Новости за 15.05.2024

Summary: The century-old USS Texas battleship is undergoing a $75 million restoration at Gulf Copper Shipyard. Recent updates from the Battleship Texas Foundation highlight ongoing work, including steel repairs, deck renovations, and superstructure restoration.

Summary: Facing budget constraints and rising tensions with China, the U.S. Navy has made significant cuts to its Fiscal Year 2025 R&D budget, delaying funding for the F/A-XX sixth-generation fighter program.

Summary: The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is undergoing significant modernization, with its 155mm advanced gun system (AGS) removed to integrate Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missiles. The updated design will feature four Multiple All-Up Round Canisters (MACs), each carrying three CPS missiles, enhancing the destroyer's strike capabilities.

Former President Donald Trump accepted an offer from President Joe Biden to debate on Wednesday morning, seemingly ignoring the strict conditions set out by the Democrats for how the debate should be run. In what felt like a pre-match threat from a WWE wrestler, President Biden asked Trump to “make his day” in his toughest sounding voice, announcing to the country that he would be willing to debate him as soon as next month, so long as independent and third-party candidates were excluded.

Summary: The Eurofighter Typhoon, a fourth-generation workhorse of Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF), faces an uncertain future in an era increasingly dominated by stealth technology. Although it excels in quick reaction alerts and air policing, the Typhoon's non-stealth design may limit its relevance against advanced adversaries.

Summary: The U.S. Navy is pushing back $1 billion in funding for the development of its F/A-XX sixth-generation stealth fighter jet due to budget constraints.