Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: This summer, the U.S. Navy will conduct an unprecedented test, exporting electricity from the USS Gerald R. Ford’s two A1B...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: China has spent the last decade constructing a full-scale replica of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier on a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has inherited the Ford-class aircraft carrier review launched by his predecessor, John Phelan, and, with it, the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy may not build the fifth and sixth Ford-class aircraft carriers as planned. The service’s review of the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Fire remains the most dangerous threat to a U.S. aircraft carrier — and the U.S. Navy’s newest, the USS Gerald R. Ford, just proved...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Daryl Caudle told Congress this month that the Trump-class nuclear-powered guided-missile battleship will use the A1B nuclear reactor —...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The USS Gerald R. Ford has returned home. The carrier saw action off both Venezuela and Iran in an epic deployment, one of the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk on May 16, 2026, after a 326-day deployment — the longest American carrier deployment...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
After spending $13 billion on the USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy deployed the most advanced aircraft carrier ever built to the Middle...