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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2003) -- Illustration of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) which is undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation. Ohio has been out of service since Oct. 29, 2002 for conversion to SSGN at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Four Ohio-class strategic missile submarines, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) USS Florida (SSBN 728), and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) have been selected for transformation into a new platform, designated SSGN. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity compared to other platforms. The 22 missile tubes also will provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas. U.S. Navy illustration. (RELEASED)

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727 Days on Patrol: Navy Ohio-Class Missile Submarine ‘Broke All the Rules’

Article Summary – USS Florida, one of the Navy’s converted Ohio-class SSGNs, just wrapped up an extraordinary 727-day deployment that quietly circled the globe....

Christian OrrNovember 23, 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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Navy Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS John C. Stennis ‘Out Action’ for 5 Years

Article Summary – America’s aircraft carriers remain the centerpiece of U.S. sea power, but the system that keeps them afloat is cracking. Multi-year overhauls...

Jack BuckbyNovember 23, 2025

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts rudder turns during sea trials. Dwight D. Eisenhower completed a nine-month planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Ship Yard on June 10, 2011.

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China’s Big Plan to Sink U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Boils Down to Simple 1 Word

Article Summary – U.S. supercarriers still anchor American sea power, but China is steadily eroding their margin of safety. -Long-range DF-21D and DF-26 “carrier-killer”...

Kris OsbornNovember 23, 2025

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The Navy Never Built Deep-Diving Titanium Nuclear Submarines Like Russia

Article Summary – Titanium promised the Soviets deeper-diving, faster, low-magnetic submarines like Alfa and Sierra, but it came with brutal industrial, cost, and sustainment...

Harry J. KazianisNovember 22, 2025

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The F-14 Tomcat Fighter Still Haunts the Navy

Key Points and Summary – The F-14 Tomcat was built for a specific Cold War nightmare: long-range Soviet bombers and cruise missiles hunting U.S....

Isaac SeitzNovember 22, 2025

PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 9, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Pacific Ocean. John C. Stennis is operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility while on a seven-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released) 120209-N-OY799-056

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China’s Aircraft Carriers Have 1 Massive Advantage over the Navy

Article Summary – Forget carrier-on-carrier duels. China’s real edge in a Taiwan fight is the PLA Rocket Force and the kill chain that feeds...

Harry J. KazianisNovember 22, 2025

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 16, 2016) Sailors assigned to the Grim Reapers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101, the Navy’s F-35C Fleet replacement squadron, pose on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during an aerial photo exercise. VFA-101 aircraft and pilots are conducting initial qualifications aboard George Washington in the Atlantic Ocean. The F-35C is expected to be Fleet operational in 2018. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Krystofer Belknap)

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China’s New Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier Explained in 2 Words

Article Summary – China is churning out aircraft carriers at high speed, moving from Soviet-style ski-jump decks on Liaoning and Shandong to the CATOBAR-capable...

Steve BalestrieriNovember 21, 2025

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The Royal Navy Has a Type 45 Destroyer It Has Been Trying to Fix for 8 Years

Article Summary – HMS Daring, the Royal Navy’s first Type 45 destroyer, has spent more than eight years out of action after chronic propulsion...

Isaac SeitzNovember 20, 2025

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