Featured in aircraft carrierBYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2022ShareRemembering The Navy’s Doomed Aircraft-Carrying AirshipsParasite fighters operating from airships sounds like science fiction, but it was reality for the U.S. Navy in the 1930s. BYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2022ShareBYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022ShareF-14 Flyer Looks Back At What Made The Soon To Be Scrapped USS Kitty Hawk SpecialAn officer who called the Kitty Hawk home gives her a fond farewell and reminisces about what really made her unique. BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2021ShareChina’s New Carrier-Capable Stealth Fighter’s Canopy Is Its Most Intriguing FeatureThe new navalized derivative of the Shenyang FC-31 fighter has something oddly in common with the F-35B. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2021ShareBYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 AggressorFrancesco “Paco” Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend. BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 6, 2021ShareMysterious New Electronic Warfare System Spotted On U.S. Navy Aircraft CarriersAn intriguing upgrade has been installed on the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Abraham Lincoln that points to new defensive capabilities. BYTyler RogowayAug 6, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2021ShareShocking Images: America’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Endures Explosive Tests Off Florida (Updated)At one point, the Navy wanted to skip the critical tests in an attempt to get the USS Gerald R. Ford into service faster after years of delays. BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2021ShareBYAdam KehoeApr 4, 2021ShareChina’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako StraitChina’s ability to integrate its carriers with an increasingly advanced strike group continues to evolve, as does its blue water operations ambitions. BYAdam KehoeApr 4, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 11, 2021ShareThe Pentagon Is Once Again Considering Early Retirement For One Of Its Aircraft CarriersThe fate of the USS Harry S. Truman, which was spared decommissioning in 2019, is up for review as a cost-saving measure. BYThomas NewdickMar 11, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021ShareUSS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Ordered Back To Middle East Due To Iran Threat (Updated)An extremely tense situation with Iran prompted the Acting Secretary of Defense to order Nimitz to stay in the Middle East for the foreseeable future. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021ShareBYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareReflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine HunterWe talk about what was and what could have been for the S-3 Viking, and about the future of the Navy’s shrunken sub-hunting force. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 7, 2020ShareFlooding Threatens To Put New British Carrier Out Of Action For Six MonthsHMS Prince Of Wales was in dock when the incident occurred and necessary repairs could cost millions of pounds. BYThomas NewdickDec 7, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareHistoric Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two NaviesThe long history of INS Viraat, formerly HMS Hermes, included combat service in the Falklands War. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Forgotten Fireball Made The First Jet-Powered Carrier Landing By AccidentRyan’s mixed-power FR-1 naval fighter was an evolutionary dead-end, but it did make history. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020ShareNew Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter EmergeFeaturing beefed-up landing gear and indigenous engines, the J-15T should lead to a production fighter for China’s future supercarrier. BYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2020ShareBehold HMS Queen Elizabeth’s First Carrier Strike GroupThe aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth takes center stage as the task force is put through its paces in Exercise Joint Warrior. BYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2020ShareWatch This F/A-18 Hornet Chuck Its External Fuel Tank During A Carrier Catapult LaunchThe 480-gallon drop tank goes end over end into the sea right after the Super Hornet leaves the deck. BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2020Share12
BYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2022ShareRemembering The Navy’s Doomed Aircraft-Carrying AirshipsParasite fighters operating from airships sounds like science fiction, but it was reality for the U.S. Navy in the 1930s. BYThomas NewdickMay 27, 2022Share
BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022ShareF-14 Flyer Looks Back At What Made The Soon To Be Scrapped USS Kitty Hawk SpecialAn officer who called the Kitty Hawk home gives her a fond farewell and reminisces about what really made her unique. BYJoe “Smokin” RuzickaJan 28, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2021ShareChina’s New Carrier-Capable Stealth Fighter’s Canopy Is Its Most Intriguing FeatureThe new navalized derivative of the Shenyang FC-31 fighter has something oddly in common with the F-35B. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2021Share
BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of A Navy F-14 Fleet Pilot Turned F-5 AggressorFrancesco “Paco” Chierici talks fighting in Tomcats and Tigers, losing comrades, and flying 737s during the week and fighters on the weekend. BYFrancesco "Paco" Chierici and Tyler RogowaySep 28, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 6, 2021ShareMysterious New Electronic Warfare System Spotted On U.S. Navy Aircraft CarriersAn intriguing upgrade has been installed on the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Abraham Lincoln that points to new defensive capabilities. BYTyler RogowayAug 6, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2021ShareShocking Images: America’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Endures Explosive Tests Off Florida (Updated)At one point, the Navy wanted to skip the critical tests in an attempt to get the USS Gerald R. Ford into service faster after years of delays. BYTyler RogowayJun 20, 2021Share
BYAdam KehoeApr 4, 2021ShareChina’s Liaoning Carrier Strike Group Passes Through Japan’s Miyako StraitChina’s ability to integrate its carriers with an increasingly advanced strike group continues to evolve, as does its blue water operations ambitions. BYAdam KehoeApr 4, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 11, 2021ShareThe Pentagon Is Once Again Considering Early Retirement For One Of Its Aircraft CarriersThe fate of the USS Harry S. Truman, which was spared decommissioning in 2019, is up for review as a cost-saving measure. BYThomas NewdickMar 11, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021ShareUSS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group Ordered Back To Middle East Due To Iran Threat (Updated)An extremely tense situation with Iran prompted the Acting Secretary of Defense to order Nimitz to stay in the Middle East for the foreseeable future. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickJan 4, 2021Share
BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareReflections And Wisdom From A Cold War Submarine HunterWe talk about what was and what could have been for the S-3 Viking, and about the future of the Navy’s shrunken sub-hunting force. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 7, 2020ShareFlooding Threatens To Put New British Carrier Out Of Action For Six MonthsHMS Prince Of Wales was in dock when the incident occurred and necessary repairs could cost millions of pounds. BYThomas NewdickDec 7, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareHistoric Indian Carrier Set To Be Scrapped After 58 Years Of Service With Two NaviesThe long history of INS Viraat, formerly HMS Hermes, included combat service in the Falklands War. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020ShareThe Forgotten Fireball Made The First Jet-Powered Carrier Landing By AccidentRyan’s mixed-power FR-1 naval fighter was an evolutionary dead-end, but it did make history. BYThomas NewdickNov 27, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020ShareNew Images Of China’s Elusive Catapult-Capable J-15T Carrier Fighter EmergeFeaturing beefed-up landing gear and indigenous engines, the J-15T should lead to a production fighter for China’s future supercarrier. BYThomas NewdickNov 18, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2020ShareBehold HMS Queen Elizabeth’s First Carrier Strike GroupThe aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth takes center stage as the task force is put through its paces in Exercise Joint Warrior. BYThomas NewdickOct 6, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2020ShareWatch This F/A-18 Hornet Chuck Its External Fuel Tank During A Carrier Catapult LaunchThe 480-gallon drop tank goes end over end into the sea right after the Super Hornet leaves the deck. BYTyler RogowaySep 14, 2020Share
