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(August 1, 2025) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) approaches the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) for a replenishment-at-sea in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

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The US Navy’s Shipbuilding Crisis Is Real

Key Points and Summary – The United States Navy’s industrial base is facing a full-blown crisis, threatening America’s status as the world’s dominant naval...

Andrew LathamAugust 19, 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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China Claims it ‘Expelled’ a U.S. Warship. The Navy is Calling it a Lie

Published on August 18, 2025, 1:54 PM EDT: Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy is forcefully denying Chinese claims that it “expelled”...

Jack BuckbyAugust 18, 2025

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Meet the Midway-Class: The U.S. Navy ‘Battle Aircraft Carrier’ with an Armored Flight Deck

PUBLISHED on August 18, 2025, 1:43 PM EDT: Key Points and Summary – The Midway-class aircraft carriers were the U.S. Navy’s first designed with...

Brent M. EastwoodAugust 18, 2025

Billie Flynn, F-35 Pax River ITF, conducts an external GBU-31 and AIM-9x buffet and flutter test flight (Flt 592) from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, April 4, 2018, in an F-35C test aircraft, CF-2. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin.

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We Know Why Top Gun: Maverick Never Used the F-35 in Combat

PUBLISHED on August 17, 2025, 11:41 AM EDT – Key Points and Summary: The F-35C was conspicuously absent from “Top Gun: Maverick” for several...

Christian OrrAugust 17, 2025

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Navy Battleship USS Texas Is No Longer ‘Homeless’

PUBLISHED on August 16, 2025, 8:19 PM EDT – The USS Texas Is Homeless No Longer: The battleship USS Texas was finally given a...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 16, 2025

Two F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets assigned to the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron “Thunderbirds” perform an aerial demonstration during the Aviation Nation 2022 airshow at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Nov. 4, 2022. The Thunderbirds perform maneuvers that test and showcase what is required from every combat aviator. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Josey Blades)

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The F-16 Fighter Almost Flew from Navy Aircraft Carriers

Published on August 16, 2025, 8:53 AM EDT – Key Points and Summary: In the 1970s, the U.S. Navy considered a carrier-capable version of...

Alex HollingsAugust 16, 2025

(July 11, 2014) – The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) is underway during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Estes/Released)

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The American Plan to Launch Mach 3 Fighters From a Submarine

PUBLISHED on August 15, 2025, 6:31 AM EDT – Key Points and Summary: In the early atomic age, before the doctrine of Mutually Assured...

Alex HollingsAugust 15, 2025

Constellation-Class Frigate U.S. Navy. Image Credit: Industry Handout.

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The Navy’s New Constellation-Class Frigate: Time to ‘Abandon Ship’?

PUBLISHED on August 14, 2025, 7:04 PM EDT – Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy’s Constellation-class frigate program, intended to replace the troubled Littoral...

Isaac SeitzAugust 14, 2025

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The U.S. Navy’s New DDG(X) Destroyer Can Be Explained Just 2 Words

PUBLISHED on August 14, 2025, 3:21 PM EDT – Key Points and Summary: The U.S. Navy’s next-generation guided-missile destroyer, the DDG(X), is a critical...

Isaac SeitzAugust 14, 2025

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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The US Navy’s Shipbuilding Crisis Is Real

The Treaty

China Claims it ‘Expelled’ a U.S. Warship. The Navy is Calling it a Lie

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Meet the Midway-Class: The U.S. Navy ‘Battle Aircraft Carrier’ with an Armored Flight Deck

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

We Know Why Top Gun: Maverick Never Used the F-35 in Combat

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Navy Battleship USS Texas Is No Longer ‘Homeless’

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The F-16 Fighter Almost Flew from Navy Aircraft Carriers

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The American Plan to Launch Mach 3 Fighters From a Submarine

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The Navy’s New Constellation-Class Frigate: Time to ‘Abandon Ship’?

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The U.S. Navy’s New DDG(X) Destroyer Can Be Explained Just 2 Words

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