Featured in US NavyBYThomas NewdickJan 14, 2022ShareThis Is What We Now Know About The Navy’s Future DDG(X) DestroyerThe Navy hopes to combine existing systems with a new hull form that will be able to accommodate significant upgrades. BYThomas NewdickJan 14, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 13, 2022SharePentagon’s Ghost Fleet Program Ends, Its Four Unmanned Ships Will Be Transferred To The NavyThe ships are slated to join the Navy’s experimental surface warfare squadron which is exploring ways to incorporate unmanned vessels into the fleet. BYBrett TingleyJan 13, 2022ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Brett TingleyJan 12, 2022ShareAssassin Dolphin Hamas Says It Caught Continues Tradition Of Wild Claims About Israel’s Animal SpiesWhile it’s possible Israel uses dolphins to counter enemy swimmers, its enemies frequently make outlandish claims of animals being used for espionage. BYJoseph Trevithick and Brett TingleyJan 12, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyJan 7, 2022ShareThe Navy Is Betting Big On High-Power Microwave WeaponsLasers dominate discussions about U.S. Navy directed energy weapons, but the service formed a new office devoted to systems that fire microwave beams. BYBrett TingleyJan 7, 2022ShareBYTyler 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2021ShareNavy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Goes Aboard A Carrier For The First TimeA series of deck-handling trials aboard a supercarrier is part of the buildup toward planned operational capability in 2025. BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2021ShareBYJamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareU.S. Navy Adversary Unit Reveals Super Hornet Masquerading As Russia’s Top FighterNavy adversary squadron VFC-12 has unveiled a newly painted F/A-18E that looks like a Su-57 Felon as it commences the overhaul of its fleet. BYJamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 26, 2021ShareAmerica’s Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Will Finally Go On Its First Deployment Next YearAfter multiple issues and delays, the USS Gerald R. Ford is now set to go to sea for its maiden deployment in 2022 BYThomas NewdickOct 26, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021ShareNavy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support RolesThe chosen trainer would be expected to offer fighter-like qualities and take the strain off the frontline combat fleet. BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 19, 2021ShareThe Navy Practiced Battle Damage Repairs On The Burnt-Out USS Bonhomme RichardThese kinds of skills are increasingly seen as vital for the Navy to survive a future large-scale maritime conflict. BYThomas NewdickOct 19, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 13, 2021ShareThe Army Plans To Fire Its Version Of The Navy’s SM-6 Missile From This LauncherThe Army will field ground-launched SM-6s and Tomahawk cruise missiles using a launcher the Navy has also tested on an unmanned boat. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 13, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 1, 2021ShareThe First Littoral Combat Ship Has Been Decommissioned After Just 13 Years Of Service (Updated)The Navy plans on retiring more Littoral Combat Ships in the coming months, long before their official design lives have expired. BYThomas NewdickOct 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 14, 2021ShareNavy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Refuels F-35C Stealth FighterBoeing’s Stingray is making rapid progress in refueling trials ahead of its trip to a carrier’s deck in the coming months. BYThomas NewdickSep 14, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 8, 2021ShareNew Navy Task Force Will Be All About Bringing Unmanned Capabilities To The Middle EastTask Force 59 is set to oversee the bulk of the Navy’s unmanned operations in the air, on the surface, and beneath the waves in the Middle East. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 8, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareThese Contenders Are Vying To Replace The Navy’s T-45 Goshawk With A New Jet TrainerA modified version of Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk could well be the aircraft to beat considering the Air Force is already buying hundreds of them. BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 10, 2021ShareWatch The Meditative-Like Ritual The Blue Angels Go Through Before Every Flight DemoThe Blue Angels’ pre-flight briefing is like nothing else. It is truly a rehearsal that happens entirely in the mind. BYThomas NewdickAug 10, 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2021ShareAustal’s Light Amphibious Warship Design Is A Throwback To WWII’s Tank Landing ShipsThe Navy is looking to buy dozens of smaller amphibious warships to support the Marine Corps’ new expeditionary concepts of operations. BYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyAug 4, 2021ShareDrone Makes First Autonomous Aerial Delivery Between Two Military VesselsThe U.S. Navy has been experimenting with a variety of drone delivery concepts in recent years in order to ease its logistical burden. BYBrett TingleyAug 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 29, 2021ShareNew Swarming Capability Planned For The V-Bat Vertical Takeoff And Landing DroneThe V-Bat is getting a revolutionary AI brain, swarming capabilities, and there are plans to increase the drone’s ability to work without GPS. BYBrett TingleyJul 29, 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareThe Navy Is Looking At Fitting Its Future Attack Submarines With Inflatable SailsThe Navy has called upon industry to develop pop-up sails for its submarines in an effort to maximize speed, stealth, and maneuverability. BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 15, 2021ShareUSS Thresher’s Crew May Have Survived Many Hours After Its Disappearance According To New Docs (Updated)Declassified reports from one of the submarines that were looking for the Thresher suggest some of its crew may have survived the initial incident. BYThomas NewdickJul 15, 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 14, 2021ShareFifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working EnginesMarine Corps, Navy, and foreign F-35s are also being impacted by ongoing problems with the jets’ engines. BYThomas NewdickJul 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 12, 2021ShareThis Is The Navy’s Timeline For Ridding Itself Of Four More Littoral Combat ShipsThe Navy wants to decommission another four LCS warships, the youngest of which has served for less than four years. BYThomas NewdickJul 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 23, 2021ShareThe Most Replayed Carrier Crash In History Happened 70 Years Ago TodayThis F9F Panther ramp strike incident provides a graphic reminder of the risks involved in early jet operations from aircraft carriers. BYThomas NewdickJun 23, 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)The Boeing demonstrator for the MQ-25 Stingray program successfully passed fuel to an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 5, 2021ShareThe Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long AgoTwenty-five years ago today, a Japanese destroyer blasted a U.S. Navy A-6 Intruder strike aircraft out of the sky. BYThomas NewdickJun 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 3, 2021ShareWhat It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG SquadronWard Carroll recalls battling Floggers and Fishbeds over Nevada and the shroud of secrecy surrounding their remote base. BYThomas NewdickJun 3, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareHere Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget ProposalThe latest Pentagon budget proposal shows the Air Force, as well as Navy and Marines, want to modernize, but at the cost of existing capacity. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 19, 2021ShareBritish Carrier Joins U.S. Amphibious Forces In North Atlantic In A Vision Of What’s To ComeFor the first time, the flagship of the Royal Navy is working with a full-size Amphibious Ready Group. BYThomas NewdickMay 19, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 17, 2021ShareTwo US Navy T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainers Collide In Mid-Air Over TexasThe crew from one of the training jets from NAS Kingsville ejected, while the other aircraft got back to its base. BYThomas NewdickMay 17, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareUSS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating SubmarineA veteran of the Pacific War, this Balao class submarine was ideally suited to experiments with helicopters loaded with Marines. BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareWith No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To SalvationEven special operations commandos used the Skyknight’s escape chute as a clandestine insertion method. BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 27, 2021ShareIran’s Used Its Wacky Catamaran To Cut Off U.S. Coast Guard Ships In The Persian GulfOne of Iran’s oddest ships was used to torment U.S. Coast Guard crews operating in the Persian Gulf. BYThomas NewdickApr 27, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 23, 2021ShareThis Tiny Drone Boat Is Being Tested During The Navy’s Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming ExperimentThe micro-drone boat has been seen operating alongside warships as a part of large-scale maneuvers combining manned and unmanned vessels. BYThomas NewdickApr 23, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 16, 2021ShareFire Ravaged USS Bonhomme Richard Starts Its Death March To The ScrapperGutted by a fire last summer, the amphibious assault ship has been decommissioned and is making the long trip to the scrapyard. BYThomas NewdickApr 16, 2021ShareBYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 12, 2021ShareNavy’s ‘Cheap’ Littoral Combat Ships Cost Nearly As Much To Run As Guided Missile DestroyersThe Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships continue to make waves, now due to their comparatively astronomical operating costs. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 12, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyApr 9, 2021ShareNavy Labs To Reopen The Once Taboo Case On Nuclear Cold FusionFederal labs are reexamining the DOD’s research into cold fusion and low-energy nuclear reactions, potentially leading to revolutionary technologies. BYBrett TingleyApr 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickApr 1, 2021ShareNavy’s Aviation Boss Lays Out Big Vision For Drone-Packed Carriers Of The FutureThe Navy’s Next Generation Air Dominance program is now seeking to replace its Super Hornets and Growlers with a family of systems. BYThomas NewdickApr 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 23, 2021ShareThe Navy Recovered This Sunken Seahawk Helicopter From Three-And-A-Half Miles Below The SeaThe Navy’s salvage and diving unit set a new record in retrieving the Seahawk from the waters off Okinawa, Japan. BYThomas NewdickMar 23, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareArmy Delivers First Canisters To Its New Hypersonic Missile Battery But Won’t Say Where It’s BasedThe prototype outfit will now begin training with two inert canisters that are identical to the ones that will soon hold live missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyMar 12, 2021ShareModular Solar Generators Could Be Key In Helping Power Remote Bases During A Major ConflictSolar generators that fit inside standard shipping containers could help revolutionize energy logistics for critical expeditionary operations. BYBrett TingleyMar 12, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickMar 5, 2021ShareYes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War IIOn the type’s 85th birthday, we celebrate the little-known and short-lived U.S. Navy Spitfire unit that fought a different kind of war over Normandy. BYThomas NewdickMar 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 26, 2021ShareF/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Left The Navy’s Carrier Decks For The Last TimeU.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets returned home after the type’s final carrier deployment aboard USS Nimitz. BYThomas NewdickFeb 26, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021ShareThere Were Doomsday Ships Ready To Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before There Were Doomsday PlanesHad nuclear war broken out, three different presidents could have sought refuge aboard the Navy’s unique ‘Floating White Houses.’ BYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 14, 2021ShareThe Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No OtherThe remarkable sub’s story includes launching fighter-sized cruise missiles, attempting to rescue Vietnam War PoWs, and getting painted bright orange. BYThomas NewdickFeb 14, 2021ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareA Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Has Occurred Over The Atlantic (Updated)The missile was seen rising into the evening sky off the Florida coast and likely reentered the atmosphere over the South Atlantic. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareNavy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This WeekThe Navy often puts out a press release right after Trident tests, but that was not the case in this instance. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 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, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareU.S. Navy Deploys Two Destroyers To Black Sea Triggering Russian Anti-Ship DrillsRussia is showing off its anti-ship missiles and buzzing U.S. Navy destroyers as they undertake maneuvers with regional allies. BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJan 19, 2021ShareNo More Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ships For The Navy Until Major Design Defect Is FixedEnduring problems with the drive train of the Freedom class warships means that deliveries are suspended pending a workable solution. BYThomas NewdickJan 19, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker DronesThe MQ-25 Stingray has also just completed its first flight with an aerial refueling pod attached. BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2020Share123
BYThomas NewdickJan 14, 2022ShareThis Is What We Now Know About The Navy’s Future DDG(X) DestroyerThe Navy hopes to combine existing systems with a new hull form that will be able to accommodate significant upgrades. BYThomas NewdickJan 14, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 13, 2022SharePentagon’s Ghost Fleet Program Ends, Its Four Unmanned Ships Will Be Transferred To The NavyThe ships are slated to join the Navy’s experimental surface warfare squadron which is exploring ways to incorporate unmanned vessels into the fleet. BYBrett TingleyJan 13, 2022Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Brett TingleyJan 12, 2022ShareAssassin Dolphin Hamas Says It Caught Continues Tradition Of Wild Claims About Israel’s Animal SpiesWhile it’s possible Israel uses dolphins to counter enemy swimmers, its enemies frequently make outlandish claims of animals being used for espionage. BYJoseph Trevithick and Brett TingleyJan 12, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyJan 7, 2022ShareThe Navy Is Betting Big On High-Power Microwave WeaponsLasers dominate discussions about U.S. Navy directed energy weapons, but the service formed a new office devoted to systems that fire microwave beams. BYBrett TingleyJan 7, 2022Share
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
BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2021ShareNavy’s MQ-25 Stingray Tanker Drone Goes Aboard A Carrier For The First TimeA series of deck-handling trials aboard a supercarrier is part of the buildup toward planned operational capability in 2025. BYThomas NewdickDec 2, 2021Share
BYJamie HunterNov 1, 2021ShareU.S. Navy Adversary Unit Reveals Super Hornet Masquerading As Russia’s Top FighterNavy adversary squadron VFC-12 has unveiled a newly painted F/A-18E that looks like a Su-57 Felon as it commences the overhaul of its fleet. BYJamie HunterNov 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 26, 2021ShareAmerica’s Troubled New Aircraft Carrier Will Finally Go On Its First Deployment Next YearAfter multiple issues and delays, the USS Gerald R. Ford is now set to go to sea for its maiden deployment in 2022 BYThomas NewdickOct 26, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021ShareNavy Follows Air Force In Wanting Another Jet Trainer Variant For Aggressor And Support RolesThe chosen trainer would be expected to offer fighter-like qualities and take the strain off the frontline combat fleet. BYThomas NewdickOct 21, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 19, 2021ShareThe Navy Practiced Battle Damage Repairs On The Burnt-Out USS Bonhomme RichardThese kinds of skills are increasingly seen as vital for the Navy to survive a future large-scale maritime conflict. BYThomas NewdickOct 19, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 13, 2021ShareThe Army Plans To Fire Its Version Of The Navy’s SM-6 Missile From This LauncherThe Army will field ground-launched SM-6s and Tomahawk cruise missiles using a launcher the Navy has also tested on an unmanned boat. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 13, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 1, 2021ShareThe First Littoral Combat Ship Has Been Decommissioned After Just 13 Years Of Service (Updated)The Navy plans on retiring more Littoral Combat Ships in the coming months, long before their official design lives have expired. BYThomas NewdickOct 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 14, 2021ShareNavy’s MQ-25 Tanker Drone Refuels F-35C Stealth FighterBoeing’s Stingray is making rapid progress in refueling trials ahead of its trip to a carrier’s deck in the coming months. BYThomas NewdickSep 14, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 8, 2021ShareNew Navy Task Force Will Be All About Bringing Unmanned Capabilities To The Middle EastTask Force 59 is set to oversee the bulk of the Navy’s unmanned operations in the air, on the surface, and beneath the waves in the Middle East. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 8, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021ShareThese Contenders Are Vying To Replace The Navy’s T-45 Goshawk With A New Jet TrainerA modified version of Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk could well be the aircraft to beat considering the Air Force is already buying hundreds of them. BYThomas NewdickAug 11, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 10, 2021ShareWatch The Meditative-Like Ritual The Blue Angels Go Through Before Every Flight DemoThe Blue Angels’ pre-flight briefing is like nothing else. It is truly a rehearsal that happens entirely in the mind. BYThomas NewdickAug 10, 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
BYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2021ShareAustal’s Light Amphibious Warship Design Is A Throwback To WWII’s Tank Landing ShipsThe Navy is looking to buy dozens of smaller amphibious warships to support the Marine Corps’ new expeditionary concepts of operations. BYThomas NewdickAug 6, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyAug 4, 2021ShareDrone Makes First Autonomous Aerial Delivery Between Two Military VesselsThe U.S. Navy has been experimenting with a variety of drone delivery concepts in recent years in order to ease its logistical burden. BYBrett TingleyAug 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 29, 2021ShareNew Swarming Capability Planned For The V-Bat Vertical Takeoff And Landing DroneThe V-Bat is getting a revolutionary AI brain, swarming capabilities, and there are plans to increase the drone’s ability to work without GPS. BYBrett TingleyJul 29, 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
BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareThe Navy Is Looking At Fitting Its Future Attack Submarines With Inflatable SailsThe Navy has called upon industry to develop pop-up sails for its submarines in an effort to maximize speed, stealth, and maneuverability. BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 15, 2021ShareUSS Thresher’s Crew May Have Survived Many Hours After Its Disappearance According To New Docs (Updated)Declassified reports from one of the submarines that were looking for the Thresher suggest some of its crew may have survived the initial incident. BYThomas NewdickJul 15, 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
BYThomas NewdickJul 14, 2021ShareFifteen Percent Of U.S. Air Force F-35s Don’t Have Working EnginesMarine Corps, Navy, and foreign F-35s are also being impacted by ongoing problems with the jets’ engines. BYThomas NewdickJul 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
BYThomas NewdickJul 12, 2021ShareThis Is The Navy’s Timeline For Ridding Itself Of Four More Littoral Combat ShipsThe Navy wants to decommission another four LCS warships, the youngest of which has served for less than four years. BYThomas NewdickJul 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
BYThomas NewdickJun 23, 2021ShareThe Most Replayed Carrier Crash In History Happened 70 Years Ago TodayThis F9F Panther ramp strike incident provides a graphic reminder of the risks involved in early jet operations from aircraft carriers. BYThomas NewdickJun 23, 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
BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Tanker Drone Makes History By Refueling A Manned Aircraft For The First Time (Updated)The Boeing demonstrator for the MQ-25 Stingray program successfully passed fuel to an F/A-18 Super Hornet jet. BYThomas NewdickJun 8, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 5, 2021ShareThe Last Time A Japanese Warship Shot Down A U.S. Navy Plane Was Actually Not So Long AgoTwenty-five years ago today, a Japanese destroyer blasted a U.S. Navy A-6 Intruder strike aircraft out of the sky. BYThomas NewdickJun 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 3, 2021ShareWhat It Was Like Dogfighting In The F-14 Against America’s Secret MiG SquadronWard Carroll recalls battling Floggers and Fishbeds over Nevada and the shroud of secrecy surrounding their remote base. BYThomas NewdickJun 3, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021ShareHere Are The Major Airpower Developments In The Pentagon’s Latest Budget ProposalThe latest Pentagon budget proposal shows the Air Force, as well as Navy and Marines, want to modernize, but at the cost of existing capacity. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 1, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021ShareHere Are The Pentagon’s “Tough Choice” Cuts To Airpower As Part Of Its 2021 BudgetThe Pentagon wants to reduce the aircraft fleets it already has to enhance the readiness of the remaining planes and to invest in what comes next. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 28, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 19, 2021ShareBritish Carrier Joins U.S. Amphibious Forces In North Atlantic In A Vision Of What’s To ComeFor the first time, the flagship of the Royal Navy is working with a full-size Amphibious Ready Group. BYThomas NewdickMay 19, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 17, 2021ShareTwo US Navy T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainers Collide In Mid-Air Over TexasThe crew from one of the training jets from NAS Kingsville ejected, while the other aircraft got back to its base. BYThomas NewdickMay 17, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021ShareUSS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating SubmarineA veteran of the Pacific War, this Balao class submarine was ideally suited to experiments with helicopters loaded with Marines. BYThomas NewdickMay 12, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021ShareWith No Ejection Seats, Skyknight Fighter Crews Slid Down A Tunnel To SalvationEven special operations commandos used the Skyknight’s escape chute as a clandestine insertion method. BYThomas NewdickMay 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 27, 2021ShareIran’s Used Its Wacky Catamaran To Cut Off U.S. Coast Guard Ships In The Persian GulfOne of Iran’s oddest ships was used to torment U.S. Coast Guard crews operating in the Persian Gulf. BYThomas NewdickApr 27, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 23, 2021ShareThis Tiny Drone Boat Is Being Tested During The Navy’s Big Manned-Unmanned Teaming ExperimentThe micro-drone boat has been seen operating alongside warships as a part of large-scale maneuvers combining manned and unmanned vessels. BYThomas NewdickApr 23, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 16, 2021ShareFire Ravaged USS Bonhomme Richard Starts Its Death March To The ScrapperGutted by a fire last summer, the amphibious assault ship has been decommissioned and is making the long trip to the scrapyard. BYThomas NewdickApr 16, 2021Share
BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 12, 2021ShareNavy’s ‘Cheap’ Littoral Combat Ships Cost Nearly As Much To Run As Guided Missile DestroyersThe Navy’s Littoral Combat Ships continue to make waves, now due to their comparatively astronomical operating costs. BYThomas Newdick and Tyler RogowayApr 12, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyApr 9, 2021ShareNavy Labs To Reopen The Once Taboo Case On Nuclear Cold FusionFederal labs are reexamining the DOD’s research into cold fusion and low-energy nuclear reactions, potentially leading to revolutionary technologies. BYBrett TingleyApr 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickApr 1, 2021ShareNavy’s Aviation Boss Lays Out Big Vision For Drone-Packed Carriers Of The FutureThe Navy’s Next Generation Air Dominance program is now seeking to replace its Super Hornets and Growlers with a family of systems. BYThomas NewdickApr 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 23, 2021ShareThe Navy Recovered This Sunken Seahawk Helicopter From Three-And-A-Half Miles Below The SeaThe Navy’s salvage and diving unit set a new record in retrieving the Seahawk from the waters off Okinawa, Japan. BYThomas NewdickMar 23, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021ShareArmy Delivers First Canisters To Its New Hypersonic Missile Battery But Won’t Say Where It’s BasedThe prototype outfit will now begin training with two inert canisters that are identical to the ones that will soon hold live missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyMar 12, 2021ShareModular Solar Generators Could Be Key In Helping Power Remote Bases During A Major ConflictSolar generators that fit inside standard shipping containers could help revolutionize energy logistics for critical expeditionary operations. BYBrett TingleyMar 12, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickMar 5, 2021ShareYes, The U.S. Navy Also Took The Spitfire Into Battle During World War IIOn the type’s 85th birthday, we celebrate the little-known and short-lived U.S. Navy Spitfire unit that fought a different kind of war over Normandy. BYThomas NewdickMar 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 26, 2021ShareF/A-18 Legacy Hornets Have Left The Navy’s Carrier Decks For The Last TimeU.S. Marine Corps F/A-18C Hornets returned home after the type’s final carrier deployment aboard USS Nimitz. BYThomas NewdickFeb 26, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021ShareThere Were Doomsday Ships Ready To Ride Out Nuclear Armageddon Before There Were Doomsday PlanesHad nuclear war broken out, three different presidents could have sought refuge aboard the Navy’s unique ‘Floating White Houses.’ BYThomas NewdickFeb 19, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickFeb 14, 2021ShareThe Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No OtherThe remarkable sub’s story includes launching fighter-sized cruise missiles, attempting to rescue Vietnam War PoWs, and getting painted bright orange. BYThomas NewdickFeb 14, 2021Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareA Trident Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test Has Occurred Over The Atlantic (Updated)The missile was seen rising into the evening sky off the Florida coast and likely reentered the atmosphere over the South Atlantic. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 2021ShareNavy Finally Confirms Its Trident Missile Test Was What People Saw Off Florida This WeekThe Navy often puts out a press release right after Trident tests, but that was not the case in this instance. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 11, 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
BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021ShareU.S. Navy Deploys Two Destroyers To Black Sea Triggering Russian Anti-Ship DrillsRussia is showing off its anti-ship missiles and buzzing U.S. Navy destroyers as they undertake maneuvers with regional allies. BYThomas NewdickFeb 1, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJan 19, 2021ShareNo More Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ships For The Navy Until Major Design Defect Is FixedEnduring problems with the drive train of the Freedom class warships means that deliveries are suspended pending a workable solution. BYThomas NewdickJan 19, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2020ShareNavy Creates New Warrant Officer Role To Operate Its Carrier-Based Tanker DronesThe MQ-25 Stingray has also just completed its first flight with an aerial refueling pod attached. BYThomas NewdickDec 10, 2020Share