Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
A former U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler pilot said an autopilot tried to kill him on carrier landing 101 after 100 perfect autopilot-assisted carrier landings....
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An F-14 Tomcat Fighter Broke in Two and Slid Down A U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck in Flames
The F-14 Tomcat served the U.S. Navy from 1974 to 2006. Three major F-14 disasters revealed a Navy maintenance and capability crisis. An F-14B...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy just scrapped a Biden-era $3,000,000,000 submarine repair contract. The deal was for the USS Boise, a Los Angeles-class attack submarine. $800,000,000...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
China or Iran doesn’t need to sink U.S. Navy aircraft carriers to neutralize them — they just need to light them on fire. A...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
With the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford finally heading home after what has become the longest U.S. Navy carrier deployment since the Vietnam...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The U.S. Navy originally planned 32 Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers. Only 3 were built — USS Zumwalt, USS Michael Monsoor, and USS Lyndon B. Johnson....
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
2017 was not a good year for the U.S. Navy’s surface fleet. Two deadly collisions haunted the maritime branch. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers were...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Chinese Navy plans to build 6 new aircraft carriers by the 2030s. This will bring China’s total to 9 carriers by 2035. The...
Dollars and Sense
The “Fat Leonard” scandal is the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history. Centered on Leonard Glenn Francis, a 350-pound Malaysian defense contractor who...