Raytheon Fires 5-inch Naval Excalibur N5
Raytheon successfully fired its Excalibur N5 127mm precision-guided projectile from a naval 5-inch gun in a recent guided live …
U.S. Navy
Vought F6U Pirate
The F6U Pirate fighter arrived at a critical juncture in naval aviation history, the time when propeller-driven warplanes were beginning …
LCS Takes the Point on the “Pacific Pivot”
Courtesy of Surface SITREP. Republished with the permission of the Surface Navy Association (www.navysna.org).
(Singapore) — USS Fort Worth …
First Raytheon SeaRAM Missile Fired from USS Coronado (LCS 4)
The U.S. Navy successfully fired a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) from a SeaRAM launcher aboard the Independence-class littoral combat …
“Rebalance” Brings Latest Technology, Capabilities to 7th Fleet
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Capt. Edward H. Lundquist, …
Building and Improving Virginia-class SSNs
Newer is usually better, but often more expensive, too. The U.S. Navy’s Virginia class (SSN 774) of nuclear-powered multi-mission attack …
Higgins and His War-winning Boats
During World War II, the United States created the largest and most powerful navy on the planet. But while its …
Maritime Security 2015 West
Maritime security experts from federal, state and local jurisdictions are meeting in San Diego this week as part of …
The Kissing Sailor: The ‘Cosmic Forces’ Behind How it Came to Be Written
As we mentioned in our last post, Alfred Eisenstaedt’s V-J Day 1945, In Times Square should never have happened, because …
The Kissing Sailor: Being There in Times Square, V-J Day, 1945
It is the most iconic photograph in American History – perhaps in all history. Why? Because when people look at …