Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security
The U.S. Navy commissioned its latest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) over the weekend, despite the vessel’s expected short tenure in the service. But why...
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The U.S. Navy commissioned its latest Freedom-variant littoral combat ship (LCS) over the weekend, despite the vessel’s expected short tenure in the service. But why...
While no nation’s military is immune from preventable accidents, Russia’s naval history is riddled with tragedy and disaster. From the sinking of the Kursk...
The USS Hartford, a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine based in Groton, Conn., collided with the USS New Orleans (LPD-18), a San Diego-based...
When the USS Thresher (SSN-593) sank while undergoing initial sea trials off the coast of Cape Cod, the lives of 129 officers, crewmen, and...
Today the USS Arizona memorial serves to honor the 1,177 men who perished onboard during and following the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor,...
On April 25, 2003, the crew of a Chinese fishing boat noticed a strange sight—a periscope drifting listlessly above the surface of the water....
Operation Ten Go, the final attempt of the Imperial Japanese Navy to affect the outcome of the Pacific War, is well known for featuring...
Ohio-class subs were designed as the successors to the Benjamin Franklin-class and Lafayette-class submarines. A total of 18 Ohios were built; the newesw ship of the class is...
“A capital ship for an ocean trip/Was ‘The Walloping Window Blind’/No gale that blew dismayed her crew/Or troubled the captain’s mind … And the...
According to the Open Source Intelligence Monitor, the Russian Defense Ministry has said that, beginning July 20, it will consider any ship in the...