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Tag: USN

Naval, Surface1 Comment

USS Zumwalt: From Being the Best to Barely Practical

February 6, 2019February 7, 2019 Epsilon

Zumwalt class was supposed to be the successor to the very potent Arleigh Burke class destroyer. It would further the bar of naval vessel capability beyond any system either testing or serving today. They went from that to having a … Continue reading USS Zumwalt: From Being the Best to Barely Practical

Aviation, Fixed Wing, Series, Versus13 Comments

Boeing P-8A vs Kawasaki P-1: The comparison of modern MPAs

December 6, 2015June 29, 2018 Epsilon

The P-3 Orion has served several countries for decades and is a widely respected platform. Finding and fielding a capable replacement for such a platform is a difficult task. After several cancellations, potent replacements have been found in the form … Continue reading Boeing P-8A vs Kawasaki P-1: The comparison of modern MPAs

Naval, Series, Ships of the Soviet Navy, Surface3 Comments

Ships of the Soviet Navy: Udaloy class

October 25, 2015June 29, 2018 Epsilon

The Soviets knew that their arch rivals were developing a new nuclear powered attack submarine, first of which will be entering service in the early 1970s. The USN already had an impressive fleet of attack submarines which posed a massive … Continue reading Ships of the Soviet Navy: Udaloy class

Carriers of the US Navy, Naval, Series, Surface3 Comments

Carriers of the US Navy: USS Enterprise

September 20, 2015May 15, 2019 Epsilon

The USS Enterprise CV-6 had become a household name for the veterans of 2nd world war . The war bought her glory in the form of 20 Battle stars, Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Unit Commendation along with several other … Continue reading Carriers of the US Navy: USS Enterprise

Aviation, Fixed Wing, Series, Versus24 Comments

F/A-18 Hornet vs Su-33 Flanker

September 6, 2015June 29, 2018 Epsilon

Seeing F/A-18 Hornets and F/A-18E Super Hornets on the carriers of the United States Navy is a very common sight. Originally introduced in the early 1980s, they have formed the backbone of the USN’s fixed winged aircraft fleet. The Soviet … Continue reading F/A-18 Hornet vs Su-33 Flanker

Carriers of the US Navy, Naval, Series, Surface3 Comments

Carriers of the US Navy: Ford class

August 23, 2015October 8, 2018 Epsilon

The United States Navy rules the world’s oceans with its 10 Nimitz class carriers. Each of these carries around 70 jets which is actually more than many air forces around the world.  The carriers are ready to intervene in any … Continue reading Carriers of the US Navy: Ford class

Aviation, Fixed Wing, Indian MMRCA, Series11 Comments

The Indian MMRCA Saga

July 11, 2015June 29, 2018 Epsilon

Indian air force has hundreds of Soviet origin aircraft serving along side their western counterparts. After the collapse of Soviet Union, maintaining this fleet had become quite difficult as spares were costly and difficult to obtain. On the other hand, due … Continue reading The Indian MMRCA Saga

Sub Surface2 Comments

Virginia class: The SSN of the future

July 4, 2015February 7, 2019 Epsilon

Intro- USN was forced to reduce the number of most capable submarines to be procured as the cost of constructing and operating them was shooting up. Initial batch of 30 Seawolf would be reduced to just 3, with just 2 … Continue reading Virginia class: The SSN of the future

Naval, Sub Surface2 Comments

Los Angeles class:The benchmark SSN

January 2, 2015January 18, 2019 Epsilon

Intro-USN was facing a dilemma, its carriers were being shadowed by November class SSNs which could keep up with them at speeds over 30knots. This was highlighted by an incident in 1968 during which a November shadowed USS Enterprise even … Continue reading Los Angeles class:The benchmark SSN

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