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The U.S. Navy’s Big Ticonderoga-Class Mistake Still Stings

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s ambitious Cruiser Modernization Program for its aging Ticonderoga-class ships was a high-profile failure.

-A damning GAO report revealed the Navy wasted $1.84 billion modernizing four cruisers that were ultimately divested before ever deploying.

-The program was plagued by soaring costs (over $500 million per ship), poor contractor performance, and the extreme technical difficulty of integrating modern systems onto 1980s-era hulls.

-The Navy ultimately concluded it was no longer cost-effective, canceling the program in favor of the new DDG(X) destroyer.

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The U.S. Navy Is In Crisis

By Andrew Latham

Key Points and Summary – A stark warning argues the U.S. Navy’s bedrock is “cracking” due to an industrial crisis.

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Philippine Fishermen Catch Another Underwater Spy Drone

Philippine fishermen have pulled up another unauthorized research or espionage drone within the country’s waters, the latest in a series of catches that have raised concerns about Chinese spying as tensions rise in the South China Sea.

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Japan is arming a warship with US missiles that can hit targets up to 1,000 miles away as Pacific arms race heats up

Seoul, South Korea  —

A Japanese warship is on the way to the United States to be fitted with Tomahawk cruise missiles, the latest move by Washington and its Asian allies to beef up firepower as adversaries like China and North Korea expand theirs.

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US Nuclear-Powered Submarine Surfaces in South China Sea

Published: Sep 24, 2025 at 05:16 AM EDT

A United States nuclear-powered submarine capable of launching more than a hundred missiles was deployed in the South China Sea during a visit to an allied nation.

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What did China’s Victory Parade reveal about PLA space, cyber, information war plans?

Showcasing new branches signals China’s push to reshape combat strategy by integrating advanced tech for joint operations, analysts say China’s grand military parade highlighting new space, cyber and information warfare branches underscored the country’s push to weave advanced technologies into its combat strategy, according to analysts.

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