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The Trump-Class Battleship Might Never Get Built

Key Points and Summary – President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” of large surface combatants, billed as modern battleships and...

Reuben JohnsonDecember 23, 2025

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The F-20 Tigershark Light Fighter Boiled Down to 4 Words

Key Points and Summary – Northrop’s F-20 Tigershark began as the F-5G: a single-engine, low-cost export fighter with an F404 engine, APG-67 radar, Sparrow...

Jack BuckbyOctober 5, 2025

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China Claims New J-35 Stealth Fighter Is ‘Invisible’

Key Points and Summary – China’s state media revealed Shenyang’s J-35A/B final-assembly hangars, showing unpainted airframes and highlighting recent J-35B catapult launches and arrested...

Reuben JohnsonOctober 5, 2025

The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) steams in the Adriatic Sea, June 23, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., allied, and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

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The 5 Greatest U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Of All Time

Key Points and Summary – This piece argues that five U.S. Navy aircraft carrier classes are one evolving idea. -Essex delivered mass, repairability, and...

Harry KazianisOctober 5, 2025

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 and a F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 fly over the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72), April 11, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides America’s civilian leaders and commanders highly-capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky

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The Navy’s New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Can’t Hide All The Problems Anymore

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...

Caleb LarsonOctober 5, 2025

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France’s New PANG Aircraft Carrier Has a Message for Any Navy on Earth

Key Points and Summary – France’s next-generation carrier, PANG (Porte-avions de nouvelle génération), will replace Charles de Gaulle around 2038, with construction slated to...

Christian OrrOctober 5, 2025

Fletcher-Class Destroyer U.S. Navy Photo

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The Fletcher-Class Destroyer Has a Message for the U.S. Navy

Key Points and Summary – America’s 175 Fletcher-class destroyers, launched beginning in 1942, became WWII’s definitive U.S. workhorse and later fought in Korea and...

Steve BalestrieriOctober 5, 2025

key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Crowley)

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Ford-Class vs. Nimitz-Class: What Makes These Supercarriers So Different?

Key Points and Summary – Ford-class carriers replace Nimitz-class with major upgrades: twin A1B reactors delivering triple the electrical power; EMALS catapults and Advanced...

Steve BalestrieriOctober 5, 2025