Featured in NavyBYTyler RogowayDec 17, 2021ShareThe Navy’s $9B Stealthy Super Destroyer Is Covered In RustThe controversial futuristic warship looked less than gleaming as it pulled into San Diego Bay recently. BYTyler RogowayDec 17, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2021ShareNavy’s Newest Destroyer Was Just Commissioned Flying A Giant “Go For Broke” FlagThe flag is a callback to the ship’s namesake’s heroic service in World War II in a unit made up of soldiers of Japanese descent. BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of An A-6 Intruder PilotStrap in alongside veteran pilot Francesco “Paco” Chierici for a trip back in time when A-6s still rocketed through canyons in the black of night. BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareBYKevin NoonanAug 11, 2021ShareVeteran S-3 Viking Crewman Breaks Down Everything Happening In This E-2 Hawkeye Carrier Launch VideoExpert play-by-play and deep insight into exactly what we are seeing and hearing in this viral cockpit video of an E-2C carrier launch. BYKevin NoonanAug 11, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyAug 9, 2021ShareSmall Unmanned Helicopters Used Lasers To Map Littorals In Recent U.S. Navy TestsA recent demo of a LIDAR system aboard a small helicopter drone could bring big capabilities to even small ships and forward-deployed forces. BYBrett TingleyAug 9, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2021ShareThis Is What The Navy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Can Actually DoSEWIP Block III is much more than just a naval electronic warfare system. Northrop Grumman’s Mike Meaney breaks down its real potential for us. BYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyAug 3, 2021ShareCritical Fix Will Take Years To Reach All Navy Freedom Class Littoral Combat ShipsThe problem-ridden vessels face another hurdle as the Navy admits that a critical design fix to the ships’ propulsion system is intensely complicated. BYBrett TingleyAug 3, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyAug 2, 2021ShareFirst Live-Fire Test Of The Navy’s New Long-Range Anti-Radiation Missile Was A SuccessThe Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range is moving closer towards deployment as a formidable and versatile air-to-surface weapon. BYBrett TingleyAug 2, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2021ShareNavy Formally Accuses Sailor Of Starting The Fire That Destroyed The USS Bonhomme RichardThe Navy has confirmed it believes the fire, which lasted for four days and destroyed the amphibious assault ship, was deliberately set. BYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 20, 2021ShareThis Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The SkyThe AeroSphere was designed to be an optionally-manned high-altitude surveillance platform that could loiter for long periods above a target area. BYBrett TingleyJul 20, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 14, 2021ShareThe Pentagon Is Adding Two More Large Unmanned Surface Vessels To Its Ghost Fleet ProgramThe Navy’s fleet of unmanned surface vessels is about to grow, pointing to a looming sea change in how the service conducts maritime operations. BYBrett TingleyJul 14, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 13, 2021ShareHere’s Our Best Look Yet At The Navy’s New Laser Dazzler SystemThe Navy’s Optical Dazzling Interdictor, or ODIN, was photographed installed on the USS Stockdale during a replenishment in the Pacific. BYBrett TingleyJul 13, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 12, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Exotic M80 Stiletto Test Ship Defeated Drone Swarms At Sea During TrialsThe Navy’s testbed for new maritime combat technologies and concepts has just demonstrated a 360-degree detect-and-defeat anti-drone system. BYBrett TingleyJul 12, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareThe Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The SunsetNASA’s retirement of its S-3B aircraft means the long, storied career of the famed submarine hunter has finally come to an end. BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 28, 2021ShareNavy Offers Glimpse Of Its Submarine-Launched Mine Capabilities In The MediterraneanThe USS Montpelier’s publicized mine-loading exercise in Greece’s Souda Bay comes as naval tensions grow in the eastern Mediterranean. BYBrett TingleyJun 28, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021ShareThe U.S. Military Doesn’t Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses, And It Has Lost ThousandsA scathing report details how over 2,000 weapons have gone missing from military arsenals in the last decade alone and the data is far from complete. BYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021ShareThe Navy Is Developing “Bio-Inspired” Drones That Transition Between Air And WaterThe Navy wants to build drones that are inspired by the ways animals move and behave in the natural world and can even transition between sea and air. BYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2021ShareAdversary Drones Are Spying On The U.S. And The Pentagon Acts Like They’re UFOsThe U.S. military seems aloof to the fact that it’s being toyed with by a terrestrial adversary and key capabilities may be compromised as a result. BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2021ShareBYKevin NoonanMar 18, 2021ShareThe Navy Experimented With Turning Its Attack Jets Into Submarine Hunters 50 Years AgoThe experiment was far ahead of its time in many ways and came in part as a result of the Navy looking to fit every mission onto its supercarriers. BYKevin NoonanMar 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2021ShareEverything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Navy’s Ever-Evolving Aegis Combat SystemWe go in-depth with Lockheed’s point man on Aegis about the combat system’s revolutionary past, evolving present, and universal future. BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2021ShareNavy Destroyer Pulled Into San Diego Flying An Absolutely Gargantuan American Flag (Updated)USS Michael Murphy strutted into San Diego Bay in style flying the biggest American Flag we have ever seen on a U.S. Navy surface combatant. BYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 1, 2021ShareThe Navy Finally Speaks Up About Its Bizarre “UFO Patent” ExperimentsThe Naval Air Warfare Center has finally given a statement to The War Zone about the patents and experiments of Dr. Salvatore Pais. BYBrett TingleyFeb 1, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 26, 2021ShareNavy “UFO Patent” Documents Talk Of “Spacetime Modification Weapon,” Detail Experimental TestingThe Navy spent three years and considerable sums of money testing the “Pais Effect” and may have transferred the program to another agency. BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 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, 2020ShareBYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareFighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 VikingIt was the twilight of the Cold War and both Kevin Noonan and his S-3 Viking were maturing into more potent and wise weapons of war. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 17, 2020ShareEmails Show Navy’s ‘UFO’ Patents Went Through Significant Internal Review, Resulted In A DemoThe more we learn about the bizarre inventions Dr. Salvatore Pais patented on behalf of the Navy, the more questions we have. BYBrett TingleyDec 17, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareHere Is What Each Of The Navy’s Ship-Launched Missiles Actually CostsArming America’s fleet of fighting ships is an extremely expensive endeavor. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 7, 2020ShareThis Video Of The Navy’s Only Special Operations Helicopter Squadron In Action Is NutsIt’s worth the click just for the roaring minigun action alone. BYTyler RogowayDec 7, 2020ShareBYAaron AmickNov 27, 2020ShareHow Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even SeeThe ability to fight and win in the high-stakes game of undersea warfare is all about the art of listening. Here’s how it’s done. BYAaron AmickNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Navy Is About To Sail With Its Next Big Leap In Shipboard Electronic Warfare SystemsSEWIP Block III will introduce new electronic attack capabilities and other enhancements as the Navy prepares to defend its ships in a high-end fight. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out How Rusty And Battered USS Stout Looks After Spending A Record 215 Days At SeaStout’s sailors went from March to October without setting foot on land and performed maintenance usually done in port while at sea. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 4, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels Just Said Goodbye To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet With A Final Sunset FlightThe team captured the goodbye in gorgeous images and video. Now they will complete their transition to the Super Hornet. BYTyler RogowayNov 4, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyOct 9, 2020ShareThe Secretive Inventor Of The Navy’s Bizarre ‘UFO Patents’ Finally TalksDr. Salvatore Pais has finally spoken to The War Zone concerning his seemingly out of this world patents filed on behalf of the U.S. Navy. BYBrett TingleyOct 9, 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, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareThis Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As HellThe video has one of the most dramatic backdrops we have ever seen and a very relevant soundtrack, as well. BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2020ShareApparently The Captain Of The Navy’s 6th Fleet Flagship Pulls Security DutyThe new captain of the USS Mount Whitney appears to be taking a ‘lead from the front’ leadership strategy to the max. BYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2020ShareWe Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37BHarvesting solar energy from space has been a topic of research for decades. The Naval Research Lab now has a plan to beam that energy down to Earth. BYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2020ShareNavy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track SensorWe go in-depth with the Navy’s Super Hornet program manager on the new sensor’s capabilities, genesis, and how it ended up mounted on a fuel tank. BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareAll Known Fires On USS Bonhomme Richard Have Been Extinguished (Updated)The welcome news comes after over four straight days of firefighting operations aboard the stricken amphibious assault ship. BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareFirefighters Evacuated From Still Burning USS Bonhomme Richard After It Lists Towards Pier (Updated)As the fire aboard the ship approaches the four-day mark, its stability has shifted, prompting an evacuation of the vessel and its pier. BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareBYAaron AmickJul 15, 2020ShareVeteran Sailor On Why Navy Ships Can Be Most Vulnerable In Port And How To Change ThatUSS Bonhomme Richard’s catastrophic fire should prompt big changes to in port practices. The Navy should start by looking at its nuclear vessels. BYAaron AmickJul 15, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 14, 2020ShareTwo Decks Are Thought To Separate Fire On USS Bonhomme Richard From 1M Gallons Of Fuel (Updated)The Navy says it is throwing everything it has at fighting the blaze on the stricken amphibious assault ship as it enters into its 28th hour. BYTyler RogowayJul 14, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 13, 2020ShareUSS Bonhomme Richard’s Bridge Engulfed In Flames As Fire Rages Into The Night (Updated)The blaze appears to have migrated to the ship’s superstructure that is packed full of sensors, communications gear, weapons, and much more. BYTyler RogowayJul 13, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 13, 2020ShareAmphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard Is On Fire At Naval Base San Diego (Updated)Smoke is billowing from the ship as firefighters from around San Diego have moved in to try to stop the blaze. BYTyler RogowayJul 13, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMaking Steam: The Life And Times Of A U.S. Navy Chief EngineerLCDR David Taylor gives us an unprecedented insight into what it took to keep America’s Navy steaming full speed ahead, and what it would take to bring old ships back from the dead. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 4, 2020ShareCelebrate 4th Of July With This Exhilarating F/A-18 Super Hornet Cockpit FootageWho needs fireworks when you have a pair of F414 afterburning turbofans, a steam catapult, and an AIM-120 missile to fire off? BYTyler RogowayJul 4, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At The Marines’ New CH-53K King Stallion Flying From A ShipIn the years to come, the King Stallions will become a staple aboard U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships. BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2020ShareBYAaron AmickJun 16, 2020ShareNukes, Nubs And Coners: The Unique Social Hierarchy Aboard A Nuclear SubmarineGetting assigned to your first sub doesn’t make you a submariner and once you become one you’ll find yourself in a social structure unlike any other. BYAaron AmickJun 16, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 26, 2020ShareCode Brown As This F-35C Sinks To Just Above The Waves After Taking A Low-Power Catapult ShotWe have two angles to watch an F-35C claw its way into the air after enduring a minimum power catapult shot. BYTyler RogowayMay 26, 2020ShareBYBrett TingleyMay 13, 2020ShareX-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It SeemsWhen the X-37B launches on May 16, it will carry a technology that could eventually allow drones to stay aloft indefinitely anywhere on the globe. BYBrett TingleyMay 13, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020ShareHere Are The Navy Pilot Reports From Encounters With Mysterious Aircraft Off The East CoastThe reports are the first official documentation of various recent incidents with unidentified aircraft in restricted airspace along the east coast. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareGet Your First Look At The Navy’s Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test JetThis is the first of two jets the Navy will use for initial testing ahead of starting to receive fully upgraded jets later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2020ShareThis Supercut Of The Blue Angels And Thunderbirds “America Strong” Flyover Is A Must WatchWatch America’s top jet demonstration teams soar together over the Big Apple like never before. BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels And Thunderbirds Jet Teams Are Secretly Planning Something Big (Updated)The teams have come together at NAS Pensacola under mysterious circumstances and there are indications that a national flyover could be imminent. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020ShareBYAaron AmickApr 20, 2020ShareHow Submarines Regularly ‘Fight To The Death’ Off The BahamasJust like how Navy planes have vast instrumented ranges for aerial wargames, submarines have one too, and it is arguably even more impressive. BYAaron AmickApr 20, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2020ShareNavy Secretary Slams Captain Of COVID-19 Stricken Carrier, Media In Surprise Visit To Ship (Updated)The Navy’s top civilian also chastised the crew for its display of support for Captain Crozier as he left the ship after he was fired. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2020ShareCOVID-19 Plagued Aircraft Carrier Crew Give Sacked Captain A Thunderous Hero’s Farewell (Updated)The circumstances surrounding Captain Crozier’s removal from command remain murky, but his beleaguered crew appears to still ardently support him. BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2020ShareArmy Apache Attack Helicopters Deploy To The Navy’s Giant Sea Base In The Arabian GulfThe multi-role sea bases work as a mothership for helicopters, drones, and boats, with the Apaches focused on vanquishing small boat swarms. BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 31, 2020ShareDefense Secretary Says He Hasn’t Even Read Letter From Carrier Captain Pleading To Evacuate CrewIn a baffling turn of events, after the captain’s dire letter had made national news, the Secretary of Defense says he hasn’t even read it himself. BYTyler RogowayMar 31, 2020ShareBYChris HarmerMar 27, 2020ShareA Supercarrier Sidelined By COVID-19 Could Be The Canary In The Coal Mine For The Navy (Updated)Tight living conditions make U.S. Navy ships ripe for outbreaks of COVID-19, which could have damning consequences for national security. BYChris HarmerMar 27, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2020ShareHere Is What The Pentagon Is Not Answering About The Air Force And Recent UFO EncountersThe Air Force attempted to answer our questions, but the DoD official in charge of UFO inquiries didn’t share their findings or anything at all. BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020ShareHere’s What This Panoramic Windowed Room Does On American Aircraft CarriersYou may have never noticed it before, but you have probably seen some of its work. BYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 17, 2020SharePrivate Aggressor F-5 Fighter Force Is Flying With Helmet Mounted DisplaysTactical Air has created what are among, if not the most advanced F-5 Tiger IIs on the planet to slug it out with US Navy and USMC fleet pilots. BYTyler RogowayMar 17, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020ShareBlue Angels’ New Fat Albert C-130 To Debut This Spring, Updated Paint Scheme Teased (Updated)The Blue Angels have been operating without a dedicated C-130 transport since their old C-130T model had to be retired last Spring. BYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020Share1234
BYTyler RogowayDec 17, 2021ShareThe Navy’s $9B Stealthy Super Destroyer Is Covered In RustThe controversial futuristic warship looked less than gleaming as it pulled into San Diego Bay recently. BYTyler RogowayDec 17, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2021ShareNavy’s Newest Destroyer Was Just Commissioned Flying A Giant “Go For Broke” FlagThe flag is a callback to the ship’s namesake’s heroic service in World War II in a unit made up of soldiers of Japanese descent. BYTyler RogowayDec 9, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2021ShareConfessions Of An A-6 Intruder PilotStrap in alongside veteran pilot Francesco “Paco” Chierici for a trip back in time when A-6s still rocketed through canyons in the black of night. BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2021Share
BYKevin NoonanAug 11, 2021ShareVeteran S-3 Viking Crewman Breaks Down Everything Happening In This E-2 Hawkeye Carrier Launch VideoExpert play-by-play and deep insight into exactly what we are seeing and hearing in this viral cockpit video of an E-2C carrier launch. BYKevin NoonanAug 11, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyAug 9, 2021ShareSmall Unmanned Helicopters Used Lasers To Map Littorals In Recent U.S. Navy TestsA recent demo of a LIDAR system aboard a small helicopter drone could bring big capabilities to even small ships and forward-deployed forces. BYBrett TingleyAug 9, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2021ShareThis Is What The Navy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Can Actually DoSEWIP Block III is much more than just a naval electronic warfare system. Northrop Grumman’s Mike Meaney breaks down its real potential for us. BYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyAug 3, 2021ShareCritical Fix Will Take Years To Reach All Navy Freedom Class Littoral Combat ShipsThe problem-ridden vessels face another hurdle as the Navy admits that a critical design fix to the ships’ propulsion system is intensely complicated. BYBrett TingleyAug 3, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyAug 2, 2021ShareFirst Live-Fire Test Of The Navy’s New Long-Range Anti-Radiation Missile Was A SuccessThe Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range is moving closer towards deployment as a formidable and versatile air-to-surface weapon. BYBrett TingleyAug 2, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2021ShareNavy Formally Accuses Sailor Of Starting The Fire That Destroyed The USS Bonhomme RichardThe Navy has confirmed it believes the fire, which lasted for four days and destroyed the amphibious assault ship, was deliberately set. BYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 20, 2021ShareThis Spherical Manned Airship Was Tested By The Navy As An Eye In The SkyThe AeroSphere was designed to be an optionally-manned high-altitude surveillance platform that could loiter for long periods above a target area. BYBrett TingleyJul 20, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 14, 2021ShareThe Pentagon Is Adding Two More Large Unmanned Surface Vessels To Its Ghost Fleet ProgramThe Navy’s fleet of unmanned surface vessels is about to grow, pointing to a looming sea change in how the service conducts maritime operations. BYBrett TingleyJul 14, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 13, 2021ShareHere’s Our Best Look Yet At The Navy’s New Laser Dazzler SystemThe Navy’s Optical Dazzling Interdictor, or ODIN, was photographed installed on the USS Stockdale during a replenishment in the Pacific. BYBrett TingleyJul 13, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 12, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Exotic M80 Stiletto Test Ship Defeated Drone Swarms At Sea During TrialsThe Navy’s testbed for new maritime combat technologies and concepts has just demonstrated a 360-degree detect-and-defeat anti-drone system. BYBrett TingleyJul 12, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021ShareThe Last Airworthy S-3B Viking Is Set To Fly Off Into The SunsetNASA’s retirement of its S-3B aircraft means the long, storied career of the famed submarine hunter has finally come to an end. BYBrett TingleyJul 9, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 28, 2021ShareNavy Offers Glimpse Of Its Submarine-Launched Mine Capabilities In The MediterraneanThe USS Montpelier’s publicized mine-loading exercise in Greece’s Souda Bay comes as naval tensions grow in the eastern Mediterranean. BYBrett TingleyJun 28, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021ShareThe U.S. Military Doesn’t Even Track How Many Weapons It Loses, And It Has Lost ThousandsA scathing report details how over 2,000 weapons have gone missing from military arsenals in the last decade alone and the data is far from complete. BYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021ShareThe Navy Is Developing “Bio-Inspired” Drones That Transition Between Air And WaterThe Navy wants to build drones that are inspired by the ways animals move and behave in the natural world and can even transition between sea and air. BYBrett TingleyJun 15, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2021ShareAdversary Drones Are Spying On The U.S. And The Pentagon Acts Like They’re UFOsThe U.S. military seems aloof to the fact that it’s being toyed with by a terrestrial adversary and key capabilities may be compromised as a result. BYTyler RogowayApr 16, 2021Share
BYKevin NoonanMar 18, 2021ShareThe Navy Experimented With Turning Its Attack Jets Into Submarine Hunters 50 Years AgoThe experiment was far ahead of its time in many ways and came in part as a result of the Navy looking to fit every mission onto its supercarriers. BYKevin NoonanMar 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2021ShareEverything You Ever Wanted To Know About The Navy’s Ever-Evolving Aegis Combat SystemWe go in-depth with Lockheed’s point man on Aegis about the combat system’s revolutionary past, evolving present, and universal future. BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2021ShareNavy Destroyer Pulled Into San Diego Flying An Absolutely Gargantuan American Flag (Updated)USS Michael Murphy strutted into San Diego Bay in style flying the biggest American Flag we have ever seen on a U.S. Navy surface combatant. BYTyler RogowayFeb 26, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 1, 2021ShareThe Navy Finally Speaks Up About Its Bizarre “UFO Patent” ExperimentsThe Naval Air Warfare Center has finally given a statement to The War Zone about the patents and experiments of Dr. Salvatore Pais. BYBrett TingleyFeb 1, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 2021ShareNavy “UFO Patent” Documents Talk Of “Spacetime Modification Weapon,” Detail Experimental TestingThe Navy spent three years and considerable sums of money testing the “Pais Effect” and may have transferred the program to another agency. BYBrett TingleyJan 26, 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
BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020ShareFighting World War Three In A Fjord And Chasing Soviet Submarines In The S-3 VikingIt was the twilight of the Cold War and both Kevin Noonan and his S-3 Viking were maturing into more potent and wise weapons of war. BYKevin Noonan and Tyler RogowayDec 30, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 17, 2020ShareEmails Show Navy’s ‘UFO’ Patents Went Through Significant Internal Review, Resulted In A DemoThe more we learn about the bizarre inventions Dr. Salvatore Pais patented on behalf of the Navy, the more questions we have. BYBrett TingleyDec 17, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020ShareHere Is What Each Of The Navy’s Ship-Launched Missiles Actually CostsArming America’s fleet of fighting ships is an extremely expensive endeavor. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 11, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 7, 2020ShareThis Video Of The Navy’s Only Special Operations Helicopter Squadron In Action Is NutsIt’s worth the click just for the roaring minigun action alone. BYTyler RogowayDec 7, 2020Share
BYAaron AmickNov 27, 2020ShareHow Submarine Sonarmen Tirelessly Hunt For Enemies They Can’t Even SeeThe ability to fight and win in the high-stakes game of undersea warfare is all about the art of listening. Here’s how it’s done. BYAaron AmickNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareThe Navy Is About To Sail With Its Next Big Leap In Shipboard Electronic Warfare SystemsSEWIP Block III will introduce new electronic attack capabilities and other enhancements as the Navy prepares to defend its ships in a high-end fight. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020ShareCheck Out How Rusty And Battered USS Stout Looks After Spending A Record 215 Days At SeaStout’s sailors went from March to October without setting foot on land and performed maintenance usually done in port while at sea. BYTyler RogowayNov 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 4, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels Just Said Goodbye To The F/A-18 Legacy Hornet With A Final Sunset FlightThe team captured the goodbye in gorgeous images and video. Now they will complete their transition to the Super Hornet. BYTyler RogowayNov 4, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyOct 9, 2020ShareThe Secretive Inventor Of The Navy’s Bizarre ‘UFO Patents’ Finally TalksDr. Salvatore Pais has finally spoken to The War Zone concerning his seemingly out of this world patents filed on behalf of the U.S. Navy. BYBrett TingleyOct 9, 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
BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020ShareThis Video Of F/A-18s Refueling From A KC-130 Near A Lightning Storm Is Sinister As HellThe video has one of the most dramatic backdrops we have ever seen and a very relevant soundtrack, as well. BYTyler RogowaySep 6, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2020ShareApparently The Captain Of The Navy’s 6th Fleet Flagship Pulls Security DutyThe new captain of the USS Mount Whitney appears to be taking a ‘lead from the front’ leadership strategy to the max. BYTyler RogowayAug 4, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2020ShareWe Talk To The Scientist Whose Revolutionary Power Beaming Experiment Is Flying On The X-37BHarvesting solar energy from space has been a topic of research for decades. The Naval Research Lab now has a plan to beam that energy down to Earth. BYBrett TingleyJul 30, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2020ShareNavy’s Super Hornet Boss On The Jet’s Game-Changing Infrared Search And Track SensorWe go in-depth with the Navy’s Super Hornet program manager on the new sensor’s capabilities, genesis, and how it ended up mounted on a fuel tank. BYTyler RogowayJul 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareAll Known Fires On USS Bonhomme Richard Have Been Extinguished (Updated)The welcome news comes after over four straight days of firefighting operations aboard the stricken amphibious assault ship. BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2020ShareFirefighters Evacuated From Still Burning USS Bonhomme Richard After It Lists Towards Pier (Updated)As the fire aboard the ship approaches the four-day mark, its stability has shifted, prompting an evacuation of the vessel and its pier. BYTyler RogowayJul 16, 2020Share
BYAaron AmickJul 15, 2020ShareVeteran Sailor On Why Navy Ships Can Be Most Vulnerable In Port And How To Change ThatUSS Bonhomme Richard’s catastrophic fire should prompt big changes to in port practices. The Navy should start by looking at its nuclear vessels. BYAaron AmickJul 15, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 14, 2020ShareTwo Decks Are Thought To Separate Fire On USS Bonhomme Richard From 1M Gallons Of Fuel (Updated)The Navy says it is throwing everything it has at fighting the blaze on the stricken amphibious assault ship as it enters into its 28th hour. BYTyler RogowayJul 14, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 13, 2020ShareUSS Bonhomme Richard’s Bridge Engulfed In Flames As Fire Rages Into The Night (Updated)The blaze appears to have migrated to the ship’s superstructure that is packed full of sensors, communications gear, weapons, and much more. BYTyler RogowayJul 13, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 13, 2020ShareAmphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard Is On Fire At Naval Base San Diego (Updated)Smoke is billowing from the ship as firefighters from around San Diego have moved in to try to stop the blaze. BYTyler RogowayJul 13, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020ShareMaking Steam: The Life And Times Of A U.S. Navy Chief EngineerLCDR David Taylor gives us an unprecedented insight into what it took to keep America’s Navy steaming full speed ahead, and what it would take to bring old ships back from the dead. BYTyler RogowayJul 5, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 4, 2020ShareCelebrate 4th Of July With This Exhilarating F/A-18 Super Hornet Cockpit FootageWho needs fireworks when you have a pair of F414 afterburning turbofans, a steam catapult, and an AIM-120 missile to fire off? BYTyler RogowayJul 4, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2020ShareThis Is Our First Look At The Marines’ New CH-53K King Stallion Flying From A ShipIn the years to come, the King Stallions will become a staple aboard U.S. Navy amphibious assault ships. BYTyler RogowayJun 25, 2020Share
BYAaron AmickJun 16, 2020ShareNukes, Nubs And Coners: The Unique Social Hierarchy Aboard A Nuclear SubmarineGetting assigned to your first sub doesn’t make you a submariner and once you become one you’ll find yourself in a social structure unlike any other. BYAaron AmickJun 16, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 26, 2020ShareCode Brown As This F-35C Sinks To Just Above The Waves After Taking A Low-Power Catapult ShotWe have two angles to watch an F-35C claw its way into the air after enduring a minimum power catapult shot. BYTyler RogowayMay 26, 2020Share
BYBrett TingleyMay 13, 2020ShareX-37B Space Plane’s Microwave Power Beam Experiment Is A Way Bigger Deal Than It SeemsWhen the X-37B launches on May 16, it will carry a technology that could eventually allow drones to stay aloft indefinitely anywhere on the globe. BYBrett TingleyMay 13, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020ShareHere Are The Navy Pilot Reports From Encounters With Mysterious Aircraft Off The East CoastThe reports are the first official documentation of various recent incidents with unidentified aircraft in restricted airspace along the east coast. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickMay 13, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020ShareGet Your First Look At The Navy’s Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet Test JetThis is the first of two jets the Navy will use for initial testing ahead of starting to receive fully upgraded jets later this year. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 8, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2020ShareThis Supercut Of The Blue Angels And Thunderbirds “America Strong” Flyover Is A Must WatchWatch America’s top jet demonstration teams soar together over the Big Apple like never before. BYTyler RogowayApr 29, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020ShareThe Blue Angels And Thunderbirds Jet Teams Are Secretly Planning Something Big (Updated)The teams have come together at NAS Pensacola under mysterious circumstances and there are indications that a national flyover could be imminent. BYTyler RogowayApr 22, 2020Share
BYAaron AmickApr 20, 2020ShareHow Submarines Regularly ‘Fight To The Death’ Off The BahamasJust like how Navy planes have vast instrumented ranges for aerial wargames, submarines have one too, and it is arguably even more impressive. BYAaron AmickApr 20, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2020ShareNavy Secretary Slams Captain Of COVID-19 Stricken Carrier, Media In Surprise Visit To Ship (Updated)The Navy’s top civilian also chastised the crew for its display of support for Captain Crozier as he left the ship after he was fired. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2020ShareCOVID-19 Plagued Aircraft Carrier Crew Give Sacked Captain A Thunderous Hero’s Farewell (Updated)The circumstances surrounding Captain Crozier’s removal from command remain murky, but his beleaguered crew appears to still ardently support him. BYTyler RogowayApr 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2020ShareArmy Apache Attack Helicopters Deploy To The Navy’s Giant Sea Base In The Arabian GulfThe multi-role sea bases work as a mothership for helicopters, drones, and boats, with the Apaches focused on vanquishing small boat swarms. BYTyler RogowayApr 1, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 31, 2020ShareDefense Secretary Says He Hasn’t Even Read Letter From Carrier Captain Pleading To Evacuate CrewIn a baffling turn of events, after the captain’s dire letter had made national news, the Secretary of Defense says he hasn’t even read it himself. BYTyler RogowayMar 31, 2020Share
BYChris HarmerMar 27, 2020ShareA Supercarrier Sidelined By COVID-19 Could Be The Canary In The Coal Mine For The Navy (Updated)Tight living conditions make U.S. Navy ships ripe for outbreaks of COVID-19, which could have damning consequences for national security. BYChris HarmerMar 27, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2020ShareHere Is What The Pentagon Is Not Answering About The Air Force And Recent UFO EncountersThe Air Force attempted to answer our questions, but the DoD official in charge of UFO inquiries didn’t share their findings or anything at all. BYTyler RogowayMar 23, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020ShareHere’s What This Panoramic Windowed Room Does On American Aircraft CarriersYou may have never noticed it before, but you have probably seen some of its work. BYTyler RogowayMar 18, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 17, 2020SharePrivate Aggressor F-5 Fighter Force Is Flying With Helmet Mounted DisplaysTactical Air has created what are among, if not the most advanced F-5 Tiger IIs on the planet to slug it out with US Navy and USMC fleet pilots. BYTyler RogowayMar 17, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020ShareBlue Angels’ New Fat Albert C-130 To Debut This Spring, Updated Paint Scheme Teased (Updated)The Blue Angels have been operating without a dedicated C-130 transport since their old C-130T model had to be retired last Spring. BYTyler RogowayMar 10, 2020Share