Featured in ShipsBYEmma HelfrichMay 11, 2022ShareThe Navy’s Independence Class Littoral Combat Ships Are CrackingJust when you thought things couldn’t get worse for the Littoral Combat Ship program, the Independence class is experiencing cracking. BYEmma HelfrichMay 11, 2022ShareBYEmma HelfrichApr 22, 2022ShareRussia’s 110-Year-Old Salvage Ship Deploying To Moskva Wreck: ReportKommuna, an antique Russian Navy salvage ship, has embarked on a mission to investigate a potential salvage operation for the Moskva wreck. BYEmma HelfrichApr 22, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2021ShareHuge Navy Unmanned-Focused Experiment Underway Featuring Live Missile Shoot And ‘Super Swarms’The Navy has kicked off a first-of-its-kind drill off the coast of California that will incorporate various highly-networked unmanned capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareThe Navy Plans To Launch Swarms Of Aerial Drones From Unmanned Submarines And ShipsUnmanned surface and underwater vehicles capable of deploying drone swarms in contested territory could be game-changing for the Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2020ShareThis Mini Vertical Launch System Can Give Small Ships And Trucks Huge FirepowerThe modular launchers bring the very capable Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, and possibly more, to light vehicles and small patrol ships. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareWhat Oddities Can You Spot In This Tour Of Russia’s Aging Aircraft Carrier?As the Admiral Kuznetsov executes air strikes on Syria we can get a glimpse of what lies beneath her black smoke trail and dark gray skin in this amateur video. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareMeet The Biggest And Baddest Ships In the US ArmyThe US Navy doesn’t have a monopoly on big boats. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareM80 Stiletto Is The Pentagon’s Stealthy Little Experimental Ship That CouldFor a decade the ‘M-hulled’ Stiletto has been the surrogate for new maritime combat technologies and concepts. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareThe Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Has Watered Down Capabilities, Questionable FutureThe awesome-looking DDG-1000 Zumwalt class has been the victim of fluctuating Navy priorities and near-sighted cost-cutting—and even the tiny, three-ship fleet might be doomed. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2020ShareSatellite Images Show Armadas Of Vacant Cruise Ships Huddling Together Out At SeaWith the cruise industry on life support, fleets have put to sea for an indefinite stay with many of their crewmen trapped on board. BYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2020ShareThe Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into RetirementFrom a roach motel destined for the junk yard to a multi-purpose mothership, it paved the way for future US operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNavy’s Sea Hunter Drone Ship Is Getting A New Owner, New Abilities, and a SisterThe service has taken over the project from DARPA and is looking to transform it from an experiment to an operational asset as fast as possible. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2019ShareNavy’s Budget Requests Two Huge Missile-Laden Drone Ships That Displace 2,000 TonsThe service wants to get the first two unmanned ships quickly to help refine its requirements and craft plans for employing them in actual combat. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019ShareNavy’s Sea Hunter Drone Ship Has Sailed Autonomously To Hawaii And Back Amid Talk Of New RolesThe service is now looking at using the unmanned ships as electronic warfare platforms to blind and distract opponents. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019ShareBYTyler 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 RogowayJun 2, 2018ShareU.S. Special Operations Command’s Elusive Mothership Is Packing Stealth SpeedboatsWe finally have high-quality images of the entire ship in its completed state. BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2018Share12
BYEmma HelfrichMay 11, 2022ShareThe Navy’s Independence Class Littoral Combat Ships Are CrackingJust when you thought things couldn’t get worse for the Littoral Combat Ship program, the Independence class is experiencing cracking. BYEmma HelfrichMay 11, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichApr 22, 2022ShareRussia’s 110-Year-Old Salvage Ship Deploying To Moskva Wreck: ReportKommuna, an antique Russian Navy salvage ship, has embarked on a mission to investigate a potential salvage operation for the Moskva wreck. BYEmma HelfrichApr 22, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2021ShareHuge Navy Unmanned-Focused Experiment Underway Featuring Live Missile Shoot And ‘Super Swarms’The Navy has kicked off a first-of-its-kind drill off the coast of California that will incorporate various highly-networked unmanned capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021ShareThe Navy Plans To Launch Swarms Of Aerial Drones From Unmanned Submarines And ShipsUnmanned surface and underwater vehicles capable of deploying drone swarms in contested territory could be game-changing for the Navy. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2020ShareThis Mini Vertical Launch System Can Give Small Ships And Trucks Huge FirepowerThe modular launchers bring the very capable Joint Air-to-Ground Missile, and possibly more, to light vehicles and small patrol ships. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareWhat Oddities Can You Spot In This Tour Of Russia’s Aging Aircraft Carrier?As the Admiral Kuznetsov executes air strikes on Syria we can get a glimpse of what lies beneath her black smoke trail and dark gray skin in this amateur video. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareMeet The Biggest And Baddest Ships In the US ArmyThe US Navy doesn’t have a monopoly on big boats. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareM80 Stiletto Is The Pentagon’s Stealthy Little Experimental Ship That CouldFor a decade the ‘M-hulled’ Stiletto has been the surrogate for new maritime combat technologies and concepts. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020ShareThe Navy’s New Stealth Destroyer Has Watered Down Capabilities, Questionable FutureThe awesome-looking DDG-1000 Zumwalt class has been the victim of fluctuating Navy priorities and near-sighted cost-cutting—and even the tiny, three-ship fleet might be doomed. BYTyler RogowayJul 2, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2020ShareSatellite Images Show Armadas Of Vacant Cruise Ships Huddling Together Out At SeaWith the cruise industry on life support, fleets have put to sea for an indefinite stay with many of their crewmen trapped on board. BYTyler RogowayMay 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2020ShareThe Real Story of the USS Ponce as the American Sea Base Sails Into RetirementFrom a roach motel destined for the junk yard to a multi-purpose mothership, it paved the way for future US operations. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareNavy’s Sea Hunter Drone Ship Is Getting A New Owner, New Abilities, and a SisterThe service has taken over the project from DARPA and is looking to transform it from an experiment to an operational asset as fast as possible. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2019ShareNavy’s Budget Requests Two Huge Missile-Laden Drone Ships That Displace 2,000 TonsThe service wants to get the first two unmanned ships quickly to help refine its requirements and craft plans for employing them in actual combat. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 12, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019ShareNavy’s Sea Hunter Drone Ship Has Sailed Autonomously To Hawaii And Back Amid Talk Of New RolesThe service is now looking at using the unmanned ships as electronic warfare platforms to blind and distract opponents. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 4, 2019Share
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 RogowayJun 2, 2018ShareU.S. Special Operations Command’s Elusive Mothership Is Packing Stealth SpeedboatsWe finally have high-quality images of the entire ship in its completed state. BYTyler RogowayJun 2, 2018Share