Maya Carlin

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Maya Carlin

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Maya Carlin is an analyst at the Center for Security Policy, located in Washington D.C. She also has a M.A. in Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security from IDC Herzliya’s Lauder School of Government in Israel.

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The B-36 peacemaker bomber can only be described in 4 words

Maya Carlin October 28, 2024

She Was Just Massive: The B-36 “Peacemaker” was the largest American warplane to date when it debuted after WWII, designed...

Montana-Class: 65,000 tons of raw battleship power the navy passed on

Maya Carlin October 25, 2024

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy's Montana-class battleships, conceptualized during World War II, were designed to be larger,...

USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79): this looks like the most lethal aircraft carrier ever

Maya Carlin October 25, 2024

What You Need to Know: The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, faces delays and is...

The B-52J has just 1 problem: it won’t fly anywhere until 2033

Maya Carlin October 24, 2024

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force's legendary B-52 Stratofortress is getting a major upgrade with the B-52J...

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A Russian-made missile nearly shot down an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane

Maya Carlin October 24, 2024

What You Need to Know: The fastest airframe to ever fly the skies is surprisingly not a twenty-first-century invention. Nearly...

DDG(X): the new U.S. Navy Destroyer that China won’t want to fight

Maya Carlin October 24, 2024

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s DDG(X) program aims to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer, set to...

The U.S. Air Force’s hidden B-2 stealth bomber problem

Maya Carlin October 22, 2024

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force’s fleet of strategic bombers includes the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer, and...

China is developing its very own B-21 raider stealth bomber

Maya Carlin October 22, 2024

B-21 Raider Latest News - What You Need to Know: The upcoming B-21 Raider stealth bomber will soon become the...

Russia so freaked: Iowa-Class battleships made a comeback due to ‘battlecruiser’ threat

Maya Carlin October 21, 2024

What You Need to Know: Before aircraft carriers dominated naval supremacy, U.S. battleships like the Iowa-class ruled the seas. Built...

The US Navy’s DDG(X) dilemma

Maya Carlin October 18, 2024

As tensions rise between the U.S. and China in the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy is preparing to upgrade...

F-22 Raptor: The most expensive fighter jet ever

Maya Carlin October 17, 2024

The F-22 Raptor is widely regarded as the most formidable fighter jet ever built. As the first fifth-generation stealth aircraft,...

Russia may retire its last Kirov-class nuclear-powered battlecruiser

Maya Carlin October 15, 2024

The Russian Navy’s sole remaining nuclear-powered guided-missile battlecruiser, Pyotr Velikiy, may soon be decommissioned due to escalating maintenance costs and the...