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Japan’s Electromagnetic Railgun Fired More Than 100 Shots Without Replacing Its Rails. The US Navy Spent About $500,000,000 on Its Own Railgun and Shut the Program Down in 2021.

The US Navy put about $500,000,000 into an electromagnetic railgun and effectively ended the program in 2021, defeated in large part by rails that...

Harrison KassSeptember 10, 2026

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts rudder turns during sea trials. Dwight D. Eisenhower completed a nine-month planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Ship Yard on June 10 and is scheduled to resume underway operations this summer.

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100,000-Ton US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Deployed for 326 Days, a Post-Cold War Record. USS Abraham Lincoln Went 264 Days Without a Port Visit. A Normal Carrier Deployment Runs About 7 Months.

USS Abraham Lincoln went 264 days without a port visit and USS Gerald R. Ford deployed 326 days. USS Theodore Roosevelt is converting compartments...

Jack BuckbySeptember 10, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

A Laser Shot Costs a Few Dollars. The US Navy Estimates the First Real Shipboard Laser Program Would Cost About $1,000,000,000 Before a Single Destroyer Is Fitted With One.

An Arleigh Burke-class destroyer carries roughly 90 to 96 missiles in its vertical launch cells, and when they are gone it has to withdraw...

Harrison KassSeptember 10, 2026

Shock blast detonated off the starboard side of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), September 19, 1987. The test was conducted to demonstrate the carrier's ability to withstand underwater shock waves. US Navy photo.

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A Dutch Diesel Submarine That Cost Less Than 1 of the Destroyers Guarding the Carrier “Sank” the US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and 7 Escort Warships in 1999. Then It Passed 1,500 Yards From the Carrier to Prove It Had Never Been Detected.

HNLMS Walrus was a 2,800-ton Dutch diesel boat costing somewhere between $340,000,000 and half a billion — less than one of the Aegis escorts...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 10, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

The F-14 Tomcat’s Engine Was Designed in 1958 for a Short-Haul Airliner. The US Navy Put It in a Dogfighter Anyway, and It Took Until 1988 to Put a Proper Fighter Engine In.

The Pratt & Whitney TF30 began in 1958 as a proposal for a short-haul jet airliner. It ended up in the F-14 Tomcat because...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 10, 2026

(Sept. 08, 2012) The forward deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) sails through calm seas near Guam at sunset. George Washington is the centerpiece of Carrier Strike Group FIVE, the US Navy’s only continuously forward deployed carrier strike group, based out of Yokosuka, Japan. Carrier Strike Group FIVE is currently on a routine Western Pacific patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul Kelly/ Released)

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A Swedish Gotland-Class Diesel Submarine Worth About $100,000,000 Slipped Past an Entire US Navy Carrier Group and “Sank” the $5,500,000,000 Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan.

The familiar version is that the US Navy was so embarrassed when a Swedish submarine reached a firing position on USS Ronald Reagan that...

Harry J. KazianisSeptember 10, 2026

USS New Jersey Iowa-Class Battleship Creative Commons Photo

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A 16-Inch Shell From an Iowa-Class Battleship Weighed 2,700 Pounds and Reached 24 Miles. The Tomahawk the Navy Bolted On in the 1980s Weighed 992 Pounds and Reached 1,553 Miles.

An Iowa-class battleship's 16-inch guns threw a 2,700-pound shell about 24 miles. In the 1980s the US Navy pulled out four 5-inch mounts and...

Christian D. OrrSeptember 9, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 17, 2025) - Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) steams forward off the coast of Guam during a photo exercise, Dec. 17, 2025. Assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 at Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Annapolis is one of five fast-attack submarines forward-deployed in the Pacific. Renowned for their unparalleled speed, endurance, stealth, and mobility, fast-attack submarines serve as the backbone of the Navy's submarine force, ensuring readiness and agility in safeguarding maritime interests around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. James Caliva)

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The Royal Navy Confirms the USS Dallas Conducted Simulated Torpedo Attacks on Aircraft Carrier HMS Illustrious in 2013. It Has Never Released the Detection Timeline, the Firing Solutions, or the Umpire’s Assessment.

In September 2013 the American attack submarine USS Dallas got inside the protective screen around the Royal Navy carrier HMS Illustrious in the Gulf...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 9, 2026

U.S. Air Force Capt. Nick “Laz” Le Tourneau, pilot and commander of the F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team, performs an aerial demonstration during the 52nd Annual SUN 'n FUN Aerospace Expo in Lakeland, Florida, April 18, 2026. Capt. Le Tourneau showcased the unmatched capabilities of the F-22 to the SUN ‘n FUN crowds by performing multiple series of combat maneuvers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lauren Diaz)

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A $68,000,000 US Navy EA-18G Growler Simulated the Shootdown of a $143,000,000 US Air Force F-22 Raptor at Nellis in 2009. The Navy Pilot Painted an F-22 Silhouette on His Cockpit.

The F-22 Raptor was built so that American pilots could kill enemy fighters before those pilots ever saw them, at nearly $143,000,000 per aircraft....

Brandon WeichertSeptember 9, 2026

PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2026) – U.S. Navy Lt. Patrick Urrutia, left, and U.S. Navy Lt. Jg. Gabriela Patrick depart a U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Jan. 24, 2026. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9, is underway conducting exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Cesar Nungaray)

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The US Navy EA-18G Growler Costs About $67,000,000. The Jamming Pods That Make It a Growler Cost Roughly $45,000,000 More, and a Combat-Ready Aircraft Passes $112,000,000.

The EA-18G Growler is a modified F/A-18F Super Hornet, and the airframe alone runs about $67,000,000. What makes it a Growler is bolted on...

Steve BalestrieriSeptember 9, 2026

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Japan’s Electromagnetic Railgun Fired More Than 100 Shots Without Replacing Its Rails. The US Navy Spent About $500,000,000 on Its Own Railgun and Shut the Program Down in 2021.

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100,000-Ton US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Deployed for 326 Days, a Post-Cold War Record. USS Abraham Lincoln Went 264 Days Without a Port Visit. A Normal Carrier Deployment Runs About 7 Months.

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A Laser Shot Costs a Few Dollars. The US Navy Estimates the First Real Shipboard Laser Program Would Cost About $1,000,000,000 Before a Single Destroyer Is Fitted With One.

Aerospace & Defense

A Dutch Diesel Submarine That Cost Less Than 1 of the Destroyers Guarding the Carrier “Sank” the US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and 7 Escort Warships in 1999. Then It Passed 1,500 Yards From the Carrier to Prove It Had Never Been Detected.

Aerospace & Defense

The F-14 Tomcat’s Engine Was Designed in 1958 for a Short-Haul Airliner. The US Navy Put It in a Dogfighter Anyway, and It Took Until 1988 to Put a Proper Fighter Engine In.

Aerospace & Defense

A Swedish Gotland-Class Diesel Submarine Worth About $100,000,000 Slipped Past an Entire US Navy Carrier Group and “Sank” the $5,500,000,000 Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan.

Aerospace & Defense

A 16-Inch Shell From an Iowa-Class Battleship Weighed 2,700 Pounds and Reached 24 Miles. The Tomahawk the Navy Bolted On in the 1980s Weighed 992 Pounds and Reached 1,553 Miles.

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The Royal Navy Confirms the USS Dallas Conducted Simulated Torpedo Attacks on Aircraft Carrier HMS Illustrious in 2013. It Has Never Released the Detection Timeline, the Firing Solutions, or the Umpire’s Assessment.

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A $68,000,000 US Navy EA-18G Growler Simulated the Shootdown of a $143,000,000 US Air Force F-22 Raptor at Nellis in 2009. The Navy Pilot Painted an F-22 Silhouette on His Cockpit.

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The US Navy EA-18G Growler Costs About $67,000,000. The Jamming Pods That Make It a Growler Cost Roughly $45,000,000 More, and a Combat-Ready Aircraft Passes $112,000,000.

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