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Key Points – The US Navy’s decade-long effort to develop a ship-based electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), costing $500 million, was ultimately unsuccessful, leading to the...
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Key Points: Intercepting hypersonic weapons (Mach 5+, maneuvering) presents extreme challenges for current missile defenses like Patriot due to very short reaction times. -High-energy...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points: A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet fell overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman on April 28th after the aircraft carrier executed...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points: The Montana-class battleships were envisioned as America’s most formidable warships during World War II, exceeding even the legendary Iowa-class in size and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The aircraft carrier, now just over one hundred years old, is one of the most resilient weapons of the modern era. More than a...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points: Aircraft carriers usurped battleships in WWII due to their vastly superior range and strike power. Today, US supercarriers like the Nimitz and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points: The US Navy urgently needs its new Constellation-class (FFG-62) frigates to supplement the overworked Arleigh Burke destroyers and counter China’s naval expansion,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Point and Summary: The U.S. Navy’s 14 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) are approaching the ends of their service lives, prompting development of...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
It’s great to be a country with a fleet of aircraft carriers. The floating air bases can project power, enhance national unity, and augment...