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March 12, 2019

Chilling World War III 'wargames' show US forces crushed by Russia and China

Scary World War III ‘wargames’ show U.S. forces crushed by Russia and China in certain hot spots around the globe.

March 6, 2019

Navy's torpedo-armed Poseidon spy planes track China's nuclear submarines

The increasing global reach of Chinese nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines, armed with JL-2 weapons reportedly able to hit parts of the US, continues to inspire an ongoing Navy effort to accelerate production of attack submarines, prepare long-dwell drones for deployment to the Pacific and continue acquisition of torpedo-armed sub-hunting planes such as the P-8/A Poseidon.

March 5, 2019

Navy plans 'blue force' open water weapons strategy for new frigate

The Navy envisions a new multi-mission Guided Missile Frigate able to sense enemy targets from great distances, fire next-generation precision weaponry, utilize new networking and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) technologies, operate unmanned systems and succeed against technically advanced enemies in open or “blue” water combat, according to service statements.

March 4, 2019

The Americans of Topgun – where the sky is our calling and our calling makes us the best of the best

For 50 years, from Hanoi to Syria, our enemies have sought to prove that wrong. They lose. Every single time.

February 28, 2019

Navy builds new massive undersea attack drones

The Navy has taken several new steps in its development of several large underwater drones designed to conduct undersea reconnaissance, share combat essential data with submarine “motherships,” search for and destroy mines and - in some cases - launch attacks on enemy surface and undersea vessels

February 27, 2019

Navy gets firepower boost from deadlier Trident missile

While the Navy may ultimately engineer a replacement for its 1980s era Trident II D5, the missile is being modernized with improved electronics, firing circuitry and targeting technology to arm the emerging Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.

February 19, 2019

Navy makes next 2 Ford-class aircraft carriers 'more lethal'

The Navy is making lethality enhancing “modifications” to its next several new Ford-class aircraft carriers, to include integrated “digital shipbuilding” and weapons-oriented adjustments intended to further increase overall aircraft carrier combat effectiveness.

February 18, 2019

'Boneyard' in the desert recycles, refurbishes over 3,000 military-grade planes from military, NASA

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) is the only place in the country authorized to store military-grade planes.

February 15, 2019

Navy to 'live fire' missiles from its USS Zumwalt stealth destroyer

As the Navy commissions its second Zumwalt-class stealthy new destroyer, the service is expanding the strategic scope for the attack vessels and engineering the ships for new weapons, improved sensors and advanced applications of Artificial Intelligence and cloud technologies.

February 12, 2019

Wreck of WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered in the South Pacific

The wreck of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) has been discovered off the Solomon Islands by a research organization set up by the late billionaire Paul Allen.