Book Review – Flying Warbirds: An Illustrated Profile of the Flying Heritage Collection’s Rare WWII-Era Aircraft
Dozens of coffee table books covering vintage aircraft have been published, and most of those dozens concentrate on vintage warbirds. …
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U.S. Navy Approves Production for Super Hornet IRST
The U.S. Navy has approved low-rate initial production (LRIP) for the infrared search and track system (IRST) developed and integrated …
Surface Navy Association National Symposium Discusses Future Navy
CRYSTAL CITY, Va. (NNS) – Naval leaders, government officials and members of private industry gathered to discuss the surface navy’s …
USS Kauffman’s Deployment Is the Last for U.S. Navy Frigates
As USS Kauffman (FFG 59) departs Norfolk, Virginia for the 4th Fleet, it marks the final deployment for …
Littoral Combat Ship Fort Worth Joins Search for Downed AirAsia Flight
The littoral combat ship USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) joined the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Sampson (DDG 102) …
The Abandoned Relief of Wake Island
Within the long list of bad war news coming out of the Pacific in December 1941, one item of good …
Hagel’s New Small Surface Combatant (SSC) Gives LCS Eyes, Teeth, and Toughness
Yesterday Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel issued a statement that might not silence the critics of the littoral combat ship …
Pearl Harbor: The Attack
The storm of iron and explosives that broke over Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, was one of the finest …
F-35C Sea Trials Aboard USS Nimitz | Photos
Last month two VX-23 F-35C Lightning IIs successfully completed a first round of developmental testing (DT) three days ahead of …
M2 .50-caliber “Ma Deuce” is Still Going Strong in Her 90s
The M2 machine gun is “an incredible story of longevity,” said retired U.S. Coast Guard Master Chief Boatswain’s Mate Maurice …