Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy’s 14 Ohio-class SSBN ballistic missile submarines form the sea-based leg of America’s nuclear triad. Each submarine carries 20 Trident II D5...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The USS Florida Ohio-class guided-missile submarine (SSGN) recently completed a 727-day deployment covering approximately 60,000 nautical miles. The USS Florida Ohio-class SSGN deployed across...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Pentagon publicly revealed the location of an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) at Gibraltar on May 11 — only hours after President Donald...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Ohio-class SSGNs (guided-missile submarines) are nearing their retirement window. Converted from SSBN (ballistic missile) boats in the early 2000s, the Ohio carries a large...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy is caught between the physical limits of 1980s-era nuclear reactors and the 2026 requirement for overwhelming conventional fire. If the USS...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense analyst and national security researcher, evaluates the mounting "firepower deficit" as the U.S. Navy attempts to replace the...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Summary and Key Points: Jack Buckby, a New York-based defense analyst and British researcher, evaluates the looming “magazine depth” crisis as the U.S. Navy...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 2010, the U.S. Navy surfaced three Ohio-class SSGN missile submarines across the Indo-Pacific to signal that American undersea...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Article Summary – This piece explains why the U.S. occasionally brings its most secretive assets—Ohio-class ballistic and cruise-missile submarines—deliberately into public view. -It revisits...