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    Parallels between the decline of the USN and the RN

    Watching the decline in size and construction problems encountered by the USN since 1991 I am reminded of the fate of the Royal Navy after WW2. At first sight the US has done rather better. It still has the world's largest force of nuclear strike carriers and its nuclear submarines remain the...
    • uk 75
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    • defense industry early 21st century great britain late 20th century post-cold war royal navy shipbuilding united kingdom united states united states navy war on terror
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    ARM cancelling ISA licenses to Qualcomm

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/arm-to-cancel-qualcomm-chip-design-license-in-escalation-of-feud Actual nuclear bomb. Probably wouldn't actually happen, since it sounds more like a big bargaining chip, but potentially a huge turning point for the chip industry, and especially...
    • Maro.Kyo
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    • 2024 aerospace industry cold war ii computer architecture computing cpu defense industry electronics interesting times microprocessors telecommunications united kingdom united states
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    Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs as losses deepen during factory strike

    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/11/boeing-layoffs-factory-strike.html
    • edwest4
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    • 2024 aerospace industry boeing civil aviation cold war ii defense industry united states
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    RIP Simon Ramo 1913-2016

    http://www.dailybreeze.com/obituaries/20160628/simon-ramo-1913-2016-aerospace-pioneer-and-icbm-chief-architect-was-the-r-in-trw
    • GeorgeA
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    • 20th century aerospace industry apollo program bunker ramo corporation cold war defense industry early 21st century icbm nasa national reconnaissance office post-cold war satellite space probes space race spy sat strategic defense initiative thompson ramo wooldridge trw united states united states air force
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
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