Japan’s Izumo-class quietly rewrote history: from helicopter destroyers to stealth-jet carriers. Explore the politics, tech, and limits behind Tokyo’s first aircraft carriers since World…
1. "Blind Man's Bluff" by Sherry Sontag - THE definitive book on Cold War submarine espionage. Contains detailed accounts of submarine collisions just like…
There's a lot that goes into having a capable navy - but being able to design and build quality warships usually helps.Since the end…
The SM-6 is the U.S. Navy’s most versatile and combat-proven missile, capable of destroying aircraft, drones, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, and even hypersonic threats—all…
U.S. Destroyer to Russian Tanker: NYETNovember 22, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant…
Is the U.S. about to launch strikes on Venezuela?A full carrier strike group, an amphibious ready group, destroyers, cruisers, Marines, and electronic warfare aircraft…
The USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) was mocked as a $7.5 billion failure. Its revolutionary guns were useless, and its mission disappeared. But now, this…
What would it actually take to sink a 100,000-ton U.S. Navy supercarrier? In this episode, we break down one of the most debated questions…
U.S. naval forces are currently operating in close proximity to Venezuela as part of an effort to increase pressure on President Nicolás Maduro—a move…
For decades, a destroyer's 90 VLS cells represented a finite defense against cheap, asymmetric threats. The US Navy's HELIOS system, developed by Lockheed Martin,…
The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer remains the backbone of the U.S. Navy’s surface fleet. In this video, we explore the evolution of the Flight III…
Black color is a huge part of their engineering, totally central to their main job: stealth. Even with complex gear like sonar, the paint…
U.S. President Donald Trump attended the "Titans of the Sea: A Salute to the Fleet," commemorating the U.S. Navy's 250th birthday on Sunday where…
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On November 21, 2016, news helicopters from around the globe converged on the Panama Canal to capture history: the transit of USS Zumwalt, America's…
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works has officially christened the USS Louis H. Wilson (DDG 126), the U.S. Navy’s newest Flight III Arleigh Burke–class destroyer.…
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The Royal Navy has launched a new missile that can fly near the speed of sound and take out enemy warships more than 100…
The United States Navy's DDG(X) Next Generation Destroyer program represents the most ambitious surface combatant development since World War II, with each vessel carrying…
The U.S. just deployed F-35 stealth fighters and MQ-9 Reaper drones to Puerto Rico. They're officially to support counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean. But…
Few aircraft in history are as feared, loved, and debated as the A-10 Warthog. The A-10 Thunderbolt II—better known as the “Warthog”—was built to…
The U.S. just deployed F-35 stealth fighters and MQ-9 Reaper drones to Puerto Rico. They're officially to support counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean. But…
