Summary and Key Points: A Congressional Budget Office analysis warns President Trump’s proposed BBG(X) “Golden Fleet” battleships could cost $15 billion to $22 billion...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines are designed to replace the aging Ohio-class and sustain America’s most survivable nuclear...
Summary and Key Points: Even after the Soviet Union collapsed, U.S. and Russian submarines continued to play cat-and-mouse in the Arctic, tracking boomers and...
Summary and Key Points: Aircraft carriers remain central to maritime power projection heading into 2026, with the United States still dominating in size, capability,...
Summary and Key Points: Japan’s Taigei-class “Big Whale” submarines are portrayed as a generational step beyond the Soryu-class—heavier, quieter, and built around years of...
Summary and Key Points: The proposed Trump-class “guided-missile battleship” (BBG(X)) is pitched as a revival of American sea power, but the concept clashes with...
Summary and Key Points: America’s Ford-class aircraft carriers are built to anchor sea power for decades, but the industrial base meant to sustain them...