May 2026

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NASA Was Banned From Flying the SR-71 in the 1970s So the Air Force Delivered One With a Fake Designation and a Fictitious Serial Number Instead

During the 1970s, NASA wanted to conduct supersonic flight tests using the SR-71 Blackbird, but the aircraft’s existence was still classified and the Air...

Isaac Seitz2 days ago

U.S. Air Force Capt. Samuel “RaZZ” Larson, F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration Team pilot and commander, performs at the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO, April 14th, 2023. The F-22 Raptor Aerial Demonstration showcases the unmatched maneuverability of the airframe by executing a series of combat maneuvers to inspire Americans and their allies, and deter foreign adversaries. (U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. Michael Bowman)

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‘You Really Ought to Go Home’: How A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Flew Right Under Iran F-4 Fighter Phantom Totally Unseen

Summary and Key Points: In March 2013, two Iranian Air Force F-4 Phantom IIs scrambled to intercept an American MQ-1 Predator drone flying surveillance...

Harry J. Kazianis2 days ago

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 19, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

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China Built a Full-Scale Replica of a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Gobi Desert to Practice Destroying It — the Navy Is Still Debating EMALS

Summary and Key Points: China has spent the last decade constructing a full-scale replica of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier on a...

Andrew Latham2 days ago

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Trump on Ford-Class Supercarrier: ‘We’re going to be upping that to a different class of aircraft carrier’

Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has inherited the Ford-class aircraft carrier review launched by his predecessor, John Phelan, and, with it, the...

Brent M. Eastwood2 days ago

PUGET SOUND, Wash. (Sept. 11, 2017) The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) transits the Hood Canal as the boat returns home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor. Jimmy Carter is the last and most advanced of the Seawolf-class attack submarines, which are all homeported at Naval Base Kitsap. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Michael Smith/Released)

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33 Percent of America’s Rare Seawolf-Class ‘Apex Predator’ Nuclear Attack Submarines Will Be Retired

The USS Connecticut (SSN-22), one of only three Seawolf-class submarines ever built, struck an underwater mountain in the South China Sea in October 2021,...

Reuben Johnson2 days ago

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NASA Was Banned From Having SR-71 Blackbirds in the 1970s, So the Agency Disguised One as a YF-12 and Flew It With a Fake Tail Number for Years

Summary and Key Points: NASA received an SR-71 Blackbird in the 1970s despite being officially prohibited from possessing the strategic reconnaissance variant. To conceal...

Stephen Silver2 days ago

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Japan Built a Diesel-Electric Submarine So Stealthy It Can Hide for Weeks Without Surfacing — and China Is So Scared of It That Tokyo Won’t Sell It

Japan’s Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine achieves something once considered impossible for non-nuclear boats: weeks of submerged operation without surfacing. The Kockums Stirling AIP engine,...

Brandon Weichert2 days ago

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HMS Vanguard Was the Last Battleship Ever Built in Human History, Never Fired Her Guns in Combat, Appeared in a War Film, and Was Sold for Scrap

HMS Vanguard was laid down in 1941 and commissioned on August 9, 1946 — after the war she was built for had already ended....

Steve Balestrieri3 days ago

PUERTO PRINCESSA, Philippines - (Dec. 9, 2018) - The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Greenville (SSN 772).

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A Russian Submarine Hit a U.S. Navy Attack Sub From Below Weeks After the Cold War Ended, and the Russian Crew Painted a Victory Star on Their Sail

Summary and Key Points: Seven weeks after the Soviet Union dissolved, a Russian Sierra-class submarine designated K-276 Crab surfaced directly beneath the USS Baton...

Harry J. Kazianis3 days ago

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NASA Was Banned From Flying the SR-71 in the 1970s So the Air Force Delivered One With a Fake Designation and a Fictitious Serial Number Instead

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘You Really Ought to Go Home’: How A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor Flew Right Under Iran F-4 Fighter Phantom Totally Unseen

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Built a Full-Scale Replica of a Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier in the Gobi Desert to Practice Destroying It — the Navy Is Still Debating EMALS

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Trump on Ford-Class Supercarrier: ‘We’re going to be upping that to a different class of aircraft carrier’

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

33 Percent of America’s Rare Seawolf-Class ‘Apex Predator’ Nuclear Attack Submarines Will Be Retired

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

NASA Was Banned From Having SR-71 Blackbirds in the 1970s, So the Agency Disguised One as a YF-12 and Flew It With a Fake Tail Number for Years

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Japan Built a Diesel-Electric Submarine So Stealthy It Can Hide for Weeks Without Surfacing — and China Is So Scared of It That Tokyo Won’t Sell It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

HMS Vanguard Was the Last Battleship Ever Built in Human History, Never Fired Her Guns in Combat, Appeared in a War Film, and Was Sold for Scrap

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

A Russian Submarine Hit a U.S. Navy Attack Sub From Below Weeks After the Cold War Ended, and the Russian Crew Painted a Victory Star on Their Sail

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