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 – 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 – America faces a twin readiness crunch: drone proliferation on land and shipyard shortfalls at sea. AI-enabled UAS now deliver...
Key Points and Summary – China has commissioned CV-18 Fujian, the PLAN’s first EMALS-equipped carrier, marking a rapid jump from ski-jump decks to catapult...
Key Points and Summary – China’s A2/AD strategy has a “quiet” new component: a “consequential” fleet of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) designed to swarm...
Key Points and Summary – The Essex-class, with 24 carriers built rapidly during WWII, represents an industrial feat that “shames” modern U.S. shipbuilding, which...