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Come Aboard USS New Jersey: The Iowa-Class Battleship That Could Fight One Last Time

Key Points and Summary: Following a major $10 million dry dock refurbishment, the battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62)—the most decorated warship in U.S. Navy...

Stephen Silver4 hours ago

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 participates in an air power demonstration near the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) April 24, 2013, in the Pacific Ocean. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group was returning from an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Ignacio D. Perez/Released)

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The Stunning F/A-18 Super Hornet Fighter Breaks All the Rules

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet are far older than most of the pilots flying them, yet...

Kris Osborn5 hours ago

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Is the Stealth Submarine Era Over?

Key Points and Summary – AI-enhanced sensors, quantum magnetometers and swarming undersea drones are making it harder for submarines to stay hidden, raising fears...

Steve Balestrieri19 hours ago

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Forget Aircraft Carriers: Blue Ridge-Class Is 1 of the U.S. Navy’s Most Important Warships

Key Points and Summary – USS Blue Ridge, commissioned in 1970, is the U.S. Navy’s oldest operational warship—but it remains the high-tech flagship of...

Jack Buckby22 hours ago

SILVERDALE, Wash. (Oct. 27, 2025) Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735) arrives at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor following routine operations at sea, Oct. 27, 2025. Pennsylvania is assigned to Commander, Submarine Group (SUBGRU) 9, which exercises operational and administrative control authority for assigned submarine commands and units in the Pacific Northwest providing oversight for shipboard training, personnel, supply and material readiness of SSBNs and their crews. SUBGRU-9 is also responsible for nuclear submarines undergoing conversion or overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan Riley)

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Titanium Submarines: The Super Subs the U.S. Navy Never Built

Key Points and Summary – During the Cold War, the Soviet Union chased exotic undersea performance with titanium-hulled submarines like the Alfa and Mike...

Steve Balestrieri23 hours ago

F-14 Tomcat Fighter National Security Journal Photo 2025

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The Navy F-14 Tomcat Fighter Had ‘Piece of Junk’ Engines

Key Points and Summary – The F-14 Tomcat became a Cold War and pop culture icon, but it spent most of its career shackled...

Stephen Silver23 hours ago

An Air Force F-22 Raptor executes a supersonic fly by over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis is participating in Northern Edge 2009, a joint exercise focusing on detecting and tracking units at sea, in the air and on land.

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China Is Quietly Breaking America’s Pacific Defense Chain

Key Points and Summary – China is methodically chipping away at America’s Pacific defense architecture, and Yap’s Woleai airfield is the latest warning sign....

Brent Sadler1 day ago