Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Ohio-class SSGNs were a post–Cold War judo move: convert four surplus ballistic-missile submarines into covert cruise-missile and special-operations...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Japan’s Taigei-class submarines are purpose-built for the Indo-Pacific’s decisive geography. -They replace air-independent propulsion with high-capacity lithium-ion batteries, enabling...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Soviet Union built the Oscar-class (Project 949/949A) for one purpose: kill aircraft carriers at range with 24 P-700...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The “Improved” Los Angeles–class—known as the 688I—was the Navy’s decisive answer to late–Cold War threats and post–Cold War strike...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The 2009 Vanguard–Le Triomphant submarine bump showed how stealthy, passive, near-silent SSBNs can be invisible to each other—and how...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23) is the U.S. Navy’s specialized Seawolf-class attack submarine, built with a 100-foot Multi-Mission Platform and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy wants to grow fast but faces a shrunken industrial base, aging shipyards, thin workforces, and chronic...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – Conceived to outclass late–Cold War Typhoon and Akula boats, the Seawolf class pushed attack-sub design to the edge: quieter,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – SSN(X) is the Navy’s planned successor to Virginia: a larger, stealthier, longer-legged attack submarine that teams with UUVs, carries...