My latest at the Diplomat evaluates a couple of arguments on the end of the aircraft carrier: I suspect that we will continue to see navies devoting resources to multi-purpose flat-deck aircraft carrying warships. Put simply, as long as states continue to see utility in...
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Everyone I know sent me a link related to this event. First things first, congratulations to the PLAN and to the people of China on turning a half-finished hulk into.
Yesterday I had some more thoughts at the Diplomat on the enduring attraction of the aircraft carrier: Have aircraft carriers become obsolete? Since 1949, analysts have argued that some combination.
I have a new weekly gig at The Diplomat. First offering: Reports on Monday indicated that the PLAN has finally settled on a name for its aircraft carrier, heretofore known as the ex-Varyag. While speculation included names such as “Beijing,” “Mao Zedong,” and “Shi Lang,” the PLAN...
The Royal Navy, after deciding last year to switch from the STOVL F-35B (short take off vertical landing) to the CATOBAR (catapult assisted takeoff barrier assisted recovery) F-35C, has now.
I have thoughts on arms control and aircraft carriers: China, India and Japan do not appear to be on the verge of breaking the bank in an effort to match.
This wouldn't have been my first choice: John F. Kennedy will have a second aircraft carrier named after him. The Navy announcement came Sunday, on what would have been the president and World War II naval veteran's 94th birthday. Designated CVN-79, the carrier will be...
No, India will not be purchasing one of the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers, or at least not in the short term. The most important reason, I suspect,.
France has acknowledged that it will no longer deploy nuclear weapons on board the Charles De Gaulle, at least under normal circumstances:France no longer deploys nuclear weapons on its aircraft.
The Brazilians may finally be getting some decent aircraft for the Sao Paulo:The Government of Brazil has requested proposals from several foreign suppliers, including the United States, to provide the next generation fighter for the Brazilian Air Force. In this “FX-2” competition, the Government of...
Via Galrahn, it looks as if the Royal Navy is ditching plans to buy the F-35B (VSTOL variant), and instead buying the F-35C (carrier variant) and adding catapults to its.
A USN aircraft carrier should not, under any circumstances, be named the Barry M. Goldwater. While I'll concede that Goldwater would probably be a better choice from the perspective of.