Key Points and Summary – President Donald Trump has unveiled plans for a new “Trump-class” of large surface combatants, billed as modern battleships and...
Article Summary – China’s Aircraft Carriers: Useful—But Fewer, Humbler, Closer to Home -China’s aircraft carriers make sense only when tailored to its near-seas problem...
Article Summary: USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71): Power, Controversy, and a 50-Year Run -USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier built with pioneering...
Article Summary – Essex-Class Carriers: The WWII Workhorses That Fought Into Vietnam -The U.S. Navy’s Essex-class carriers—24 ships built from 1941–46—were the backbone of...
France’s Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier: Article Summary -France’s Charles de Gaulle (R91) is the Navy’s nuclear-powered flagship, fielding up to 40 aircraft and...
Article Summary: Battleships Won’t Return—Destroyers Already Took Their Throne -Calls to revive U.S. battleships resurface now and then—most recently via President Trump—but nostalgia collides...
Article Summary: YF-22 vs. YF-23 – The Hidden Weapons-Bay Edge That Decided History -Northrop’s YF-23 dazzled with speed and stealth, but Lockheed’s YF-22 won...