Tag: naval aviation
At the Diplomat I revisit questions of institutional design and military effectiveness: Organizational infighting over naval aviation is common, and can have serious negative effects. The Luftwaffe, o
A bit more on India’s naval aviation program: Some readers of last week’s post on the Indian carrier program contacted me to suggest that I had shortchanged Indian efforts to develop naval avi
My latest at the Diplomat takes a look at China’s approach to naval aviation: Ranging from the Colossus class carriers distributed across the world at the end of World War II, to the Spanish D
The Enterprise leaves service: The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired from active service on Saturday, temporarily reducing the number of carriers in the U.S. fleet to
James Holmes on INS Vikramaditya vs. The Chinese-carrier-to-be-named-later: And to be sure, the Varyag will reportedly carry about 26 fixed-wing combat aircraft—the official People’s Daily spec
On the connection between aircraft carriers and national prestige…
Long time mainstay of the milblogger community Neptunus Lex has passed: Authorities say a pilot for a defense contractor is dead after an Israeli-made military fighter jet crashed at Fallon Naval Air
In 1980, the USS Nimitz sails out of Pearl Harbor and into a strange storm. On the other side, the crew finds itself in December 6, 1941. After coming to terms with the basics of the situation, Capt
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