Новости за 07.05.2024

Summary: The U.S. Navy faces emerging threats from sophisticated drones and anti-ship missiles, raising questions about the viability of large surface vessels like aircraft carriers. Despite these challenges, the complete obsolescence of U.S. surface fleets is unlikely. Drone swarm attacks, like those conducted by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, showcase the potential of asymmetrical warfare to disrupt operations.

Summary: May 7, 1999, marks a significant and regrettable incident in U.S. military history when NATO forces using a B-2 bomber mistakenly attacked the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade, Serbia, killing three Chinese nationals and injuring twenty others.

Summary: The future of the U.S. Navy's Ford-class aircraft carriers, notably the most advanced and expensive warships ever built, is under scrutiny amidst discussions on their potential obsolescence due to emerging anti-ship technologies like drones and missiles.

Summary: The United States Air Force has extended a substantial contract to Northrop Grumman, valued at approximately $7 billion, to provide modernization and sustainment support for the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber through 2029. It could be one of the last contracts for the B-2 as it reaches the end of its operational career. 

Summary: The U.S. Navy faces significant challenges as it seeks to expand its fleet amidst a backdrop of diminishing shipbuilding capacity and recruitment struggles. The Navy's fleet size, the smallest since World War I, combined with a shortfall in recruiting goals, raises concerns about its ability to maintain operational standards and safety.

Top 5 U.S. Navy warships today: The Ford-class, Nimitz-class, Zumwalt-class, Virginia-class Block V and Ohio-class submarines - The U.S. Navy is the world’s most powerful sea-based service, and it has been since World War II.

Summary: The PAK DP, also known as the MiG-41, is Russia's ambitious project aimed at developing a sixth-generation interceptor aircraft, expected to make its maiden flight in 2025. This aircraft is set to replace the MiG-31 and incorporate cutting-edge features like advanced stealth capabilities, variable-cycle engines, and enhanced range weaponry.

Summary: The first Ford-Class aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), represents a groundbreaking advancement in naval engineering as the lead ship of a new class of nuclear-powered supercarriers.

The U.S. Navy's 5 Best Submarines Ever, As Ranked By a Military Expert: The U.S. Navy encompasses a wide array of military capabilities- ranging from fighter jets and aircraft carriers to submarines and destroyers. While each component active in the service plays a significant role in America’s sea-based strategy, the role of the submarine is particularly essential.

In March, the Naval Air Systems Command cleared the tiltrotor V-22 Osprey to return to flight, after the aircraft had been grounded since early December 2023 following a crash of a U.S. Air Force V-22 off the coast of Japan that killed eight airmen. The sea service had also grounded the aircraft after Air Force officials investigating the Japan crash found “a materiel failure of a V-22 component.”

The spread of protests against policies that have generated the current humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip has been remarkable. Initially centered at Columbia University in New York, the protest movement quickly lit up other college campuses in the United States and has now inspired similar actions around the world. The immediate stimulation for the protests has been the mass suffering of Gazans amid an Israeli assault and blockade. But the expressions of outrage over what has been happening... Читать дальше...