Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The F-15N “Sea Eagle” was McDonnell Douglas’s pitch to navalize the Eagle for carrier duty: folding wingtips, beefed-up gear...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – During the 1970s, the U.S. Navy studied a 50–60,000-ton CVV medium aircraft carrier to bolster aviation during Vietnam and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – F-22N “Sea Raptor”: The Carrier Fighter That Never Was -Long proposed as a carrier-borne derivative of the F-22, the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – America’s Ford-class supercarriers trade higher upfront costs for lasting combat value. -USS Gerald R. Ford debuts EMALS catapults and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Between 1982 and 1992, the U.S. Navy resurrected its four Iowa-class battleships, turning WWII gun platforms into multi-role missile...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71): Power, Controversy, and a 50-Year Run -USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier built with pioneering...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – Essex-Class Carriers: The WWII Workhorses That Fought Into Vietnam -The U.S. Navy’s Essex-class carriers—24 ships built from 1941–46—were the backbone of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary: Battleships Won’t Return—Destroyers Already Took Their Throne -Calls to revive U.S. battleships resurface now and then—most recently via President Trump—but nostalgia collides...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Battleship Comeback: Article Summary and Key Points -President Trump’s Quantico riff about bringing battleships back lit up the “Big Gun” crowd—but sentiment runs...