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 – China has commissioned its third carrier, the 80,000-ton Fujian, featuring three electromagnetic catapults to launch heavier, more capable air...
Key Points and Summary – Nimitz-class carriers still project immense power, but the bill—and risk—keeps climbing. -Modern A2/AD networks, hypersonics, and ASBMs raise survivability...
Key Points and Summary – China is unveiling a torrent of new capabilities—from the Fujian carrier to lasers, giant UUVs, and advanced drones—while parades...
Key Points and Summary – During 2015 war games off Florida, France’s tiny nuclear-powered Saphir—a Rubis-class attack sub—pulled off a headline-grabbing feat: it slipped...
Key Points and Summary – Japan is moving from strategic ambiguity toward an explicit commitment to Taiwan—especially against the scenario most analysts see as...
Key Points and Summary – China’s carrier program just hit fast-forward. With Fujian now operating in the South China Sea and satellite imagery suggesting...
Key Points and Summary – China’s J-35 finally gives the PLA a carrier-borne stealth fighter, narrowing a long-standing gap with U.S. F-35B/C forces. -On...