Featured in NavyBYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2020ShareHere’s What A Photo Flyby Of A Carrier Group Looks Like From The Helicopter Taking The PicsNot only can you see the formation blast past, but you can also hear it too! BYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareFord Class Of Supercarriers May End After Four Ships, Navy Eyeing Smaller Carriers: ReportThe Navy has put together a task force to report back in six months on what America’s carrier force should look like from 2030 on. BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareUSS America Is Flying A Giant Captain America Flag While On Patrol In The PacificCaptain America is one of the most iconic military characters of all time, one that bridges generations and evokes patriotism and a sense of duty. BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareBYChris HarmerJan 17, 2020ShareJonny Kim Is The SEAL-Mathematician-Doctor-Astronaut We Desperately Need Right NowWith a resume that reads like fiction, it’s pretty clear that this dude belongs in space. BYChris HarmerJan 17, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareThis One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli JetsThe unique countermeasures system found itself onto one of Topgun’s F-16s during the 1990s and it happens to have a convoluted and colorful past. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareTop Gun 2’s Aerial Coordinator Describes The Cameraships That Captured The Flying MagicPlanes, helicopters, and drones grabbed the aerial footage for the film, including of “high-energy” dogfights, that so many of us are waiting to see. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019ShareA Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2’s Flying Sequences Were ShotThe production team on the film is making the case that nothing like this has been done before and may not be done ever again. BYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2019ShareHere’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore TodayPart of the E-6B’s critical mission is to fly aerobatic-like maneuvers that allows them to send messages to ballistic missile submarines hiding below. BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2019ShareBYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareTales Of Nuclear Cruiser USS Long Beach From A Sailor Who Built His Career Aboard HerThis is the story of Master Chief Douglas Healey’s Navy journey and the historic and enigmatic ship he kept coming back to. BYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareRetired Submariner Turned Gamer Gives Amazing Video Explainers On Sub Tactics And TechA former U.S. Navy sonar operator brings the ins and outs of undersea warfare to life via a whiteboard video series. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareRecollections Of Life At Sea And Some Advice From A U.S. Navy Force Master ChiefThe Master Chief talks everything from sailing on the Navy’s largest nuclear cruiser alongside a battleship to reaching the heights of enlisted ranks. BYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareImpractical To Tactical: Omani Royal Yacht Transforms Into Navy Training VesselThe Royal Omani Navy’s training vessel is literally fit for a king. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Bolt-On Launcher Can Give Nearly Any Ship The Same Weaponry As A U.S. Navy DestroyerThe launcher could allow everything from amphibious assault ships to logistics ships to carry the Navy’s most potent surface-launched missiles. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWhat The Hell Is Going On With UFOs And The Department Of Defense?Someone or something appears to have some extremely advanced technology and the Pentagon is actively changing the nature of the conversation about it. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareConfessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar OperatorThe life of the often overlooked “quarterback” of the air wing that goes to work in a dimly lit flying tube to coordinate chaotic air wars from above. BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Haunting WWII Photo Sums Up Our Veterans’ Perseverance And SacrificeThe historic image and the story behind it are powerful reminders of the unique fighting spirit held by the bravest and most selfless among us. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone SwarmsThe advanced electronic warfare program uses swarms in the air and sea to cooperatively fool a wide variety of sensors dispersed over a large area. BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareBYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareThe Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” For Nearly 70 YearsIt sounds like science fiction, but the military began working to overcome and harness gravity in the 1950s. From what we can tell, it never stopped. BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareBYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareScientist Behind The Navy’s “UFO Patents” Has Now Filed One For A Compact Fusion ReactorThe latest in a series of bizarre Navy patents isn’t just for a revolutionary reactor that could power cities, but also potentially a craft. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYChris "Ox" HarmerDec 1, 2019ShareAn Army Marches On Its Stomach And A Fleet Deploys On Maintenance, Especially Its CarriersSurging carriers and other Navy ships comes at a big cost that must be paid down the line the form of disruptive and time-consuming deep maintenance. BYChris "Ox" HarmerDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareAre Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?Submarine-launched, radar reflector-toting balloons used to stimulate enemy air defenses can be traced back to a Cold War era Skunk Works program. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019ShareArea 51 Veteran And CIA Electronic Warfare Pioneer Weigh In On Navy UFO EncountersHaving worked on some of the most highly-classified aerospace programs in the world, all this new UFO talk sounds very familiar to these two men. BYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 9, 2019ShareMysterious Laser Turret Appears On US Navy Destroyer USS DeweyThe system is likely the service’s new “ODIN” laser dazzler that is meant to blind enemy optics on ships, boats, aircraft, and missiles. BYTyler RogowayNov 9, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2019ShareEngage The UFO Phenomenon By Telling Goose You’re Switching To Phasers With This T-Shirt“That’s no MiG-28!” Show your love for two pop culture phenomena—UFOs and Top Gun—with this out of this world T-Shirt! BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2019ShareBYBrett TingleyOct 17, 2019ShareNavy’s Advanced Aerospace Tech Boss Claims Key ‘UFO’ Patent Is OperableNavy officials claim their radical electromagnetic and superconductor technologies aren’t theoretical, they’re already operable in some form. BYBrett TingleyOct 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareNavy Eyes Yet Another Arleigh Burke Destroyer Variant After Warship Plans Hit SnagsUnfortunately, there are serious questions about whether the Arleigh Burke class hullform can support any additional capability growth. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019ShareA Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Has Crashed In Death Valley’s Famous Star Wars Canyon (Updated)The ravine is a Mecca for aviation photographers and aerospace enthusiasts looking to see high-performance military aircraft blast by at high-speed. BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2019ShareThe First Trailer For Top Gun 2 Has Finally Touched DownThe long-awaited trailer to Top Gun: Maverick touts gobs of nostalgia and some extreme action sequences. BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2019ShareThis Shadowy Testbed Jet Has Been Flying Missions With A False Registration For MonthsThe highly modified airliner has a colorful past, but in recent years it seems to have faded deeper into the shadows. BYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2019ShareBYJames Wallace and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2019ShareConfessions Of A C-2 Greyhound Carrier Onboard Delivery PilotA C-2 pilot describes how the workhorse Greyhound we know today was a very finicky and neglected aircraft years ago. BYJames Wallace and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2019ShareBYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJun 28, 2019ShareDocs Show Navy Got ‘UFO’ Patent Granted By Warning Of Similar Chinese Tech AdvancesPatent documents indicate that the U.S. and China are actively developing radical new craft that seem eerily similar to UFOs reported by Navy pilots. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJun 28, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019ShareCongressional Meddling Could Begin To Sink The Navy’s Frigate ProgramThe Navy says that if a new spending bill becomes law, certain provisions will delay the frigate program’s schedule by at least a year. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 10, 2019ShareNavy F/A-18 Pilot Shares New Details About UFO Encounters During Middle East DeploymentThe Naval Aviator describes a “reduced volume” of “inconclusive” incidents when his squadron was flying over the Middle East. BYTyler RogowayJun 10, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2019ShareAn Oral Account Of The Birth Of A Sky PenisA word-by-word aircrew account of how the sky dong sensation came to be high over Washington State is now available and it is an absolute must-read. BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2019ShareU.S. Navy hovercraft evacuated Americans from Tripoli, Libya (Updated)As Khalifa Haftar’s militia pushes deeper into Tripoli, Americans in the capital to help the UN-backed government are being whisked to safety. BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 4, 2019ShareScaled Composites’ Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy’s Top Flight Test BaseThe Model 401, nicknamed internally “Son Of Ares,” popped up a long ways from home at an airport in Kentucky before flying to NAS Patuxent River. BYTyler RogowayApr 4, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2019ShareU.S. Navy’s Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Delayed Again As Propulsion Issues AriseIssues keep piling up for the Ford while three other ships in the class are now under contract and the Navy looks to retire the Truman early. BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 20, 2019ShareNavy To Supersize Its Ultra Versatile SM-6 Missile For Even Longer Range And Higher SpeedThe SM-6 is getting a way bigger rocket motor that will allow it to reach even farther than before and enemy ships may be its primary target. BYTyler RogowayMar 20, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2019Share8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget RequestThe F-15X is officially real and the Navy and Marines are set to get a fresh influx of badly needed aggressor airframes. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2018ShareThe Best Videos Of Hornets Executing A Moving Missing Man Formation For Bush’s FuneralMajor networks missed the most dramatic part of the flyover, but thankfully onlookers didn’t. BYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 4, 2018ShareNavy Hornet Adorned With George Bush’s Name To Lead 21 Jet Flyover For Presidential FuneralThe 41st President and decorated World War II hero is getting the ultimate sendoff from his Naval Aviator brothers and sisters from NAS Oceana. BYTyler RogowayDec 4, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayNov 15, 2018ShareWeapons Testers At China Lake Obliterate Everything In This Crazy ‘Greatest Hits’ ReelThe US military’s qualitative edge depends a lot on the huge test apparatus that supports it, including weapons ranges where things go bang…a lot! BYTyler RogowayNov 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018ShareNavy Rushes To Get Littoral Combat Ships Anti-Ship Missiles They Desperately Need (Updated)The service is accelerating plans to give the ships more firepower, but serious questions remain about the ships’ capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 23, 2018ShareSky Penis Soars Again? Navy T-34 Appears To Have Made A Phallic Flight Over The Salton Sea (Updated)The plane’s peculiar track appears to represent a wing-borne wang. BYTyler RogowayOct 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2018ShareReadiness Of Navy And Marine Aircraft And Crews Is Improving, But It’s Still Pretty DismalAfter enduring years of sequester and dubious funding priorities, Navy and USMC flying communities are slowly digging out of a deep, dark hole. BYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2018ShareBoeing’s T-X Win Is Really Much Bigger Than Just Building A Replacement For The T-38Boeing’s big win has wide-ranging impacts that go far beyond the USAF’s need for a new trainer alone. BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018SharePork Floats!: Congress Inserts Three Littoral Combat Ships The Navy Doesn’t Want Into BudgetWhile adding ships, Congress cut funding to mission module development, creating a nasty paradox in which critical LCS missions are left in doubt. BYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 29, 2018ShareWatch The Naval Mine That Appeared Near Naval Base Kitsap Being DetonatedWe still don’t know its origin or its exact age. BYTyler RogowayAug 29, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2018ShareI’m ‘Re-Engaging’ Big Time Now That Ed Harris And Jon Hamm Have Joined Top Gun 2The sequel to the iconic pop culture film seems to be shaping up quite well, at least so far. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2018ShareExploding Engine Caused Aussie EA-18G Growler Crash At Nellis AFB Last JanuaryThe engine detonated, sending shards tearing through the aircraft and we don’t know if similar incidents could occur with U.S. Navy jets. BYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2018ShareU.S. Navy Pilot Pronounced Dead In A-29 Super Tucano Crash At White Sands Missile RangeNaval Aviator Lt. Christopher Casey Short perished as a result of the incident. BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2018ShareIf You Still Don’t Think China’s Navy Is A Serious Threat, Watch This VideoThe People’s Liberation Army Navy is expanding at what seems like an exponential pace, putting America’s supremacy on the high seas in question. BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2018ShareHere’s Why That Mysterious 737 Fuselage Is Being Trucked South From Renton, WashingtonA rare long-distance road transfer of a militarized 737 is currently underway. BYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2018ShareHighlights From Twitter’s Defense Community’s Responses To Tom Cruise’s Top Gun 2 TeaserTo say that anticipation, as well as concern, over a Top Gun sequel is high in defense circles would be a massive understatement. BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018ShareLittle Crappy Ship: None Of The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships May Deploy In 2018A decade after USS Freedom was commissioned and multiple program restructurings, the Littoral Combat Ship fleet is nowhere near meeting its goals. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 20, 2018ShareU.S. Army Forges Ahead With Its Railgun As Navy’s Commitment To The Tech Is QuestionedThe Navy may have been the loudest about its railgun dreams, but the Army is quietly moving ahead with turning the tech into something deployable. BYTyler RogowayMar 20, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018ShareNavy’s Blue Ridge Class Command Ships Once Had This Wacky Air Defense Missile SystemAlthough the ability to fire Sea Sparrow missiles seems impressive, in actuality the system was lacking in almost every regard. BYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 22, 2018ShareTake A Rare Glimpse Inside The Navy’s Massive Blue Ridge Class Command ShipsInside what some would consider the most important vessels in the entire U.S. Navy and the nerve centers of the fleet. BYTyler RogowayJan 22, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 19, 2018ShareAre High-Powered Microwave Close-In Weapon Systems Destined For US Navy Ships?Being able to zap the electronics of incoming boats, aircraft, drones, and missiles is clearly an attractive if not game-changing naval capability. BYTyler RogowayJan 19, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2018ShareThe Navy’s Giant Hangar That Housed The Hindenburg Hides A Mock Aircraft Carrier InsideThere are few places as steeped in aviation history as Lakehurst, New Jersey, and fabled Hangar 1 sits at the center of it all. BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 15, 2018ShareWatch This MH-60S Shear Off Its Tailwheel While Taxiing At NYC’s Wall Street Heliport“Missed it by THAT much!” BYTyler RogowayJan 15, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018ShareNew Frigate Program Heats Up As U.S. Navy Says It Will Pay Nearly $1B Per ShipThe Navy is prioritizing its FFG(X) program and is willing to spend a substantial amount in order to realize its aggressive specifications list. BYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2018ShareIndia’s First Ballistic Missile Sub Sidelined For Nearly A Year Following MishapThe country’s plans to modernize its submarine force have hit some obstacles, but in a decade the fleet will likely look nothing like it does today. BYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018ShareThe Course To A 355 Ship Navy Is Becoming Increasingly Challenging To PlotThe Navy talks big surface fleet dreams but it is going to take some serious planning and tough decision making to realize those dreams. BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018Share1234
BYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2020ShareHere’s What A Photo Flyby Of A Carrier Group Looks Like From The Helicopter Taking The PicsNot only can you see the formation blast past, but you can also hear it too! BYTyler RogowayMar 9, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareFord Class Of Supercarriers May End After Four Ships, Navy Eyeing Smaller Carriers: ReportThe Navy has put together a task force to report back in six months on what America’s carrier force should look like from 2030 on. BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2020ShareUSS America Is Flying A Giant Captain America Flag While On Patrol In The PacificCaptain America is one of the most iconic military characters of all time, one that bridges generations and evokes patriotism and a sense of duty. BYTyler RogowayMar 4, 2020Share
BYChris HarmerJan 17, 2020ShareJonny Kim Is The SEAL-Mathematician-Doctor-Astronaut We Desperately Need Right NowWith a resume that reads like fiction, it’s pretty clear that this dude belongs in space. BYChris HarmerJan 17, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020ShareThis One Navy F-16N Aggressor Had An Electronic Warfare Suite Only Found On Israeli JetsThe unique countermeasures system found itself onto one of Topgun’s F-16s during the 1990s and it happens to have a convoluted and colorful past. BYTyler RogowayJan 16, 2020Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019ShareTop Gun 2’s Aerial Coordinator Describes The Cameraships That Captured The Flying MagicPlanes, helicopters, and drones grabbed the aerial footage for the film, including of “high-energy” dogfights, that so many of us are waiting to see. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickDec 23, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019ShareA Must Watch Behind The Scenes Look At How Top Gun 2’s Flying Sequences Were ShotThe production team on the film is making the case that nothing like this has been done before and may not be done ever again. BYTyler RogowayDec 18, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2019ShareHere’s Why An E-6B Doomsday Plane Was Flying Tight Circles Off The Jersey Shore TodayPart of the E-6B’s critical mission is to fly aerobatic-like maneuvers that allows them to send messages to ballistic missile submarines hiding below. BYTyler RogowayDec 13, 2019Share
BYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareTales Of Nuclear Cruiser USS Long Beach From A Sailor Who Built His Career Aboard HerThis is the story of Master Chief Douglas Healey’s Navy journey and the historic and enigmatic ship he kept coming back to. BYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareRetired Submariner Turned Gamer Gives Amazing Video Explainers On Sub Tactics And TechA former U.S. Navy sonar operator brings the ins and outs of undersea warfare to life via a whiteboard video series. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareRecollections Of Life At Sea And Some Advice From A U.S. Navy Force Master ChiefThe Master Chief talks everything from sailing on the Navy’s largest nuclear cruiser alongside a battleship to reaching the heights of enlisted ranks. BYDouglas Healey and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareImpractical To Tactical: Omani Royal Yacht Transforms Into Navy Training VesselThe Royal Omani Navy’s training vessel is literally fit for a king. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Bolt-On Launcher Can Give Nearly Any Ship The Same Weaponry As A U.S. Navy DestroyerThe launcher could allow everything from amphibious assault ships to logistics ships to carry the Navy’s most potent surface-launched missiles. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareWhat The Hell Is Going On With UFOs And The Department Of Defense?Someone or something appears to have some extremely advanced technology and the Pentagon is actively changing the nature of the conversation about it. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareConfessions Of An E-2C Hawkeye Radar OperatorThe life of the often overlooked “quarterback” of the air wing that goes to work in a dimly lit flying tube to coordinate chaotic air wars from above. BYCraig Picken and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareThis Haunting WWII Photo Sums Up Our Veterans’ Perseverance And SacrificeThe historic image and the story behind it are powerful reminders of the unique fighting spirit held by the bravest and most selfless among us. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareThe Navy’s Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone SwarmsThe advanced electronic warfare program uses swarms in the air and sea to cooperatively fool a wide variety of sensors dispersed over a large area. BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019Share
BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019ShareThe Truth Is The Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” For Nearly 70 YearsIt sounds like science fiction, but the military began working to overcome and harness gravity in the 1950s. From what we can tell, it never stopped. BYBrett TingleyDec 1, 2019Share
BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareScientist Behind The Navy’s “UFO Patents” Has Now Filed One For A Compact Fusion ReactorThe latest in a series of bizarre Navy patents isn’t just for a revolutionary reactor that could power cities, but also potentially a craft. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYChris "Ox" HarmerDec 1, 2019ShareAn Army Marches On Its Stomach And A Fleet Deploys On Maintenance, Especially Its CarriersSurging carriers and other Navy ships comes at a big cost that must be paid down the line the form of disruptive and time-consuming deep maintenance. BYChris "Ox" HarmerDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareAre Some Of The UFOs Navy Pilots Are Encountering Actually Airborne Radar Reflectors?Submarine-launched, radar reflector-toting balloons used to stimulate enemy air defenses can be traced back to a Cold War era Skunk Works program. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019ShareArea 51 Veteran And CIA Electronic Warfare Pioneer Weigh In On Navy UFO EncountersHaving worked on some of the most highly-classified aerospace programs in the world, all this new UFO talk sounds very familiar to these two men. BYTim McMillanNov 25, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 9, 2019ShareMysterious Laser Turret Appears On US Navy Destroyer USS DeweyThe system is likely the service’s new “ODIN” laser dazzler that is meant to blind enemy optics on ships, boats, aircraft, and missiles. BYTyler RogowayNov 9, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2019ShareEngage The UFO Phenomenon By Telling Goose You’re Switching To Phasers With This T-Shirt“That’s no MiG-28!” Show your love for two pop culture phenomena—UFOs and Top Gun—with this out of this world T-Shirt! BYTyler RogowayOct 31, 2019Share
BYBrett TingleyOct 17, 2019ShareNavy’s Advanced Aerospace Tech Boss Claims Key ‘UFO’ Patent Is OperableNavy officials claim their radical electromagnetic and superconductor technologies aren’t theoretical, they’re already operable in some form. BYBrett TingleyOct 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareNavy Eyes Yet Another Arleigh Burke Destroyer Variant After Warship Plans Hit SnagsUnfortunately, there are serious questions about whether the Arleigh Burke class hullform can support any additional capability growth. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019ShareA Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet Has Crashed In Death Valley’s Famous Star Wars Canyon (Updated)The ravine is a Mecca for aviation photographers and aerospace enthusiasts looking to see high-performance military aircraft blast by at high-speed. BYTyler RogowayAug 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2019ShareThe First Trailer For Top Gun 2 Has Finally Touched DownThe long-awaited trailer to Top Gun: Maverick touts gobs of nostalgia and some extreme action sequences. BYTyler RogowayJul 18, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2019ShareThis Shadowy Testbed Jet Has Been Flying Missions With A False Registration For MonthsThe highly modified airliner has a colorful past, but in recent years it seems to have faded deeper into the shadows. BYTyler RogowayJul 10, 2019Share
BYJames Wallace and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2019ShareConfessions Of A C-2 Greyhound Carrier Onboard Delivery PilotA C-2 pilot describes how the workhorse Greyhound we know today was a very finicky and neglected aircraft years ago. BYJames Wallace and Tyler RogowayJul 9, 2019Share
BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJun 28, 2019ShareDocs Show Navy Got ‘UFO’ Patent Granted By Warning Of Similar Chinese Tech AdvancesPatent documents indicate that the U.S. and China are actively developing radical new craft that seem eerily similar to UFOs reported by Navy pilots. BYBrett Tingley and Tyler RogowayJun 28, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019ShareCongressional Meddling Could Begin To Sink The Navy’s Frigate ProgramThe Navy says that if a new spending bill becomes law, certain provisions will delay the frigate program’s schedule by at least a year. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 19, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 10, 2019ShareNavy F/A-18 Pilot Shares New Details About UFO Encounters During Middle East DeploymentThe Naval Aviator describes a “reduced volume” of “inconclusive” incidents when his squadron was flying over the Middle East. BYTyler RogowayJun 10, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2019ShareAn Oral Account Of The Birth Of A Sky PenisA word-by-word aircrew account of how the sky dong sensation came to be high over Washington State is now available and it is an absolute must-read. BYTyler RogowayMay 14, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2019ShareU.S. Navy hovercraft evacuated Americans from Tripoli, Libya (Updated)As Khalifa Haftar’s militia pushes deeper into Tripoli, Americans in the capital to help the UN-backed government are being whisked to safety. BYTyler RogowayApr 7, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 4, 2019ShareScaled Composites’ Stealthy Mystery Jet Is Now At The Navy’s Top Flight Test BaseThe Model 401, nicknamed internally “Son Of Ares,” popped up a long ways from home at an airport in Kentucky before flying to NAS Patuxent River. BYTyler RogowayApr 4, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2019ShareU.S. Navy’s Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Delayed Again As Propulsion Issues AriseIssues keep piling up for the Ford while three other ships in the class are now under contract and the Navy looks to retire the Truman early. BYTyler RogowayMar 26, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 20, 2019ShareNavy To Supersize Its Ultra Versatile SM-6 Missile For Even Longer Range And Higher SpeedThe SM-6 is getting a way bigger rocket motor that will allow it to reach even farther than before and enemy ships may be its primary target. BYTyler RogowayMar 20, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2019Share8 F-15Xs For USAF And 22 F-5s For Navy In 2020 Budget RequestThe F-15X is officially real and the Navy and Marines are set to get a fresh influx of badly needed aggressor airframes. BYTyler RogowayMar 14, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2018ShareThe Best Videos Of Hornets Executing A Moving Missing Man Formation For Bush’s FuneralMajor networks missed the most dramatic part of the flyover, but thankfully onlookers didn’t. BYTyler RogowayDec 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 4, 2018ShareNavy Hornet Adorned With George Bush’s Name To Lead 21 Jet Flyover For Presidential FuneralThe 41st President and decorated World War II hero is getting the ultimate sendoff from his Naval Aviator brothers and sisters from NAS Oceana. BYTyler RogowayDec 4, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayNov 15, 2018ShareWeapons Testers At China Lake Obliterate Everything In This Crazy ‘Greatest Hits’ ReelThe US military’s qualitative edge depends a lot on the huge test apparatus that supports it, including weapons ranges where things go bang…a lot! BYTyler RogowayNov 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018ShareNavy Rushes To Get Littoral Combat Ships Anti-Ship Missiles They Desperately Need (Updated)The service is accelerating plans to give the ships more firepower, but serious questions remain about the ships’ capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 26, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 23, 2018ShareSky Penis Soars Again? Navy T-34 Appears To Have Made A Phallic Flight Over The Salton Sea (Updated)The plane’s peculiar track appears to represent a wing-borne wang. BYTyler RogowayOct 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2018ShareReadiness Of Navy And Marine Aircraft And Crews Is Improving, But It’s Still Pretty DismalAfter enduring years of sequester and dubious funding priorities, Navy and USMC flying communities are slowly digging out of a deep, dark hole. BYTyler RogowayOct 6, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2018ShareBoeing’s T-X Win Is Really Much Bigger Than Just Building A Replacement For The T-38Boeing’s big win has wide-ranging impacts that go far beyond the USAF’s need for a new trainer alone. BYTyler RogowaySep 28, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018SharePork Floats!: Congress Inserts Three Littoral Combat Ships The Navy Doesn’t Want Into BudgetWhile adding ships, Congress cut funding to mission module development, creating a nasty paradox in which critical LCS missions are left in doubt. BYTyler RogowaySep 19, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 29, 2018ShareWatch The Naval Mine That Appeared Near Naval Base Kitsap Being DetonatedWe still don’t know its origin or its exact age. BYTyler RogowayAug 29, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2018ShareI’m ‘Re-Engaging’ Big Time Now That Ed Harris And Jon Hamm Have Joined Top Gun 2The sequel to the iconic pop culture film seems to be shaping up quite well, at least so far. BYTyler RogowayAug 23, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2018ShareExploding Engine Caused Aussie EA-18G Growler Crash At Nellis AFB Last JanuaryThe engine detonated, sending shards tearing through the aircraft and we don’t know if similar incidents could occur with U.S. Navy jets. BYTyler RogowayAug 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2018ShareU.S. Navy Pilot Pronounced Dead In A-29 Super Tucano Crash At White Sands Missile RangeNaval Aviator Lt. Christopher Casey Short perished as a result of the incident. BYTyler RogowayJun 24, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2018ShareIf You Still Don’t Think China’s Navy Is A Serious Threat, Watch This VideoThe People’s Liberation Army Navy is expanding at what seems like an exponential pace, putting America’s supremacy on the high seas in question. BYTyler RogowayJun 18, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2018ShareHere’s Why That Mysterious 737 Fuselage Is Being Trucked South From Renton, WashingtonA rare long-distance road transfer of a militarized 737 is currently underway. BYTyler RogowayJun 1, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2018ShareHighlights From Twitter’s Defense Community’s Responses To Tom Cruise’s Top Gun 2 TeaserTo say that anticipation, as well as concern, over a Top Gun sequel is high in defense circles would be a massive understatement. BYTyler RogowayMay 31, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018ShareLittle Crappy Ship: None Of The Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships May Deploy In 2018A decade after USS Freedom was commissioned and multiple program restructurings, the Littoral Combat Ship fleet is nowhere near meeting its goals. BYTyler RogowayApr 13, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 20, 2018ShareU.S. Army Forges Ahead With Its Railgun As Navy’s Commitment To The Tech Is QuestionedThe Navy may have been the loudest about its railgun dreams, but the Army is quietly moving ahead with turning the tech into something deployable. BYTyler RogowayMar 20, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018ShareNavy’s Blue Ridge Class Command Ships Once Had This Wacky Air Defense Missile SystemAlthough the ability to fire Sea Sparrow missiles seems impressive, in actuality the system was lacking in almost every regard. BYTyler RogowayJan 25, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 22, 2018ShareTake A Rare Glimpse Inside The Navy’s Massive Blue Ridge Class Command ShipsInside what some would consider the most important vessels in the entire U.S. Navy and the nerve centers of the fleet. BYTyler RogowayJan 22, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 19, 2018ShareAre High-Powered Microwave Close-In Weapon Systems Destined For US Navy Ships?Being able to zap the electronics of incoming boats, aircraft, drones, and missiles is clearly an attractive if not game-changing naval capability. BYTyler RogowayJan 19, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2018ShareThe Navy’s Giant Hangar That Housed The Hindenburg Hides A Mock Aircraft Carrier InsideThere are few places as steeped in aviation history as Lakehurst, New Jersey, and fabled Hangar 1 sits at the center of it all. BYTyler RogowayJan 18, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 15, 2018ShareWatch This MH-60S Shear Off Its Tailwheel While Taxiing At NYC’s Wall Street Heliport“Missed it by THAT much!” BYTyler RogowayJan 15, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018ShareNew Frigate Program Heats Up As U.S. Navy Says It Will Pay Nearly $1B Per ShipThe Navy is prioritizing its FFG(X) program and is willing to spend a substantial amount in order to realize its aggressive specifications list. BYTyler RogowayJan 10, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2018ShareIndia’s First Ballistic Missile Sub Sidelined For Nearly A Year Following MishapThe country’s plans to modernize its submarine force have hit some obstacles, but in a decade the fleet will likely look nothing like it does today. BYTyler RogowayJan 8, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018ShareThe Course To A 355 Ship Navy Is Becoming Increasingly Challenging To PlotThe Navy talks big surface fleet dreams but it is going to take some serious planning and tough decision making to realize those dreams. BYTyler RogowayJan 6, 2018Share