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The Pentagon’s Laser Weapons Just Hit a Turning Point

Article Summary – More than a decade after the USS Ponce first fired the Navy’s Laser Weapons System, directed-energy arms are spreading across the...

Kris OsbornNovember 23, 2025

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The Navy’s Biggest Problem: Making Sure Aircraft Carriers Don’t Become ‘Battleships’

Article Summary – China’s long-range DF-21D and DF-26 “carrier-killer” missiles have fueled claims that U.S. aircraft carriers are obsolete, forcing them thousands of miles...

Kris OsbornNovember 23, 2025

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2003) -- Illustration of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) which is undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation. Ohio has been out of service since Oct. 29, 2002 for conversion to SSGN at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Four Ohio-class strategic missile submarines, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) USS Florida (SSBN 728), and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) have been selected for transformation into a new platform, designated SSGN. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity compared to other platforms. The 22 missile tubes also will provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas. U.S. Navy illustration. (RELEASED)

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727 Days on Patrol: Navy Ohio-Class Missile Submarine ‘Broke All the Rules’

Article Summary – USS Florida, one of the Navy’s converted Ohio-class SSGNs, just wrapped up an extraordinary 727-day deployment that quietly circled the globe....

Christian OrrNovember 23, 2025

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The U.S. Navy’s Best Decision Ever: $100,000,000 for an Iowa-Class Battleship

Article Summary – Iowa-class battleships were monsters of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm—floating fortresses that hurled 16-inch shells deep inland and...

Steve BalestrieriNovember 23, 2025

U.S. Navy Lt. Andrew Bentley signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Nov. 30, 2023. Theodore Roosevelt, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG 9), is conducting integrated training exercises in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus)

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‘Sir, We Have Been Hit’: A Tiny Nuclear Submarine ‘Sank’ $4.5 Billion U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

Article Summary – In 2015, the French nuclear attack sub Saphir slipped through the screen of USS Theodore Roosevelt’s carrier strike group during an...

Jack BuckbyNovember 23, 2025

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Russian Pilot Defected with a Mach 2.3 MiG-29 Fulcrum Combat Fighter Jet

Article Summary – In May 1989, Soviet MiG-29 pilot Aleksandr Zuyev pulled off one of the Cold War’s most daring defections. -Disillusioned with the...

Isaac SeitzNovember 23, 2025

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Navy Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS John C. Stennis ‘Out Action’ for 5 Years

Article Summary – America’s aircraft carriers remain the centerpiece of U.S. sea power, but the system that keeps them afloat is cracking. Multi-year overhauls...

Jack BuckbyNovember 23, 2025

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, 2011.

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China’s Big Plan to Sink U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Boils Down to Simple 1 Word

Article Summary – U.S. supercarriers still anchor American sea power, but China is steadily eroding their margin of safety. -Long-range DF-21D and DF-26 “carrier-killer”...

Kris OsbornNovember 23, 2025

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Russia’s Kirov-Class Battlecruisers Have a Message for the Navy

Article Summary – The Kirov-class was born to hunt NATO carriers and shield Soviet submarines, using nuclear power, long-range missiles, and deep air-defense magazines...

Harry J. KazianisNovember 23, 2025

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Pentagon’s Laser Weapons Just Hit a Turning Point

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Navy’s Biggest Problem: Making Sure Aircraft Carriers Don’t Become ‘Battleships’

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

727 Days on Patrol: Navy Ohio-Class Missile Submarine ‘Broke All the Rules’

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Best Decision Ever: $100,000,000 for an Iowa-Class Battleship

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

‘Sir, We Have Been Hit’: A Tiny Nuclear Submarine ‘Sank’ $4.5 Billion U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

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Russian Pilot Defected with a Mach 2.3 MiG-29 Fulcrum Combat Fighter Jet

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Navy Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS John C. Stennis ‘Out Action’ for 5 Years

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China’s Big Plan to Sink U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Boils Down to Simple 1 Word

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Russia’s Kirov-Class Battlecruisers Have a Message for the Navy

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