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The U.S. Navy has delayed delivery of the USS Doris Miller (CVN-81) aircraft carrier by 2 years. The fourth Ford-class carrier will now deliver...
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Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The Essex-class aircraft carrier was undoubtedly the most important warship class the United States has ever built. No, the Essex-class was neither the biggest...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
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...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
For decades, the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) was a visible symbol of American maritime power – and while for many years...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
“I hate talking about combat drills when the U.S. Navy lost, and many times, lost aircraft carriers in simulations. But, hey, you only learn...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
In 2005, the United States Navy conducted a series of naval war games to test how well its carrier strike groups could defend against...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is ready to sail again after a prolonged maintenance period. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier was commissioned in 1977 and...
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More
The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier, currently nearing delivery after major delays. As of recently, the Kennedy...