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Key Points – The legendary Iowa-class battleships of WWII were marvels of naval engineering, requiring over three million man-hours and 71,000 skilled workers per...
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Key Points – The U.S. Navy faces a looming missile-launch crisis as its powerful Ohio-class guided missile submarines (SSGNs)—each armed with 154 Tomahawk missiles—are...
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Key Points – The US Navy’s Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, USS Florida (SSGN-728), completed an extraordinary 727-day global deployment in July 2024, covering 60,000 nautical...
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Many questions have been raised about the extensive overhaul and reactor-refueling process (RCOH) of the USS George Washington (CVN 73), the sixth of the...
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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...