Russia almost captured an F-14 Tomcat like in Top Gun: Maverick
What You Need to Know: In 1976, the U.S. Navy faced a Cold War emergency when an F-14 Tomcat fell...
Defense
Montana-Class: 65,000 tons of raw battleship power the navy passed on
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
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
What You Need to Know: The U.S. Air Force's legendary B-52 Stratofortress is getting a major upgrade with the B-52J...
A Russian-made missile nearly shot down an SR-71 Blackbird spy plane
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
What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy’s DDG(X) program aims to develop a next-generation guided missile destroyer, set to...
Bureaucrats versus the swarm
If you had told President Dwight D. Eisenhower that the military-industrial complex he famously warned against would find itself repeatedly...
The US Navy’s DDG(X) dilemma
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
The F-22 Raptor is widely regarded as the most formidable fighter jet ever built. As the first fifth-generation stealth aircraft,...
How a sunken Navy nuclear submarine changed everything
In 1963, the USS Thresher (SSN-593), a nuclear-powered attack submarine and the lead vessel of her class, tragically sank during deep-diving tests...
‘Flight deck explosion’ nearly destroyed a Navy nuclear aircraft carrier
In 1969, the USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, suffered a catastrophic accident off the coast of Pearl Harbor...
How a brand new nuclear submarine sank
In 1969, the USS Guitarro (SSN-665) sank while docked at Mare Island Naval Shipyard due to an accidental overlap of two civilian...
B-58 Hustler: Fast, futuristic, and ultimately flawed bomber
The B-58 Hustler, produced by Convair in the 1950s, was the first supersonic bomber capable of exceeding Mach 2. Developed...
Marine Corps’ newest rotational force arrives in Philippines for 6 months of training
Editor's Note: This piece by Seth Robson features quotes from CSP Senior Fellow, Grant Newsham. A relatively new Marine Corps...
Are Navy aircraft carriers destined for failure?
Aircraft carriers, once the cornerstone of U.S. naval dominance, face growing criticism due to their vulnerability to modern missile technology...
A seamount ‘strike’ nearly crippled a $3 billion Navy ‘Seawolf’ submarine
In October 2021, the USS Connecticut, a $3 billion Seawolf-class submarine, collided with an uncharted seamount in the Pacific Ocean....