News & Perspectives On Global Defense Industry
3rd May 2024
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In 2000, China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) had access to around one hundred different ships. The PLAN navy doubled in size between 1995 and 2005, expanding to more than…
The Kitty Hawk performed admirably overall, especially considering it was designed to be only a slight upgrade over the previous class. "The USS Kittyhawk (sic) underway in support of Operation…
Nonetheless, the KPN submarine fleet likely needs to gain the technological prowess and sheer numbers of the PLA Navy. Nonetheless, submarines from the Hermit Kingdom remain a major threat. Image:…
One of the minisubs may have hit the USS West Virginia battleship at Pearl Harbor, based on at least circumstantial evidence. USS Arizona in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor. Image…
Still, the USS Sealion was the first American submarine to sink a real battleship from the Axis. IJN Kongo sunk by USS Sea Lion. A History of the USS Sealion…
Seventeen countries' armed services and police departments have used the P.P. and PPK. In addition, this handgun is forever etched in history as the weapon with which Hitler ended his…
The construction time for the four completed battleships in the Iowa class was around two years and eight months. Nonetheless, each battleship would have a crew of around 2,800 men.…
The USS New Jersey has received more decorations than any other vessel in American history. Navy. It had a dramatic impact in Vietnam in a matter of months. An overhead…
A Westinghouse S5W pressurized water reactor powered the Sturgeon class. This reactor ran two steam turbines and a shaft. A starboard bow view of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SEA…
Forty-seven aircraft carriers, including amphibious assault ships, are operational. U.S. Navy flattops make up over a third. Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Artist Rendering. Image Credit: Creative Commons. Fourteen navies operate 47…
