91 Years Ago, America’s First Purpose Built Aircraft Carrier Hit the High Seas
25 Feb 2024, 20:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / On the anniversary of this historic warship's operational birth, we owe our thanks to the crew who served onboard our deepest thanks.
USS United States: The Supercarrier That Started Beef Between the Air Force and Navy
11 Jan 2024, 17:30 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Even after 70 years, some aspects of the military-industrial complex have never changed. Eisenhower tried to warn us, after all, if only we'd listened.
U.S. Navy Drones Pass Long-Range Test of Unmanned Cargo Delivery to Moving Ships
22 Dec 2022, 22:22 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / The Unmanned Aerial Systems technology demonstrators must be able to haul 50 lbs. or less over a 200-nautical mile radius
USS Enterprise (CVN-80): The Third Generation of America's Iconic Supercarrier Lineage
24 Aug 2022, 20:35 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Say hello to CVN-80, the third in a line of Navy Aircraft carriers to bear the name. Rest assured, it will have the goods to carry the family name.
US Navy Puts Lasers on Its Ships for Lighting-Speed Tactical Defense Warfare
19 Aug 2022, 15:33 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / HELIOS is a light, compact, and powerful laser aiming at close-range small targets that are too fast for conventional countermeasure weapons
This US Aircraft Carrier Hosted a College Basketball Game on Its Deck, It Was Wonderful
5 Aug 2022, 04:40 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The newly christened forefather of the Midway-class aircraft carrier never saw action in the Second World War. But managed to have a wonderful career afterward.
These Ships Plucked Astronauts From the Water After Splashdown, It's a Lost Artform
1 Aug 2022, 20:50 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Though the Apollo missions were entirely in the realm of NASA, the task of recovering the returning astronauts out of remote parts the ocean fell to the Navy.
Tom Cruise Really Thought He’d Be Allowed to Pilot an F/A-18 Super Hornet for Top Gun
18 May 2022, 06:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tom Cruise leaves no stunt to the stuntmen if he can do it himself, but the US Navy ultimately denied his request to pilot the warbird himself
Former U.S. Navy Ship Turned Patrol Vessel for Conservation Missions Attacked by Pirates
17 Mar 2022, 03:22 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Modoc, a venerable ship with an extensive history within the U.S. Navy, was recently attacked by pirates, but its brave crew handled things extremely well
Japan Coast Guard Issues Navigational Warning for F-35C Crash Area
3 Feb 2022, 09:02 UTC · By: Tudor Serban / Accidents can happen, and in late January 2022, an F-35C fell off the carrier into the South China Sea, and U.S. Navy needs to recover it, no matter what
Nuclear Carrier Deploys Under the Command of a Woman, for the First Time in U.S. History
6 Jan 2022, 07:00 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The USS Abraham Lincoln nuclear carrier departed on a historic mission under the command of a woman captain, with the first Marine Corps F-35 squadron on board
GTA Online: Modder Adds Brand New Russian Fighter Jet, Dukes It Out With U.S. Navy Ships
15 Dec 2021, 20:25 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The user taking this jet up for a test is SkylineGTRR34Freak, the same YouTuber who tested the in-game model of the Tu-144 supersonic airliner.
The First-Ever Hypersonic Missile Interceptor to Be Developed for the U.S. Navy
22 Nov 2021, 10:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Raytheon is developing, on behalf of the Missile Defense Agency, the first defense system specifically designed to engage hypersonic threats
This Ex-U.S. Navy Jet Hydrofoil Flew Across the Water, Now It Rots in an Oregon Mudflat
10 Oct 2021, 07:56 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The story of how the Plainview transformed from a technological flagship for the U.S. Navy to the twisted, rotting hulk of steel is tragic.
Most Advanced F/A-18 Super Hornet Ever Gets Massive Touchscreen, Reduced Radar Signature
28 Sep 2021, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing delivers to the Navy the first F/A-18 Super Hornet upgraded to Block III configuration, 77 more to come by the year 2030
U.S. Navy’s Acoustic Hailing and Disruption System Weaponizes the Target’s Own Voice
27 Aug 2021, 06:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Similar to an acoustic hailing device (AHD), the AHAD is also a non-lethal weapon that uses sound to create confusion, but in a highly focused manner
Thirty-Year-Old W88 Nuclear Warhead Finally Gets Upgraded, Is Now Ready to Fire
17 Aug 2021, 08:44 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / The nuclear deterrent of the U.S. is now smarter and more reliable, with the W88 nuclear warhead receiving major updates, after 10 years of development.
EPF 13 U.S. Navy Ship Will Have $44 Million Worth of Autonomous Capabilities
9 Jun 2021, 17:10 UTC · By: Cristina Mircea / Austal received $44 million to give its EPF13 catamaran autonomous capabilities. The vessel is called Apalachicola and will be part of the U.S. Navy's fleet.
Spherical UFO Spotted Flying, Going Underwater in New U.S. Navy Leak
29 May 2021, 05:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Recorded in May 2019, the video has now been declassified. The Pentagon confirms its authenticity, as well as the fact that it’s part of current investigation
Repeated UFO Sightings Signal Massive Intelligence Failure for the U.S.
19 May 2021, 14:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Intelligence Christopher Mellon points to the security threat of having UAPs in restricted military airspace