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The U.S. Navy Sank Its Own Nuclear Submarine at the Dock — Two Work Crews Filled the Ballast Tanks Without Coordinating

On May 15, 1969, the USS Guitarro (SSN-665), a Sturgeon-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine still under final construction at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, sank...

Isaac SeitzMay 10, 2026

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The Flat Spin That Killed Goose in Top Gun Was Real — The TF30 Engine Caused 28% of F-14 Tomcat Crashes Over Two Decades

The infamous flat spin that kills Goose in the 1986 film Top Gun is a real engine failure mode of the F-14 Tomcat —...

Harrison KassMay 9, 2026

F-14D Tomcat Fighter Image from National Security Journal

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Grumman Built an F-14 Tomcat in U.S. Air Force Colors in 1972 — But the Air Force Chose the F-15 Eagle Instead

In 1972, Grumman built a full-scale mock-up of an F-14 Tomcat painted in U.S. Air Force Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM) markings at its Calverton...

Jack BuckbyMay 9, 2026

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Before Operation Epic Fury Was the 1988 Operation Praying Mantis — The U.S. Navy Sank 9 Iranian Vessels in a Single Day

Decades before Operation Epic Fury, the United States and Iran fought a one-day naval battle in the Persian Gulf that ended with nine Iranian...

Isaac SeitzMay 8, 2026

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China’s YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile Hits Mach 10 — It Was Designed to Exploit Gaps in U.S. Navy Aegis and Carrier Defenses

China has reportedly test-fired its YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile from a Type 055 destroyer, with leaked footage emerging in December and the South China...

Georgia GilholyMay 8, 2026

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On July 29, 1967, the USS Forrestal Burned for 17 Hours — 134 Sailors Died and John McCain Was Almost One of Them

At 10:50 a.m. on July 29, 1967, a Zuni rocket misfired in its launcher aboard the USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin, igniting...

Brent M. EastwoodMay 8, 2026

PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 24, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Philippine Sea, Sept. 24, 2024. Theodore Roosevelt, flagship of Carrier Strike Group 9, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus)

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In 2005, a Swedish Gotland-Class Submarine Slipped Past a U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group — Undetected for the Entire Exercise

In 2005, a Swedish Saab-built Gotland-class diesel-electric submarine slipped past an entire U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike group during joint naval drills — undetected....

Caleb LarsonMay 8, 2026

An F-14B Tomcat assigned to the"Swordsmen" of Fighter Squadron Three Two (VF-32) launches off of one of four steam powerd catapults on the flight deck. The Harry S. Truman carrier strike group is on a six-month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism and is currently conducting carrier qualifications of the east coast of the Untied States. US Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Ryan O'Connor. (Released by HST Public Affairs)

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The F-14D Tomcat U.S. Navy Fighter Could Make the Ultimate Comeback

The F-14 Tomcat that Tom Cruise made famous in Top Gun is coming back to the sky. Congress just passed the Maverick Act of...

Brandon WeichertMay 7, 2026

DAHLGREN, Va. (Jan. 31, 2008) Photograph taken from a high-speed video camera during a record-setting firing of an electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va., on January 31, 2008, firing at 10.64MJ (megajoules) with a muzzle velocity of 2520 meters per second. The Office of Naval Research’s EMRG program is part of the Department of the Navy’s Science and Technology investments, focused on developing new technologies to support Navy and Marine Corps war fighting needs. This photograph is a frame taken from a high-speed video camera. U.S. Navy Photograph (Released)

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Why the U.S. Navy Quietly Walked Away From $500,000,000 Railgun

The U.S. Navy quietly revived its Mach 7 railgun at the White Sands Missile Range in 2026 — five years after the Pentagon killed...

Harrison KassMay 7, 2026

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Sank Its Own Nuclear Submarine at the Dock — Two Work Crews Filled the Ballast Tanks Without Coordinating

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Flat Spin That Killed Goose in Top Gun Was Real — The TF30 Engine Caused 28% of F-14 Tomcat Crashes Over Two Decades

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Grumman Built an F-14 Tomcat in U.S. Air Force Colors in 1972 — But the Air Force Chose the F-15 Eagle Instead

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Before Operation Epic Fury Was the 1988 Operation Praying Mantis — The U.S. Navy Sank 9 Iranian Vessels in a Single Day

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile Hits Mach 10 — It Was Designed to Exploit Gaps in U.S. Navy Aegis and Carrier Defenses

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

On July 29, 1967, the USS Forrestal Burned for 17 Hours — 134 Sailors Died and John McCain Was Almost One of Them

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

In 2005, a Swedish Gotland-Class Submarine Slipped Past a U.S. Navy Carrier Strike Group — Undetected for the Entire Exercise

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The F-14D Tomcat U.S. Navy Fighter Could Make the Ultimate Comeback

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Why the U.S. Navy Quietly Walked Away From $500,000,000 Railgun

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