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Block V Virginia-Class Submarines: The Navy’s Next Missile Powerhouse

The latest iteration of the Virginia-class will have a greatly expanded missile capacity and a significantly upgraded sonar capability. The United States Navy has...

Caleb LarsonMarch 11, 2025

110630-N-ZZ999-002.ATLANTIC OCEAN (June 30, 2011) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS California (SSN 781) underway during sea trials. (U.S. Navy photo by Chris Oxley/Released).

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Could the AUKUS Submarine Deal Get Cancelled?

AUKUS with no submarines? All is not well down under. With the Trump administration leveling harsh, defiant, and increasingly unhinged accusations at some of...

Caleb LarsonMarch 10, 2025

PACIFIC OCEAN (Oct. 1, 2024) The Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Mobile (LCS 26) comes alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) for a fueling-at-sea, Oct. 1, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. An integral part of U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific and provides he realistic, relevant training necessary to execute the U.S. Navy’s role across the full spectrum of military operations – from combat operations to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. U.S. 3rd Fleet works together with our allies and partners to advance freedom of navigation, the rule of law, and other principles that underpin security for the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Richard Tinker)

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The Navy Can’t Fix the Littoral Combat Ship Problem

What do armies and navies and air forces do with weapons they don’t want and perhaps have never wanted? The question comes up more...

Robert FarleyMarch 10, 2025

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Philly Shipyard’s Transformation: How Hanwha’s Investment Is Driving U.S. Navy Readiness

A $100 Million Investment in Philly Shipyard is Starting to Pay Dividends for Pennsylvanians and America’s Navy: Earlier this year, Hanwha Ocean Company bought...

Wilson Beaver and Dominic SeiboldOctober 28, 2024

PHILIPPINE SEA(Feb. 22, 2016) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) sails through the Philippine Sea. Providing a ready force supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region, Stennis is operating as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled 7th Fleet deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Cole C. Pielop/Released).

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Does the U.S. Navy Need More Aircraft Carriers?

It’s great to be a country with a fleet of aircraft carriers. The floating air bases can project power, improve national unity, and increase...

Brent M. EastwoodOctober 18, 2024

SOUDA BAY, Greece (Sept. 7, 2019) The Ohio-class cruise missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece, for a scheduled port visit, Sept. 7, 2019. NSA Souda Bay is an operational ashore base that enables U.S., allied, and partner nation forces to be where they are needed and when they are needed to ensure security and stability in Europe, Africa, and Southwest Asia. (Photo by Joel Diller/Released)

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USS Georgia: The Ohio-Class SSGN Submarine the Navy Can’t Do Without

The USS Georgia is getting into the fight in the Middle East. The Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine is an experienced boat with many significant deployments...

Brent M. EastwoodOctober 14, 2024

China Nuclear Submarine. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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China’s Great Submarine Sinking: What We Know and Why It Matters

Submarine operations are tightly held state secrets, so no wonder discerning fact from fiction regarding stories about them is daunting. The most recent case...

Brent SadlerOctober 9, 2024

(Jan 31, 2009) An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 launches from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are operating in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released)

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Beast Mode: The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now a Bomb Truck

Whoa! I have never seen a U.S. Navy F/A-18 F Super Hornet loaded down with weapons like this. I am talking about a recent...

Brent M. EastwoodOctober 2, 2024

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SSN(X): The U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Submarine Is in Zombie Land

The U.S. Navy has big plans for modernizing existing major end items. The maritime branch is excited about the next-generation DDG(X) destroyer and the...

Brent M. EastwoodSeptember 27, 2024

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Block V Virginia-Class Submarines: The Navy’s Next Missile Powerhouse

Dollars and Sense

Could the AUKUS Submarine Deal Get Cancelled?

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Navy Can’t Fix the Littoral Combat Ship Problem

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Philly Shipyard’s Transformation: How Hanwha’s Investment Is Driving U.S. Navy Readiness

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Does the U.S. Navy Need More Aircraft Carriers?

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

USS Georgia: The Ohio-Class SSGN Submarine the Navy Can’t Do Without

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s Great Submarine Sinking: What We Know and Why It Matters

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Beast Mode: The U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornet Is Now a Bomb Truck

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SSN(X): The U.S. Navy’s Next Generation Submarine Is in Zombie Land

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