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YF-23A Black Widow II Stealth Fighter in Torrance

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The Navy’s F/A-XX Could Have YF-23 Black Widow II Stealth Fighter DNA

The YF-23, known as the Black Widow II, remains one of the most intriguing “what ifs” in US aviation history and continues to fascinate...

Steve BalestrieriMay 6, 2026

CV-64 USS Constellation Aircraft Carrier

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The U.S. Navy’s Great Aircraft Carrier Lesson

During World War II, the United States Navy fielded more than 100 aircraft carriers and built 24 Essex-class flat-tops in just three years between...

Isaac SeitzMay 6, 2026

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The USS Gerald R. Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Has a 100,000 Ton Lesson for the U.S. Navy

The Ford-class represents a top-to-bottom redesign of the modern aircraft carrier. The A1B nuclear reactor delivers vastly more power than the A4W, electromagnetic catapults...

Isaac SeitzMay 6, 2026

The U.S. Navy Gerald R. Ford–class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 4 June 2020, marking the first time a Gerald R. Ford–class and a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier operated together underway.

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316 Days at At Sea: The U.S. Navy’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Comes Home from Iran War

According to recent news reports, the USS Gerald R. Ford is finally making its way back to the U.S. after a staggering 316-day-long deployment. ...

Isaac SeitzMay 6, 2026

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Repeat After Me: The Age of the Aircraft Carrier Is Over

The U.S. Navy is dangerously over-reliant on nuclear-powered aircraft carriers—massive engineering marvels that are too expensive to build, too costly to maintain, and too...

Brandon WeichertMay 5, 2026

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) cruise side-by-side in the Philippine Sea June 18, 2006, during exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The joint exercise consists of 28 naval vessels, more than 300 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Spike Call) (Released)

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Project Freedom Might Be ‘Project Failure’ in Strait of Hormuz Crisis

President Donald J. Trump just launched Project Freedom—a U.S.-led naval mission to physically force commercial shipping through Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz...

Jack BuckbyMay 5, 2026

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72,000 Tons of Raw Power: The Yamato-Class Was the Biggest Battleship Ever

Imperial Japan’s Yamato-class battleships were the biggest battleships ever built—massive 72,000-ton beasts armed with the largest naval guns ever mounted on a warship, capable...

Steve BalestrieriMay 5, 2026

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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Iran Has Fired Hundreds of Weapons at the U.S. Navy. Nothing Ever Lands

U.S. Central Command just flatly denied claims from Iran’s IRGC-aligned Fars News Agency that an American Navy frigate was hit by Iranian missiles in...

Kris OsbornMay 5, 2026

At sea aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)-- A lone plane captain conducts a walk around inspection of his F-14D Tomcat that is assigned to Fighter Squadron Three One (VF-31). THe F-14D is armed with AIM-9 Siderwinder Missiles and a Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) and a GBU-14. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and Carrier Air Wing FOURTEEN (CVW 14) are conducting combat operations in support of Operation Southern Watch. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Third Class (AW/PJ) Philip A. McDaniel. Cleared for release by ALBG PAO, LCDR Jeff Bender.

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The U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat Fighter’s Combat Record Is One of Perfection

The legendary F-14 Tomcat shot down five enemy aircraft during its 32-year career—and never lost a single Tomcat to enemy fighters in air-to-air combat....

Christian OrrMay 5, 2026

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The Navy’s F/A-XX Could Have YF-23 Black Widow II Stealth Fighter DNA

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Great Aircraft Carrier Lesson

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The USS Gerald R. Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier Has a 100,000 Ton Lesson for the U.S. Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

316 Days at At Sea: The U.S. Navy’s Largest Aircraft Carrier Comes Home from Iran War

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Repeat After Me: The Age of the Aircraft Carrier Is Over

Dollars and Sense

Project Freedom Might Be ‘Project Failure’ in Strait of Hormuz Crisis

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

72,000 Tons of Raw Power: The Yamato-Class Was the Biggest Battleship Ever

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Iran Has Fired Hundreds of Weapons at the U.S. Navy. Nothing Ever Lands

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The U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat Fighter’s Combat Record Is One of Perfection

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