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Summary and Key Points: The Montana-Class: The 71,000-Ton “Super Battleship” That Never Sailed
-The Montana-class was the U.S. Navy’s ultimate “what if”—a 71,000-ton titan designed to hunt down and destroy Japan’s legendary Yamato.

Iowa-Class Battleship USS Missouri. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Iowa-Class Battleship Firing Guns. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

-Armed with twelve massive 16-inch guns and armor thick enough to survive the heaviest enemy fire, these leviathans would have been the most powerful surface combatants in history.

-But they never sailed.

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The number of veterans who committed suicide decreased in 2023 compared to 2022, but only slightly, the Department of Veterans Affairs said this week. That decrease in the overall number of deaths came even as the rate of suicide among veterans increased in 2023.
The findings were part of the latest annual suicide report from the Department of Veterans Affairs. The report tracks contributing factors and figures on veteran suicide from 2001 to 2023, the most recent year that data is available. 6,398 veterans took their own lives that year, down from 6,442 in 2022.

The A-12 Avenger II: The Navy’s Stealth Bomber Dream That Refused to Die
Summary and Key Points: The A-12 Avenger II was designed to be the U.S. Navy’s ultimate carrier-launched stealth bomber, replacing the A-6 Intruder with a platform capable of penetrating deep into enemy territory.

A-12 Avenger II Flying Dorito. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

A-12 Avenger II Model. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

-However, the program was famously canceled in 1991 by then-Defense Secretary Dick Cheney due to massive cost overruns and technical complexities.

The F-22 Raptor’s 2060 Future: Why the Air Force Refuses to Retire the King of Stealth
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Air Force has revealed a stunning plan to keep the F-22 Raptor operational well into the 2060s, defying earlier retirement projections.

-Far from a relic, the Raptor is undergoing a radical evolution with new stealth coatings, advanced AESA radars, and the massive “3.2b” software upgrade that enhances its AIM-9X and AIM-120D missiles. This extended life is a direct strategic counter to China’s rapidly growing fleet of J-20 and J-35 fighters.

The “Brutal Truth” About China’s J-20 and J-35 Stealth Fighters
-China is rapidly expanding its fleet of Chengdu J-20 “Mighty Dragon” and J-35A stealth fighters, aiming to challenge U.S. air dominance in the Indo-Pacific.

-While Beijing’s industrial capacity allows for mass production of these advanced airframes, a “brutal truth” remains: hardware is not enough.

J-20 Fighter Firing Missile. Image Credit: PLAAF Photo/Public Domain.

Aircraft Carriers: The New $13 Billion Battleship or Still King of the Seas?
Summary and Key Points: Critics argue the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers are becoming the “battleships” of the 2020s—expensive, vulnerable relics in an era of hypersonic missiles and drone swarms.

A U.S. Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 transfers ammunition between aircraft carriers USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), foreground, and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Atlantic Ocean Feb. 17, 2011. (U.S.

The F-117 Nighthawk “Zombie” Fighter: Why the Air Force Refuses to Let It Die
Summary and Key Points
-The F-117 Nighthawk was the world’s first operational stealth aircraft, officially retired in 2008—yet it is still flying secret missions over the Nevada desert today.

-In a surprising twist, the U.S. Air Force is keeping a fleet of these “Ghost” jets active through at least 2034 to simulate enemy stealth threats and test next-generation radar technologies.

The F-117A Nighthawk Image By National Security Journal.

F-117A Up Close National Security Journal Image.

The End of an Era: USS Nimitz Prepares for 2026 Decommissioning
Summary and Key Points: 
-The U.S. Navy’s oldest active nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), has returned to Naval Base Kitsap after its final scheduled deployment.

The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, for a scheduled port visit Dec. 3, 2013. The Nimitz was in the process of returning to its home port, Everett, Wash., following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet, U.S. 6th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S.

A Russian commander punishes a soldier for not following orders by ‘crucifying’ and beating while taped between two trees.
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