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A $4,500,000,000 Nuclear U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier ‘Sunk’ by $340,000,000 Diesel Sub
11/06/2025

A $4,500,000,000 Nuclear U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier ‘Sunk’ by $340,000,000 Diesel Sub

Key Points and Summary – The 1999 simulated sinking of the USS Theodore Roosevelt by a “silent” Dutch diesel-electric submarine, HNLMS Walrus, proved that even advanced U.S. carriers are vulnerable to stealthy, conventional undersea threats. -The cost dynamics, how a relatively cheap submarine...

Will she sail again? We say na.
11/03/2025

Will she sail again? We say na.

Key Points and Summary – Admiral Kuznetsov’s 2016–17 deployment to Syria marked Russia’s first carrier-based combat operations. Sailing with a heavy es**rt, the ship launched Su-33s, MiG-29KRs, and Ka-52Ks for strikes supporting Assad while companion ships fired Kalibr cruise missiles. -But ...

The Ferrari F-35 Is Coming Soon
10/30/2025

The Ferrari F-35 Is Coming Soon

Key Points and Summary – After losing the 6th-generation F-47 NGAD contract to Boeing, Lockheed Martin is not protesting. Instead, CEO Jim Taiclet is pitching a “Ferrari” upgrade for the F-35 as a cheaper alternative. -He claims this “5th-gen-plus” package will use tech from their failed N...

YF-118G Bird of Prey Stealth Fighter Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force
10/29/2025

YF-118G Bird of Prey Stealth Fighter Has a Message for the U.S. Air Force

Key Points and Summary – The YF-118G “Bird of Prey” was a top-secret Boeing Phantom Works technology demonstrator from the 1990s, named after the famous Star Trek warship. -While its bizarre, “gapless” design tested advanced stealth shaping, its true legacy was pioneering revolutionary and...

China’s ‘Mach 10 Game Plan’ To Sink Navy Aircraft Carriers Comes Down To 1 Word
10/28/2025

China’s ‘Mach 10 Game Plan’ To Sink Navy Aircraft Carriers Comes Down To 1 Word

Key Points and Summary – China’s DF-21D is the country’s original “carrier-killer,” a road-mobile, solid-fuel ballistic missile designed to hit moving U.S. aircraft carriers from 1,500-2,000 km away. -Operational since around 2012, it uses a maneuverable reentry vehicle (MaRV) at speeds up...

The Navy’s New DDG(X) Destroyer Looks Like a Missile and Laser Machine
10/23/2025

The Navy’s New DDG(X) Destroyer Looks Like a Missile and Laser Machine

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy is developing the DDG(X), a next-generation guided-missile destroyer designed for future warfare, particularly in the Pacific. -Intended to replace aging Ticonderoga-class cruisers and early Arleigh Burke-class destroyers by the 2030s, the DDG(X) will be a la...

The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Has a New Problem: The Government Shutdown
10/22/2025

The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Has a New Problem: The Government Shutdown

Key Points and Summary – Plans to accelerate production of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber have been put on hold due to the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, Northrop Grumman’s CEO confirmed. -Discussions with the Air Force about increasing manufacturing capacity, aimed at getting the sixth-gener...

RIP F-35?
10/18/2025

RIP F-35?

Key Points and Summary – The Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) is a joint UK, Italian, and Japanese effort to build a sixth-generation stealth fighter by 2035. -Merging the British “Tempest” and Japanese “F-X” projects, GCAP aims to create an advanced, AI-assisted aircraft capable of contro...

The Real Reason the U.S. Army’s Recruiting Numbers Are Surging
10/17/2025

The Real Reason the U.S. Army’s Recruiting Numbers Are Surging

How is the U.S. Army Fixing Its Recruiting crisis? In the years following the drawdown of the Wars on Terror, the US military found itself with a problem. Recruiting and retention lagged behind the Army’s goals, hindering its ability to maintain a cohesive force. While disinterest on the part of y...

The Navy’s F-14 Tomcat Would Be the ‘VHS Fighter’ in 2025
10/16/2025

The Navy’s F-14 Tomcat Would Be the ‘VHS Fighter’ in 2025

Key Points and Summary – Despite nostalgia fueled by films like Top Gun, a rational analysis shows the U.S. Navy does not truly “miss” the F-14 Tomcat. -Its retirement in 2006 was a sound strategic and financial decision. The F-14 was an expensive, maintenance-heavy interceptor designed for an...

A Russian Pilot Defected with a Mach 2.3 MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter Jet
10/15/2025

A Russian Pilot Defected with a Mach 2.3 MiG-29 Fulcrum Fighter Jet

Key Points and Summary – In a dramatic 1989 defection, Soviet Air Force Captain Aleksandr Zuyev escaped to the West in his advanced MiG-29 fighter. -His daring plan involved baking a cake laced with sleeping pills to incapacitate his airbase comrades. After cutting phone lines and getting wounded ...

$5,500,000,000 U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier ‘Sunk’ by $80,000,000 Diesel Sub
10/15/2025

$5,500,000,000 U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier ‘Sunk’ by $80,000,000 Diesel Sub

Key Points and Summary – In a stunning 1981 naval exercise, a Canadian Oberon-class diesel-electric submarine successfully “sank” the U.S. supercarrier USS Eisenhower. -In today’s dollars, the Nimitz-Class aircraft would cost around $5.5 billion, while Canada’s sub comes in at a cheap $80 ...

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