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 – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a successful 15-hour, 14,000-km test of the Burevestnik (NATO: “Skyfall”), a nuclear-powered cruise missile...
Key Points and Summary: The F/A-18E/F Super Hornet was born from urgency: replace aging Navy jets, fly from tight decks, and do everything reasonably...
Key Points and Summary – To counter China’s formidable anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) threat, the U.S. Navy is pivoting to a “Distributed Maritime Operations” strategy. -This...
Key Points and Summary – The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the U.S. Navy’s next-generation supercarrier, was plagued by massive delays and cost overruns...
Key Points and Summary – China’s “carrier-killer” missile strategy relies on three key land-based systems. The DF-21D is the original, a medium-range ballistic missile...