Key Points and Summary – President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” of large surface combatants, billed as modern battleships and...
Key Points and Summary – The Korean War pulled all four Iowa-class battleships—Missouri, New Jersey, Iowa, and Wisconsin—back into combat, where their 16-inch guns...
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...
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...
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...
Key Points and Summary – Britain’s two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers promise global reach—but reliability issues, personnel shortages, and budget strain undermine their value....
Key Points and Summary – Vladimir Putin warned that U.S. provision of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine would “destroy” U.S.–Russia relations and mark a “new...