Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – During 2015 war games off Florida, France’s tiny nuclear-powered Saphir—a Rubis-class attack sub—pulled off a headline-grabbing feat: it slipped...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – India is leasing Russian Akula-class nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) as a “cost-effective stopgap” to fill a critical “capability gap”...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The USS Connecticut (SSN-22), one of only three elite Seawolf-class submarines, remains in dry dock five years after its...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Russia’s submarine fleet remains “arguably second only to the United States,” built on a formidable nuclear deterrent of 15...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s navy backs its missile salvos with a fast-expanding “silent service” built for anti-access/area denial. -The force now fields...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – President Trump announced the U.S. will share nuclear-propulsion technology with South Korea and allow a nuclear-powered submarine to be...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Future of the Los Angeles-class Submarines The Los Angeles-class attack submarines of the United States Navy formed the backbone of America’s nuclear-powered attack...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s next-generation attack submarine program, SSN(X), has been delayed again, with procurement pushed back five years to...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – A comparison between the UK’s Astute-class and the U.S. Virginia-class Block IV nuclear attack submarines reveals two highly capable...