USS Nimitz Is Sailing Home To Die: The 51-Year Story Of The Carrier Class That Defined American Power The oldest aircraft carrier on earth is […]
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Forget the Trump-Class Battleship or Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier: The Arleigh Burke Flight III Is the Navy’s Best Warship
Summary and Key Points: While most of the U.S. Navy’s modernization portfolio is struggling, delayed, or stuck on a Pentagon slide, one platform is quietly […]
In 2004 a twelve-foot unmanned NASA aircraft hit Mach 9.6 and set an air-breathing speed record that still stands today — then America cancelled the Mach 15 machine meant to come next and spent twenty years watching Russia and China field the hypersonic weapons it walked away from
Summary and Key Points: On November 16, 2004, a twelve-foot unmanned NASA aircraft lit a scramjet with no moving parts and rode it to Mach […]
France’s Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier vs. the Nimitz-Class: Which Nuclear Supercarrier Rules the Waves?
France’s Charles de Gaulle (R91) is the only nuclear-powered aircraft carrier outside the U.S. fleet — half the size of a Nimitz-class but built around […]
‘They Might Not Be Replaceable’: The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers Make Russia and China Sweat
Why the Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers are So Special: There is a particular kind of warship that gets rarer the longer you study naval history. A […]
The U.S. Navy Has the Most Aircraft Carriers on Earth. And That’s Nowhere Near Enough
The US Navy Needs More Than 11 Aircraft Carriers…But Won’t Get Them The United States Navy currently has 11 aircraft carriers. That is impressive, to […]
Lightweight armour for aircraft and helicopters
Modern composite armour has transformed protection for helicopters by slashing weight and minimising risks from ricochets compared to older heavy steel plates. The CH-47 Chinook’s […]
Middle Eastern combat aircraft: Programmes and capabilities
The skies over the Middle East tell a story of dramatic transformation: Iran’s once-powerful air force is a shadow of its former self, while Syria’s […]
Admiral Kuznetsov: Ultimate Guide to Russia’s Only Aircraft Carrier
The Admiral Kuznetsov: A Legacy of Ambition and Adversity Introduction The Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov is more than a warship; it is a physical […]