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(May 11, 2017) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), conducts high-speed turn drills during sea trials. Abraham Lincoln is underway after successfully completing its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul and will spend several days conducting sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship’s key systems and technologies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3nd Class Juan A. Cubano/Released)

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Jumping off the Aircraft Carrier: US Navy Sailors are Doing the Unthinkable as Long Deployments are Taking a Mental Health Toll

US Navy aircraft carriers have been out to sea longer and longer over the last year. USS Gerald R. Ford broke records and now...

Brandon Weichert4 days ago

US Navy Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Iran Never Hit a U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier. It Still Moved Them Hundreds of Miles Away from Their Missiles and Drones

Iranian missiles and drones did not hit a US carrier during Operation Epic Fury. They did not need to. The threat alone pushed the...

Harrison Kass4 days ago

Image: Creative Commons. A Royal Australian Air Force McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet (s/n A21-46) firing an AIM-7M Sparrow missile. The aircraft also carries another AIM-7, two AGM-84 Harpoon missiles and two AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles.

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Iran Has No Way to Counter Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighters Flying: The US Navy Aircraft Carrier They Fly From Might Be the Vulnerability

While the US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was increasingly called upon to intercept modern drone threats, the jet was still used in its more...

Harrison Kass4 days ago

The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) John Warner (SSN 785) is moved to Newport News Shipbuilding's floating dry dock in preparation for the Sept. 6 christening. A team of shipbuilders spent about eight hours to move the submarine from the facility where it was assembled to the dock. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by John Whalen/Released)

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The US Navy Has New Plans for a Secret Nuclear Virginia-Class Spy Submarine

The US Navy has confirmed that one Virginia-class Block V nuclear submarine will receive a specialized configuration, although it has not publicly identified which...

Brandon Weichert5 days ago

MANCHESTER, Wash. (November 3, 2017) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits Elliott Bay with Seattle in the background as it gets underway from Naval Base Kitsap's Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Stennis is underway conducting training as it continues preparing for its next scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)

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Rebuilding and Fixing ‘Hidden Damage’ in Just One US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Costs $1,760,000 a Day and Could Take 1,979 or More from Start to Finish

USS John C. Stennis entered Newport News Shipbuilding on 6 May 2021 under a $3 billion execution contract, and the fiscal 2026 budget requested...

Harry J. Kazianis5 days ago

The guided missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) fires its MK-45 5 inch gun during a Surface Warfare Advanced Tactical Training (SWATT) exercise. Nitze is part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 26 which supports Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10. SWATT is led by the Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) and is designed to increase warfighting proficiency, lethality, and interoperability or participating units. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bryan Valek)

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Iran Had 8,000 Naval Mines and 200 of Them Came from North Korea: The Strait of Hormuz Still Isn’t Clear Even with 90 Percent of the Mines Gone

US Central Command said in May 2026 that American forces had eliminated more than 90 percent of Iran's prewar inventory of over 8,000 naval...

Harry J. Kazianis5 days ago

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Iran Had As Many As 23 Mini-Submarines That North Korea Helped Build. No One Knows if the US Military Destroyed Them All

Iran's Ghadir min-submarine is roughly 29 meters long, displaces about 125 tons submerged and carries a crew of seven. Two bow-mounted 533mm tubes are...

Harry J. Kazianis5 days ago

(July 29, 2025) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59) fires its forward Mark 45 5-inch gun during a weapons maintenance shoot, July 29, 2025. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob I. Allison)

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The US Navy Wasted $1,840,000,000 Trying to Save 4 Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers Before They Had to Be Scrapped

The physical realities of life at sea—the rigorous conditions and exposure to the elements—mean that these vessels have finite shelf lives. The Ticonderoga-class was...

Harrison Kass6 days ago

F-14 Banana Pass. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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Iran Spent $2,000,000,000 for 80 F-14 Tomcat Fighter Planes Made in the USA and No One Know How Many Are Still Flying Today

The Shah bought the F-14 to stop Soviet MiG-25 overflights, giving Iran the AWG-9 and Phoenix system no other foreign air force possessed. Iran...

Harry J. Kazianis6 days ago

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Iran Tried to Use Made in the USA Harpoon Missiles to Attack the US Navy. The US Military Then Sunk Iran’s Navy as Punishment

Warned off and refusing to turn, the Kaman-class missile boat Joshan fired her remaining Harpoon at the American task group. It was an American...

Harry J. Kazianis6 days ago

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Jumping off the Aircraft Carrier: US Navy Sailors are Doing the Unthinkable as Long Deployments are Taking a Mental Health Toll

Aerospace & Defense

Iran Never Hit a U.S. Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier. It Still Moved Them Hundreds of Miles Away from Their Missiles and Drones

Aerospace & Defense

Iran Has No Way to Counter Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighters Flying: The US Navy Aircraft Carrier They Fly From Might Be the Vulnerability

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy Has New Plans for a Secret Nuclear Virginia-Class Spy Submarine

Aerospace & Defense

Rebuilding and Fixing ‘Hidden Damage’ in Just One US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Costs $1,760,000 a Day and Could Take 1,979 or More from Start to Finish

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Iran Had 8,000 Naval Mines and 200 of Them Came from North Korea: The Strait of Hormuz Still Isn’t Clear Even with 90 Percent of the Mines Gone

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Iran Had As Many As 23 Mini-Submarines That North Korea Helped Build. No One Knows if the US Military Destroyed Them All

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The US Navy Wasted $1,840,000,000 Trying to Save 4 Ticonderoga-Class Cruisers Before They Had to Be Scrapped

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Iran Spent $2,000,000,000 for 80 F-14 Tomcat Fighter Planes Made in the USA and No One Know How Many Are Still Flying Today

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Iran Tried to Use Made in the USA Harpoon Missiles to Attack the US Navy. The US Military Then Sunk Iran’s Navy as Punishment

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