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The U.S. Navy Has a New State of the Art Nuclear Attack Submarine

Article Summary – The U.S. Navy has officially taken delivery of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN-798) from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding, the...

Stephen SilverNovember 25, 2025

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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3 Ohio-Class SSGN Missile Submarines ‘Surfaced’ as a Clear Warning to China

Article Summary – This piece explains why the U.S. occasionally brings its most secretive assets—Ohio-class ballistic and cruise-missile submarines—deliberately into public view. -It revisits...

Steve BalestrieriNovember 25, 2025

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China’s ‘Good Enough’ Submarines Are a Growing Problem for the U.S. Navy

Article Summary – This piece unpacks how China’s undersea force is evolving from crude Soviet-inspired diesel boats into a “good enough” fleet built at...

Caleb LarsonNovember 25, 2025

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Dive, Dive! 5 Best Attack Submarines on Planet Earth in 2025

Article Summary – A new generation of nuclear attack submarines is transforming undersea warfare. -This piece profiles the five standout designs: America’s Virginia-class with...

Steve BalestrieriNovember 24, 2025

The U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarine, USS Seawolf (SSN 21), conducts Bravo sea trials off the coast of Connecticut in preparation for its scheduled commissioning in July 1997. The aerial image shows the sail from a starboard angle, looking forward, 9/16/1996. Jim Brennan. (OPA-NARA II-9/10/2015). This image is public domain.

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The Navy Wanted 29 Stealth Seawolf-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines. It Got Only 3

Article Summary – The Seawolf-class was built to be the U.S. Navy’s ultimate Cold War hunter-killer sub, but the post-Soviet “peace dividend” killed the...

Christian OrrNovember 24, 2025

(April 14, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14, prepares to onload cargo during a replenishment-at-sea between the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO 187). John C. Stennis is underway with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 conducting routine, tailored ships training availability and final evaluation problem. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Ford/Released)

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$120,000,000,000 ‘Floating Coffin’: Is the Age of the Aircraft Carrier Sinking Fast?

Article Summary – Critics argue that in an era of cheap drones and long-range “carrier-killer” missiles, $13-billion Ford-class carriers are oversized targets. -But that’s...

Jack BuckbyNovember 24, 2025

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) participates in a photo exercise alongside the U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Navy during Operation NANOOK (OP NANOOK), Aug. 18, 2024. OP NANOOK is the Canadian Armed Forces' annual series of Arctic exercises designed to enhance defense capabilities, ensure the security of northern regions, and improve interoperability with Allied forces. Black participated in the operation alongside the U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian and Danish Allies to bolster Arctic readiness and fulfill each nation's defense commitments. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rylin Paul)

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Russian Tanker Tries to Run Away As U.S. Navy Destroyer Blocks Path to Venezuela

Article Summary – A sanctioned Russian tanker, Seahorse, has repeatedly tried and failed to deliver critical fuel products to Venezuela after a U.S. Navy...

Reuben JohnsonNovember 24, 2025

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The U.S. Navy’s Stealth Seawolf-Class Submarine Shortage Is Extremely Dangerous

Article Summary: The Seawolf-Class Was a Masterpiece. Washington Treated It Like a Luxury -The Seawolf-class was supposed to be the U.S. Navy’s apex hunter-killer...

Harry J. KazianisNovember 24, 2025

U.S. Navy Lt. Andrew Bentley signals an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Nov. 30, 2023. Theodore Roosevelt, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG 9), is conducting integrated training exercises in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adina Phebus)

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‘Sir, We Have Been Hit’: A Tiny Nuclear Submarine ‘Sank’ $4.5 Billion U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

Article Summary – In 2015, the French nuclear attack sub Saphir slipped through the screen of USS Theodore Roosevelt’s carrier strike group during an...

Jack BuckbyNovember 23, 2025

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Has a New State of the Art Nuclear Attack Submarine

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

3 Ohio-Class SSGN Missile Submarines ‘Surfaced’ as a Clear Warning to China

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s ‘Good Enough’ Submarines Are a Growing Problem for the U.S. Navy

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Dive, Dive! 5 Best Attack Submarines on Planet Earth in 2025

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Navy Wanted 29 Stealth Seawolf-Class Nuclear Attack Submarines. It Got Only 3

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

$120,000,000,000 ‘Floating Coffin’: Is the Age of the Aircraft Carrier Sinking Fast?

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Russian Tanker Tries to Run Away As U.S. Navy Destroyer Blocks Path to Venezuela

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy’s Stealth Seawolf-Class Submarine Shortage Is Extremely Dangerous

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‘Sir, We Have Been Hit’: A Tiny Nuclear Submarine ‘Sank’ $4.5 Billion U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

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