 14 Months After a Deployment Plagued by Fire and Failed Plumbing

Ukraine War

Ukraine Has Issued What Looks Like a ‘Declaration of War’ On Putin’s Oil and Gas Empire

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