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China Is Iran on Steroids — Better Missiles, Better Air Defenses, and the Strait of Hormuz Just Proved the U.S. Navy Isn’t Ready

Forget Iran: China’s DF-21D and DF-26 Carrier-Killer Missiles Can Hold U.S. Surface Ships at Risk Beyond the First Island Chain More than a month...

Isaac SeitzApril 3, 2026

Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) transits the James River as the ship departs for Builder’s Trials, Jan. 28, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide an opportunity to test ship systems and components at sea for the first time, and make required adjustments prior to additional underway testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jayden Howard)

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The U.S. Navy Will Soon Be Down 3 Supercarriers and There Is No Way To Stop It

3 U.S. Aircraft Carriers Are About to Be Unavailable at the Same Time The decline of U.S. naval shipbuilding has been well documented over...

Isaac SeitzApril 3, 2026

(July 14, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) returns to Naval Station Norfolk, July 14, 2024, concluding a nine-month deployment to the Atlantic. Eisenhower, the flagship of the Ike Carrier Strike Group, departed Norfolk October 14, 2023 to conduct a scheduled deployment to U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts, and enhanced vigilance activities operations with NATO Allies and Partners. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hunter Day)

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China Might Think It Can Sink Every U.S. Aircraft Carrier — But Wants 9 Supercarriers in 9 Years

DF-21D, DF-26B, DF-17, and DF-27 — Inside China’s Four ‘Carrier Killer’ Missiles and Why None of Them Have Been Proven in Combat With the...

Steve BalestrieriApril 3, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) departed Naval Station Norfolk to make the transit to Newport News Shipyard in support of her Planned Incremental Availability (PIA), a six-month period of modernization, maintenance, and repairs, Aug. 20, 2021. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Seelbach)

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The F-35C’s Engine Exhaust Hits 3,600°F — The USS Gerald R. Ford’s Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Wasn’t Built to Handle It

The USS Gerald R. Ford Just Finished a Near-Record Deployment — Now It Needs F-35C Modifications, Deck Repairs, and a New Computer System The...

Kris OsbornApril 3, 2026

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk on March 31, 2026. The strike group, comprised of nearly 5,000 Sailors, provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders increased capacity to underpin American security and economic prosperity, deter adversaries, and project power on a global scale through sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jayden Brown)

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The U.S. Navy Has 11 Aircraft Carriers on Paper — Barely 4 Are Ready to Fight at Any Given Time

The U.S. Navy’s Shipyard Crisis May Lead to Its Defeat in War: Aircraft Carriers Prove It Few experts who have tracked the decline of...

Brandon WeichertApril 3, 2026

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The Trump-Class Isn’t a Battleship — It’s a 128-Cell Missile Arsenal With Hypersonic Weapons and a Railgun on a 40,000-Ton Hull

What Iran Tells Us About the Trump-Class Battleship Idea When the United States and Israel launched large-scale strikes against Iran in late February, the...

Jack BuckbyApril 2, 2026

The world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), transits the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 22, 2026. Gerald R. Ford is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

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‘Extraordinary Thing’: U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Is Breaking the Deployment Record Books

The USS Gerald R. Ford Is Heading Into Its 11th Month at Sea — Broken Toilets, a 30-Hour Fire, and a Munitions Crisis The...

Caleb LarsonApril 2, 2026

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) sails in the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 18, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)

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China Is Hiding Missile Launchers Inside Cargo Ships — The U.S. Navy May Not Be Able to Tell Which Freighters Are Warships

China Could Flood the Taiwan Strait With Missile-Armed Cargo Ships — And the U.S. Navy Wouldn’t Know Which Ones to Shoot New imagery suggests...

Harrison KassApril 2, 2026

(Aug. 9, 2020) Members of the U.S. Fleet Forces Command’s Nuclear Examining Board ride a boat from the Ohio-class guided- missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729), operating in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility toward Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain’s pier after an inspection. U.S. 6th Fleet, headquartered in Naples, Italy, conducts the full spectrum of joint and naval operations, often in concert with allied and interagency partners, in order to advance U.S. national interests and security and stability in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eduardo Otero)

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When Ohio-Class Submarines Retire, Navy SEALs and Green Berets Lose Their Only Way to Deploy 66 Operators From a Submarine

The US Navy’s Ohio-class Missile Submarines And The Special Operations Forces Component The retirement of the Ohio-class missile submarines will be a tough proposition,...

Steve BalestrieriApril 2, 2026

U.S. Sailors conduct routine flight deck operations on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, March 22, 2026. Gerald R. Ford is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

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The U.S. Navy’s Greatest Aircraft Carrier Fear Isn’t Russia, China Or Iran But So Much More Basic: The Real Enemy Is Fire

U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Go All Out to Make Sure a Fire Can Be Put Out Fast Firefighting is one of the most basic...

Brent M. EastwoodApril 2, 2026

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The Embassy

China Is Iran on Steroids — Better Missiles, Better Air Defenses, and the Strait of Hormuz Just Proved the U.S. Navy Isn’t Ready

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Will Soon Be Down 3 Supercarriers and There Is No Way To Stop It

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China Might Think It Can Sink Every U.S. Aircraft Carrier — But Wants 9 Supercarriers in 9 Years

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The F-35C’s Engine Exhaust Hits 3,600°F — The USS Gerald R. Ford’s Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Wasn’t Built to Handle It

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy Has 11 Aircraft Carriers on Paper — Barely 4 Are Ready to Fight at Any Given Time

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The Trump-Class Isn’t a Battleship — It’s a 128-Cell Missile Arsenal With Hypersonic Weapons and a Railgun on a 40,000-Ton Hull

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

‘Extraordinary Thing’: U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Is Breaking the Deployment Record Books

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China Is Hiding Missile Launchers Inside Cargo Ships — The U.S. Navy May Not Be Able to Tell Which Freighters Are Warships

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

When Ohio-Class Submarines Retire, Navy SEALs and Green Berets Lose Their Only Way to Deploy 66 Operators From a Submarine

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The U.S. Navy’s Greatest Aircraft Carrier Fear Isn’t Russia, China Or Iran But So Much More Basic: The Real Enemy Is Fire

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