Navy’s Virginia-Class SSGNs Could Be Better Than Their Predecessors
NatInt Some observers have criticized the U.S. Navy’s decision to focus on upgraded Virginia-class submarines instead of purpose-built SSGNs. Nonsense!
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U.S. Air Force Awards New JASSM Missile Engine Contract
Airforce Technology The GEK800, designated the F143, is an 800-lb thrust turbofan engine intended for long-range missiles and uncrewed systems
How Space Force Is Fighting Wars Today—and Preparing for the Future
WSJ Gen B. Chance Saltzman explains why space is becoming increasingly important in modern warfare
Army Adoption of Ukraine’s Combat-Tested Horizontal Kill Web Arch.
MWI Artificial intelligence in Ukraine already reaches well beyond drones and targeting applications
USS Benfold Was Stalled in the South China Sea for Four Days
Mongilio, USNI N. Benfold suffered the engineering casualty resulting in a loss of power last month
Russia’s Pacific Submarine Fleet Could Tip the Scales in China’s Favour
ASPI Russia has a potent yet often overlooked fleet of nuclear-powered and conventional attack submarines in the Pacific.
Digging Below the Death Zone: The Underground War in Ukraine
MWI But while the world watched the skies over Ukraine, another transformation in warfare was taking place beneath the ground.
JFK, the Berlin Wall, and a Cold War Failure
Francis P. Sempa, The American Spectator Kennedy’s inaction handed Khrushchev a victory in Berlin
Media Pushes Carrier Crew Story As Iran Blockade Is Working
Armed Forces Press CNN, Stars and Stripes, the Los Angeles Times, and a coordinated chorus of legacy media outlets have spent the past 48 hours running wall-to-wall coverage of mental health…