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(February 10, 2024) — The Zumwalt Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001) breaks away from the Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) shortly before sunset after taking on fuel. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram)

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Iran Started Charging the World a Toll to Move Its Oil Through Hormuz. It May Be the Mistake That Ends Its Grip

The ongoing conflict in Iran, specifically in the Strait of Hormuz, has been the subject of ongoing debate. Some say that once the Strait...

Steve BalestrieriJune 9, 2026

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 213, lands on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), while underway in the Mediterranean Sea, April 11, 2026. Gerald R. Ford is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, and defend U.S., Allied and partner interests in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tajh Payne)

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The USS Gerald R. Ford Could Be Out of Action for Over a Year. And It Could Be Far Worse

A couple of days ago, CNN released footage showing the aftermath of the laundry fire, which burned several hundred living spaces aboard the USS...

Isaac SeitzJune 8, 2026

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The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carriers Now Look Like a Giant Mistake

A British aircraft carrier is sitting in a Norwegian fjord because its propeller shaft failed. Again. HMS Prince of Wales, the 65,000-tonne flagship of...

Harry J. KazianisJune 8, 2026

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The Hardest Part of Building a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Isn’t the Nuclear Reactor or Hull. It’s the One System That Keeps Failing

Summary and Key Points: A nuclear-powered supercarrier is one of the most complex machines humanity has ever built — yet the part that gave...

Harry J. KazianisJune 7, 2026

The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the Atlantic Ocean, March 19, 2023. Ford is underway in the Atlantic Ocean executing its Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an intense, multi-week exercise designed to fully integrate a carrier strike group as a cohesive, multi-mission fighting force and to test their ability to carry out sustained combat operations from the sea. As the first-in-class ship of Ford-class aircraft carriers, CVN 78 represents a generational leap in the U.S. Navy’s capacity to project power on a global scale. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jackson Adkins)

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The U.S. Navy Spent 4 Weeks Trying to Sink One of Its Own Aircraft Carriers — and for Most of That Month, It Couldn’t

Summary and Key Points: In the spring of 2005, the United States Navy set out to sink one of its own aircraft carriers —...

Harry J. KazianisJune 7, 2026

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The U.S. Navy Says Its New Nuclear Missile Submarine Will Be the Quietest and Deadliest Ever to Slip Beneath the Waves

Summary and Key Points: It is being built to do something no weapon ever wants to be used for: survive the unthinkable and strike...

Kris OsbornJune 6, 2026

U.S. Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) conducts a full power demonstration during Sea Trial in the Virginia Capes, Apr. 22, 2026. Eisenhower returned to sea and is now in the Basic Phase in the Optimized Fleet Response Plan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicole Schweigert)

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Iran Fired Its Missiles by the Hundreds and Strained the US Military. China Can Fire Them by the Thousands

The war with Iran rattled American defense planners — and Iran was only firing missiles by the hundreds. China can fire them by the...

Harry J. KazianisJune 6, 2026

(Jan 31, 2009) An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to the "Tomcatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 launches from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are operating in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility and are focused on reassuring regional partners of the United States' commitment to security, which promotes stability and global prosperity (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released)

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The U.S. Navy Just Tested a Bomb that Flies Twenty Times Farther than the Old One — and it Could Be the Key to Beating China’s Air Defenses

Summary and Key Points: For decades, American warplanes ruled the skies against enemies who could barely shoot back. That era is ending — and...

Caleb LarsonJune 6, 2026

(July 25, 2006)- The Australian Submarine HMAS Rankin (Hull 6) and the Los Angeles Class attack submarine USS Key West (SSN-722) prepare to join a multinational formation with other ships that participated in the Rim of the Pacific exercise. To commemorate the last day of RIMPAC, participating country's naval vessels fell into ranks for a photo exercise. RIMPAC includes ships and personnel from the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, Peru, the Republic of Korea, and the United Kingdom. RIMPAC trains U.S. allied forces to be interoperable and ready for a wide range of potential combined operations and missions. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group are currently underway on a scheduled Western Pacific deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman James R. Evans (RELEASED)

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Australia Built Six Submarines to Rule the Seas — Defective Welds and Noisy Propellers Turned Them Into a National Embarrassment

Summary and Key Points: Australia’s six Collins-class submarines were meant to be the pride of its navy. Instead came defective welds, propellers too loud...

Isaac SeitzJune 6, 2026

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Dollars and Sense

Iran Started Charging the World a Toll to Move Its Oil Through Hormuz. It May Be the Mistake That Ends Its Grip

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The USS Gerald R. Ford Could Be Out of Action for Over a Year. And It Could Be Far Worse

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Royal Navy’s Queen Elizabeth-Class Aircraft Carriers Now Look Like a Giant Mistake

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The Hardest Part of Building a U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Isn’t the Nuclear Reactor or Hull. It’s the One System That Keeps Failing

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Spent 4 Weeks Trying to Sink One of Its Own Aircraft Carriers — and for Most of That Month, It Couldn’t

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Says Its New Nuclear Missile Submarine Will Be the Quietest and Deadliest Ever to Slip Beneath the Waves

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Iran Fired Its Missiles by the Hundreds and Strained the US Military. China Can Fire Them by the Thousands

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The U.S. Navy Just Tested a Bomb that Flies Twenty Times Farther than the Old One — and it Could Be the Key to Beating China’s Air Defenses

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Australia Built Six Submarines to Rule the Seas — Defective Welds and Noisy Propellers Turned Them Into a National Embarrassment

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