The Kitty Hawk Class supercarriers were four conventionally powered aircraft carriers of the United States Navy during the Cold War. They were the USS…
Yep...Nuclear Battleships. A lot of things go into the power of navy - but historically, ships tend to be a pretty important component. With…
The U.S. Navy’s new shipbuilding plan includes one of its most surprising ideas in decades: a nuclear-powered Trump-class battleship, also known as BBG(X). The…
President Donald Trump outlined his vision for a next-generation class of battleships last year, positioning them as a core component of a proposed “Golden…
Welcome back as we go deep inside Expeditionary Sea Bases — the massive, little-known ships quietly supporting U.S. military operations around the world. From…
Germany has started early production of its third Class 424 intelligence ship, and this is much more than a routine shipbuilding update. In this…
The U.S. Navy has added a new attack submarine to its fleet. In an official statement, the service confirmed that the nuclear-powered vessel was…
Why is the island on every aircraft carrier in the world on the right side? Not one modern carrier—American, British, Chinese, or French—has ever…
Watch as U.S. Sailors man the rails aboard the legendary Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz (CVN 68), during her highly emotional final departure from…
In my opening remarks, I say they have 4 total. That's 4 in service now with 2 more under construction. (6)The Harry DeWolf-class Arctic…
Summary This video from the Fluctus Channel offers an overview of Newport News Shipbuilding, the historic facility responsible for constructing every US Navy nuclear-powered…
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) confirmed that its Newport News Shipbuilding yard has successfully wrapped up builder’s sea trials for USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79),…
00:00 How the US Navy got fooled three times 02:02 What went wrong with Constellation-class frigate FFG(X)06:36 Why US Navy procurement keeps failing according…
John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) has returned to Newport News Shipbuilding following successful builder’s sea trials. A team of shipbuilders and the CVN 79…
The USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) has officially gone to sea — and this moment matters far beyond one ship leaving the pier.In early…
The USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) has carried out a new round of sea-based evaluations after completing a major modernization period that transformed it into the…
Taiwan isn’t easy to invade—but the CCP is planning anyway. From massive shipbuilding and “civilian” fleets to intimidation drills and blockade rehearsals, China is…
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII’s) Ingalls Shipbuilding delivered the USS Ted Stevens (DDG-128) to US Navy on December 29. The warship is the third Flight…
The U.S. Navy tried to build a new frigate. It didn’t go well.After years of delays, design changes, and billions of dollars spent on…
For more than five years, one of the U.S. Navy’s most capable attack submarines has been missing from the operational force — and its…
I thought we were done with U.S. Shipbuilding for 2025, but one last announcement had to bring us back. And so, in what I…
The U.S. Navy has announced a new frigate class called FF(X) after canceling the Constellation-class program. FF(X) is planned as a smaller surface combatant…
In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the announcement by the United…
