The War Zone med ukentlig oppdatering

November 7, 2025

China has now formally commissioned its first catapult-equipped aircraft carrier, the Fujian, into service. The commissioning ceremony put particular emphasis on the ship’s electromagnetically-powered catapults, with President Xi Jinping shown pressing the launch button inside the control ‘bubble’ built into the flight deck. This all notably comes after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged last week to sign an executive order that would compel the U.S. Navy to go back to using steam-powered catapults on future carriers.

Read our full analysis here.

Must Read Articles

British Carrier Hosts Largest Number Of F-35Bs On A Ship Ever Twenty-four British F-35Bs on the carrier deck clears a major hurdle on the path to full operational capability. READ NOW

Can U.S. Intel Keep Up With China’s Tsunami Of Weapons Developments? Experts provide us with insights about the impact of Beijing's snowballing military technology advances on U.S. intelligence. READ NOW

Carrier USS Ford Holding Off Of North Africa As Trump Reportedly Won’t Strike Venezuela The supercarrier, ordered to the Caribbean by Trump, has not moved significantly toward that area for two days. READ NOW

Golden Dome Missile Shield Key To Ensuring Nuclear Second Strike Capability: U.S. Admiral China's dramatic expansion of its nuclear arsenal has been a key driver behind concerns about future challenges to America's deterrent. READ NOW

Arc Orbital Supply Capsule Aims To Put Military Supplies Anywhere On Earth Within An Hour Deorbiting small cargo-laden spacecraft on demand to troops in need is the vision of Inversion Space and its Arc spacecraft. READ NOW

From the Archive

Excalibur Was A Vulcan Gatling Gun Wielding Air Defense Vehicle Straight Out of G.I. Joe

The US Army never adopted the eight-wheeled design, but the service is now looking at wheeled anti-aircraft vehicles once again.

READ NOW

Hot Shots

U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft conduct routine flying operations in the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, Oct. 28, 2025. U.S. Air Force photo

Army M1A2SEP tanks participate in the last round ceremony at Orchard Combat Training Center, Idaho, July 30, 2025. Photo by Army National Guard Maj. W. Chris Clyne

A Marine fires an M27 infantry automatic rifle at simulated targets during company attacks as part of Service Level Training Exercise 4-25 at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif., July 30, 2025. Photo by Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Micah Thompson