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U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Combat Drill. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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China’s Hypersonic Aircraft Carrier-Killer Flies at Mach 10 and Changes Course Mid-Flight — and the U.S. Navy Is Scrambling to Stop It

When China rolled the DF-17 through Beijing, it was unveiling a weapon built for one purpose: to sink American carriers before they get close....

Harry J. Kazianis1 hour ago

Constellation-Class Frigate U.S. Navy. Image Credit: Industry Handout.

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The U.S. Navy Built the Constellation Frigate to Avoid Its Last Shipbuilding Disaster — Then Cancelled All but 2 of 20 after Wasting Billions

As the French fabulist and poet Jean de la Fontaine once wrote, “a person often meets his destiny on the road he took to...

Isaac Seitz14 hours ago

At sea (Mar. 1, 2007) – Capt. Craig “Animal” Williams (front) in a F/A 18C Hornet (front) and Capt. Richard “Rhett” Butler (back) in an F/A 18C Hornet look up for a photo as they fly over USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Capt. Williams, a 22-year Naval Aviator who graduated from the United States Naval Academy, was relieved as Commander, Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14) by 21-year Naval Aviator, Capt. Butler, a graduate of the University of Kentucky during an aerial change of command ceremony. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean on a surge deployment in support of U.S. military operations in the Western Pacific. Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Tam Pham

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China’s DF-27 Can Sink a US Aircraft Carrier from Thousands of Miles Inland — and the Pentagon Says It Can Now Reach the American Homeland Too

Summary and Key Points: China has fielded a weapon that can threaten a US aircraft carrier from a launcher sitting thousands of miles inland...

Harry J. Kazianis14 hours ago

(Oct. 17, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) transits the Arabian Gulf, Oct 17, 2017. Nimitz is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. While in this region, the ship and strike group are conducting maritime security operations to reassure allies and partners, preserve freedom of navigation, and maintain the free flow of commerce. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman David Claypool/Released)

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Iran Has Turned the Strait of Hormuz Into a $100 Billion Tollbooth — and the World Is Paying

Iran isn’t just blockading the Strait of Hormuz anymore — it’s monetizing it. A new law creates a dedicated agency, backed by the Revolutionary...

Brandon Weichert17 hours ago

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts rudder turns during sea trials.

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The U.S. Navy Almost Built a Fleet of Cheaper, Smaller Aircraft Carriers — Here’s Why It Didn’t

Summary and Key Points: In the 1970s, under CNO Admiral Elmo Zumwalt, the Navy studied the CVV — a smaller, conventionally powered carrier meant...

Reuben Johnson2 days ago

USS Enterprise. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

Dollars and Sense

Star Trek’s George Takei Watched Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Run Aground — and Called It ‘Enterprise on the Rocks’

Summary and Key Points: In 1983, the USS Enterprise — the world’s first nuclear-powered carrier — was returning from a Pacific deployment when it...

Isaac Seitz3 days ago

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This U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Survived Weeks of Bombs, Missiles, and Torpedoes

Summary and Key Points: The USS America (CV-66), a Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, served the Navy for 30 years — through Vietnam, the 1986...

Steve Balestrieri3 days ago

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The Montana-Class Would Have Been the U.S. Navy’s Greatest Battleship — but It Was Never Built

Summary and Key Points: The Montana-class would have been the most powerful battleship the United States ever built — bigger, better-armored, and more heavily...

Steve Balestrieri3 days ago

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China Could Wipe Out Every U.S. Base in Asia in the Opening Hours of a War

Summary and Key Points: America’s network of major bases across Asia — its biggest bet for deterring China — now sits within range of...

Brandon Weichert3 days ago

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s Hypersonic Aircraft Carrier-Killer Flies at Mach 10 and Changes Course Mid-Flight — and the U.S. Navy Is Scrambling to Stop It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Built the Constellation Frigate to Avoid Its Last Shipbuilding Disaster — Then Cancelled All but 2 of 20 after Wasting Billions

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s DF-27 Can Sink a US Aircraft Carrier from Thousands of Miles Inland — and the Pentagon Says It Can Now Reach the American Homeland Too

The Treaty

Iran Has Turned the Strait of Hormuz Into a $100 Billion Tollbooth — and the World Is Paying

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Almost Built a Fleet of Cheaper, Smaller Aircraft Carriers — Here’s Why It Didn’t

Dollars and Sense

Star Trek’s George Takei Watched Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Run Aground — and Called It ‘Enterprise on the Rocks’

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

This U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Survived Weeks of Bombs, Missiles, and Torpedoes

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Montana-Class Would Have Been the U.S. Navy’s Greatest Battleship — but It Was Never Built

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China Could Wipe Out Every U.S. Base in Asia in the Opening Hours of a War

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