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Wait—Why Does the Navy Wants to Kill Ships That Are Only 9 Years Old? - Popular Mechanics

The Navy wants to remove 19 ships from service in 2025, while adding only six.The list includes old amphibious ships and cruisers, but also relatively new transports and littoral combat ships. The oldest ship on the list is 37, the youngest just seven. The US Navy would like to shed some weight—152,000 tons to be precise. The service wants to shed nineteen ships, or about seven percent of its battle force, in 2025. While many of the ships are old and no longer useful, six of them are less than e…
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The Army—Yes, the Army—Is Sailing a Fleet to Build a Port Off Gaza ...

Several U.S. Army ships have set sail for the Eastern Mediterranean in support of a relief mission.The Frank Besson will set up a pier off the coast of Gaza to help provide civilians with humanitarian aid.The ships are part of a little known Army capability, called Joint Logistics Over The Shore.A fleet of Army ships from the 7th Transportation Brigade will establish a pier off the coast of Gaza, allowing ships to send food, medical supplies, and other aid to civilians living in the embattled ar…
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The Pentagon Has Broken Its Silence on UFOs and Secret Alien Relati...

The Department of Defense has found no evidence of any connection between UFOs and the national security state—or evidence of UFOs, for that matter.The All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office conducted interviews, tested alleged alien materials, and investigated sightings.The report attempts to debunk several narratives about the government and UFOs, including cooperation between the government and aliens, defense contractors reverse engineering UFO technology, and more. A newly published governmen…
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Joe Biden's Military Shopping List Just Dropped With a Bang - Popul...

The President’s defense budget request for 2025 is out. The budget asks for $895 billion in spending for the entire U.S. Department of Defense.The budget request includes fewer ships, aircraft, and attack helicopters.The Biden Administration’s proposed defense budget for 2025 has been released. The budget, which totals $895 billion, includes $167.5 billion devoted to buying new weapons and equipment. While that’s about the same as last year, if you take inflation into account, it means fewer air…
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China Confirms It's Building a 4th Aircraft Carrier—and the Tables ...

A Chinese admiral has confirmed that China is constructing its fourth aircraft carrier. China commissioned its first carrier in 2012, and now has a fleet of three ships.Although China’s carrier fleet is growing rapidly, it is still only half the size of the US Pacific Fleet’s carrier force.China is reportedly building a fourth aircraft carrier, making it the second largest carrier power behind the United States. A report in Hong Kong state media claims that there will be an announcement “soon” o…
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The U.S. is Throwing Things Off Aircraft Carriers With an Electroma...

The future John F. Kennedy, currently under construction in Virginia, is testing its electromagnetic catapult.The tests involve shooting heavy loads, weighing as much as fully loaded aircraft, down the deck and into the Atlantic Ocean.Kennedy is the second of at least four Ford-class aircraft carriers and will be delivered to the Navy in 2025. An aircraft carrier under construction on the Virginia coast is beginning to show signs of life—by flinging huge loads off her deck into the nearby James…
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The Air Force Says It Must Rethink Air Superiority. What Does That ...

The US Air Force says it must “rethink” the concept of air superiority in future wars.Unlike other post-Cold War conflicts, a war with China could find Air Force planes outnumbered.The service could find itself trying different tactics to establish air superiority when it needs it the most, at least for a little while.Since the end of the Cold War, the Air Force has been the 500 pound gorilla in any conflict, quickly gaining control of the air. But what if there is another 500 pound gorilla on t…

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Everything You Need to Know About the Marines' Favorite Ride, the L...

As America’s premier expeditionary force, the U.S. Marine Corps is typically the first deployed to trouble spots around the world. The Marines place a premium on light, hard-hitting equipment, and one of the best examples is the LAV-25 light armored vehicle. The eight-wheeled LAV-25 has participated in every ground operation involving U.S. forces for five decades, from Panama to Afghanistan. In the 1970s, in the wake of the Vietnam War, the Marine Corps turned its attention to the Middle East as…
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The Navy's New Radar-Killing Missile: AARGM-ER, Explained - Popular...

✅ Quick Facts:The Navy’s new anti-radar missile is on track to wrap up tests this year.AARGM-ER is designed to hunt enemy air-defense radars, forcing them to shut down—or be destroyed.The Navy has failed to properly name AARGM-ER, which for once isn’t a bad thing, because it sounds like something used by pirates. A new anti-radar missile meant to help air forces blast a hole in enemy air-defense networks is currently in testing and should wrap up later this year. The Advanced Anti-Radiation Guid…
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Could the U.S. Army Fight and Win Without Tanks? - Popular Mechanics

✅ Quick Facts:What if the U.S. Army got rid of its tanks? The Army bristles with so much firepower, in so many forms, it could likely still stop any conceivable attack from any army—on Earth, anyway.Tanks are the service’s main offensive weapon, and without them, the Army would find it difficult to take new ground.In 1994, the U.S. Army dumped decommissioned M60 main battle tanks into the ocean off the coast of Florida. Replaced by the M1A1 Abrams, the tanks were surplus and the service no longe…
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Flying Jeeps: Why the U.S. Air Force Wants Electric Aircraft - Popu...

✅ Quick Facts:The U.S. Air Force has wrapped up testing of its electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft concept (eVTOL).The concept envisions buying a fleet of small electric aircraft that can perform utility tasks.The service is trying up to three different aircraft, and wants to buy at least one.Deep in the sprawling California desert, the U.S. Air Force is testing a new concept that could revolutionize the way it operates in wartime. Under a program called Agility Prime, the service is…