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The Hardest Part of Building a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Isn’t the Nuclear Reactor or Hull. It’s the One System That Keeps Failing

Summary and Key Points: A nuclear-powered supercarrier is one of the most complex machines humanity has ever built — yet the part that gave...

Harry J. KazianisJune 7, 2026

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 19, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Spent 4 Weeks Trying to Sink One of Its Own Aircraft Carriers — and for Most of That Month, It Couldn’t

Summary and Key Points: In the spring of 2005, the United States Navy set out to sink one of its own aircraft carriers —...

Harry J. KazianisJune 7, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Says Its New Nuclear Missile Submarine Will Be the Quietest and Deadliest Ever to Slip Beneath the Waves

Summary and Key Points: It is being built to do something no weapon ever wants to be used for: survive the unthinkable and strike...

Kris OsbornJune 6, 2026

U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducts a full power demonstration during Sea Trial in the Virginia Capes, Apr. 22, 2026. Eisenhower returned to sea and is now in the Basic Phase in the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicole Schweigert)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Fired Its Missiles by the Hundreds and Strained the US Military. China Can Fire Them by the Thousands

The war with Iran rattled American defense planners — and Iran was only firing missiles by the hundreds. China can fire them by the...

Harry J. KazianisJune 6, 2026

(Jan 31, 2009) An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 launches from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are operating in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released)

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Just Tested a Bomb that Flies Twenty Times Farther than the Old One — and it Could Be the Key to Beating China’s Air Defenses

Summary and Key Points: For decades, American warplanes ruled the skies against enemies who could barely shoot back. That era is ending — and...

Caleb LarsonJune 6, 2026

(July 25, 2006)- The Australian Submarine HMAS Rankin (Hull 6) and the Los Angeles Class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN-722) prepare to join a multinational formation with other ships that participated in the Rim of the Pacific exercise. To commemorate the last day of RIMPAC, participating country's naval vessels fell into ranks for a photo exercise. RIMPAC includes ships and personnel from the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Peru, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom. RIMPAC trains U.S. allied forces to be interoperable and ready for a wide range of potential combined operations and missions. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group are currently underway on a scheduled Western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman James R. Evans (RELEASED)

Dollars and Sense

Australia Built Six Submarines to Rule the Seas — Defective Welds and Noisy Propellers Turned Them Into a National Embarrassment

Summary and Key Points: Australia’s six Collins-class submarines were meant to be the pride of its navy. Instead came defective welds, propellers too loud...

Isaac SeitzJune 6, 2026

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

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The U.S. Navy’s Newest Frigate Is Hiding a Surprising Secret: It Started Life as a Coast Guard Cutter

Summary and Key Points: After years of delays turned its next frigate into an expensive disaster, the Navy made a hard call — and...

Brandon WeichertJune 6, 2026

The Treaty

China’s South China Sea Islands Aren’t Empty Runways — Thousands of Troops Are Living on Them Right Now

Summary and Key Points: Most people picture China’s South China Sea islands as little more than runways carved out of the sea. The reality...

Harrison KassJune 6, 2026

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Has Turned the Strait of Hormuz Into a Death Trap — and It’s Why the U.S. Navy Keeps Its Warships Out

The Islamic Republic of Iran has continued to demand that any ship passing through the narrow Strait of Hormuz must pay the Iranian government...

Steve BalestrieriJune 5, 2026

National Security Journal

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Hardest Part of Building a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Isn’t the Nuclear Reactor or Hull. It’s the One System That Keeps Failing

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Spent 4 Weeks Trying to Sink One of Its Own Aircraft Carriers — and for Most of That Month, It Couldn’t

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Says Its New Nuclear Missile Submarine Will Be the Quietest and Deadliest Ever to Slip Beneath the Waves

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Fired Its Missiles by the Hundreds and Strained the US Military. China Can Fire Them by the Thousands

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Just Tested a Bomb that Flies Twenty Times Farther than the Old One — and it Could Be the Key to Beating China’s Air Defenses

Dollars and Sense

Australia Built Six Submarines to Rule the Seas — Defective Welds and Noisy Propellers Turned Them Into a National Embarrassment

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Newest Frigate Is Hiding a Surprising Secret: It Started Life as a Coast Guard Cutter

The Treaty

China’s South China Sea Islands Aren’t Empty Runways — Thousands of Troops Are Living on Them Right Now

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Has Turned the Strait of Hormuz Into a Death Trap — and It’s Why the U.S. Navy Keeps Its Warships Out

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