Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Parche began life as a Sturgeon-class fast attack sub, but an extensive late-’80s rebuild—adding a 100-foot section stuffed...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In 2015, the French Navy’s compact Rubis-class SSN Saphir reportedly penetrated USS Theodore Roosevelt’s (an aircraft carrier built for...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – In January 2005, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN-711) slammed—at flank speed—into an uncharted seamount southeast...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Douglas A-4 Skyhawk was the Navy/Marine light attack jet that did it all: first U.S. ordnance over Vietnam,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy is rapidly expanding into a true blue-water force built for power projection and deterrence,...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Ford-class aircraft carrier delivered real deck-cycle and electrical gains—but at the worst possible strategic moment. -As China and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – The Constellation-class frigate, intended as a low-risk, FREMM-based escort to replace LCS gaps and relieve destroyers, is now 36...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – This piece argues that five U.S. Navy aircraft carrier classes are one evolving idea. -Essex delivered mass, repairability, and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
Key Points and Summary – USS Enterprise (CVN-80), the third Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, has slipped to a 2030 delivery after successive delays. -Causes...