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A 785-Foot Airship Crashed on This Day in 1935. The Location of the Wreck Site Remained a Mystery for More Than 70 Years
The USS Macon crash brought a quick end to the U.S. Navy’s vision of “flying aircraft carriers” powered by helium gas ...
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Naval Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Tanner Hurt, A Troy Native, Plays Key Role Aboard USS Carl Vinson
The USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and flagship of Carrier Strike Group ONE, is currently engaged ...
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The 20 Most Incredible Facts About the US Navy
As one of the world’s most formidable fighting forces, the United States Navy is rightfully feared worldwide. Even though the ...
China Has Unlocked the Secret to Winning the Aircraft Carrier Race—And That’s a Direct Threat to America
America’s newest aircraft carrier is the USS Gerald R. Ford, the only non- Nimitz class ship in the fleet and the first of ...
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USS Truman and USS Dunham sailors take a break from Houthi fight, arrive in Greece
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman arrives at the NATO Marathi Pier Complex in Souda Bay, Crete, during a port visit on ...
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Battleship NC competing for nation's best museum ship. Here's how you can help.
The Battleship North Carolina, a museum and National Historic Landmark, is in the running for USA TODAY 10Best Readers' ...
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An Arleigh-Burke Destroyer Shot Down Houthi Drones Using a 5-inch Gun
There’s a lot of high-fives when you shoot something down with a gun, kind of World War II-style.” Since Hamas waged its October 7, 2023, massacre against Israel, Iran’s regional proxy groups have ...
How the US Navy's first hostile drone kill with an air-to-air missile set the stage for the emergence of the 'Murder Hornet'
The Navy said that the "Murder Hornet" configuration on its F/A-18 fighter jet is comprised of nine air-to-air missiles.
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Navy to Adopt New Sensor System for Super Hornet Jets
Learn how the US Navy is upgrading its Super Hornet fleet's sensor to improve aircrew tracking and targeting capabilities.
A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
Documents obtained by Business Insider show how the F/A-18 pilot prevented his fighter jet from crashing into the Indian ...
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Commander of Navy Ship Involved in F/A-18 Friendly Fire Incident Turns over Command
The commanding officer of the USS Gettysburg -- the Navy ship whose crew shot down one of its own fighter jets in the Red Sea ...
This WW2 Aircraft Carrier Went Beyond the Call of Duty
Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true ...