Tag: us navy

Iranian naval forces recovered a malfunctioning U.S. autonomous underwater vehicle in the Gulf of Oman on September 8, 2026. The ...

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT Program Truncation: On November 25, 2025, the planned 20-ship fleet was cut to two hulls under ...

The United States Navy has officially awarded Boeing a development contract valued at over $20 billion for the full-scale engineering ...

KEY INTELLIGENCE Active Fleet Size: The US Navy currently fields 18 active Los Angeles-class, 3 Seawolf-class, and 26 active Virginia-class ...

BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT Capital Ship Scale: At 560 feet long and 20,700 US tons displaced submerged, the Ohio-class is ...

Strait of Hormuz Interdiction: An Iranian commercial vessel was struck and disabled by an unknown projectile off Qeshm Island, resulting ...

KEY INTELLIGENCE Procurement Shift: Single-phase delivery mandate ensures CVN-79 deploys fully F-35C capable, avoiding the multi-year retrofit cycle that crippled ...

KEY INTELLIGENCE Asymmetric ASBM Engagement: The IRGC fired the solid-fueled, terminally maneuverable Qasem Basir ASBM at U.S. surface combatants; the ...

Tactical Takeaways Kinetic Range: "In excess of" 250 nautical miles (287 miles / 463 km), vastly out-ranging the AIM-120 AMRAAM. ...