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An F-14D Tomcat pulls up after performing a fly-by past the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) as the ship operates in the Atlantic Ocean on June 19, 2006.
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My God… The F-14 Tomcat May Actually Fly Again Over The United States

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick

Posted 10 Hours Ago

U.S. Navy F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet blasted an Iranian ship running the blockade.(
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F/A-18 Super Hornet Blasts Blockade-Running Iranian Ship’s Rudder With 20mm Cannon (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated Yesterday

NSM sinks target ship in Luzon strait.
U.S. Navy

Missiles Clobber Target Ship In Highly Strategic Luzon Strait

By Thomas Newdick

Posted Yesterday

Iran has attacked the UAE again as fragile ceasefire continues to hold.
U.S. Navy

New Iranian Attacks On UAE As Ceasefire Holds By A Thread (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on May 5, 2026

The compact version of the AIM-9X is being developed with a focus on increased magazine depth when carried internally by "advanced aircraft," while also offering improved range and performance.
U.S. Navy

Smaller AIM-9X Sidewinder For Stealthy Weapons Bays Is In Development

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 5, 2026

Rearming U.S. Navy warships at sea might be a new mission for its pair of Montford Point class expeditionary transfer dock ships.
U.S. Navy

Navy’s Unwanted Sea Base Ship Will Test At-Sea Rearming Of Warships

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 5, 2026

CENTCOM says the first two ships have transited the Strait of Hormuz under Project Freedom.
U.S. Navy

First Ships Transit Strait Of Hormuz Under New U.S. Protection Plan

By Howard Altman

Updated on May 4, 2026

AARGM-ER AGM-88G in testing.
U.S. Navy

Navy Still Pushing To Field New AARGM-ER Radar-Busting Missile This Year Despite “Strategic Pause”

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 28, 2026

U.S. efforts to prevent Iranian mining of the Strait of Hormuz are underway says the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
U.S. Navy

U.S. Efforts To Prevent Iranian Mine Laying In Strait Of Hormuz Underway

By Howard Altman

Posted on Apr 24, 2026

President Trump ordered the Navy to blow up Iranian mine-laying boats and said U.S. demining efforts were underway in the Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Navy

Trump Puts Out Kill Order On Iran’s Small Boats (Updated)

By Howard Altman, Ian Ellis-Jones

Updated on Apr 23, 2026

The U.S. Navy has shared details about what looks to be a previously undisclosed effort to rapidly arm ships in two carrier strike groups with radar-guided Longbow Hellfire missiles to protect against drones.
U.S. Navy

Navy Rushing To Arm Carrier Strike Groups With Hellfire Missiles

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 23, 2026

191028-N-LQ653-1278 PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 28, 2019) Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler USNS Yukon (T-AO-202, front, makes its approach to commercial tanker MT Empire State as the two ships prepare to conduct a consolidated loading. The evolution provided the Military Sealift Command (MSC) Pacific Commander the opportunity to exercise a training opportunity at sea with the two ships. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Patrick W. Menah Jr./Released)
U.S. Navy

Iranian Attacks Change Way Navy Refuels Its Ships In Middle East

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 23, 2026

Iran has ramped up attacks on Strait of Hormuz shipping.
U.S. Navy

Iran Ramps Up Attacks On Ships In The Strait Of Hormuz After Trump Ceasefire Extension (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Apr 23, 2026

The Navy's top leadership says they are working hard to avoid serious issues that have plagued previous shipbuilding efforts when it comes to the Trump class "battleship" program.
U.S. Navy

Everything New We Just Learned About The Trump Class Battleship Program

By Joseph Trevithick, Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Apr 22, 2026

The Navy has been taking a deep look at the design and capabilities, and associated costs, of the Ford class as compared to the older Nimitz class.
U.S. Navy

Ford Class Review Puts Navy’s Future Carrier Plans Into Question

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 22, 2026

For the first time since the launch of Epic Fury, U.S. forces interdicted an Iranian-linked ship in the IndoPacom region.
U.S. Navy

Trump Extends Ceasefire Deadline (Updated)

By Howard Altman

Updated on Apr 22, 2026