US Admiral Brad Cooper has presented a plan for another intensive 10-14 campaign to reduce Iran’s missiles. Ship-to-ship transfers off Oman and the UAE have surged, satellite images show tankers lining up to quietly hand off crude outside the danger zone, and Bloomberg data shows volumes climbing back toward 4–7 million barrels a day for …
Drone ship maker Saronic’s next-generation 180-foot (≈55 m) Marauder medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) entered the water for trials in 2026. It represents a major leap in size and capability. It has a payload of up to 150 metric tons. New containerized weapon payloads will be used on the Marauder. One potential configurations would carry …
Yesterday, using multiple one-way attack surface drones, CENTCOM forces successfully struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility in Iran. Three Corsair unmanned surface vessels hit the port at Bandar Abbas Naval Base, marking the first time American forces have employed sea drones in combat operations. Last night’s strikes degraded Iran’s ability to continue attacking commercial …
There could be a deal between the USA and Iran. This would restore oil traffic over the next 30-60 days. The US has a southern route through Hormuz that has about 3-7 million barrels per day which is two to four large oil supertankers per day. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said vessels under US …
U.S. Navy’s 2005 SINKEX (Sinking Exercise) on the decommissioned supercarrier USS America (CV-66). This remains one of the most significant and still largely classified live-fire tests ever conducted on a modern aircraft carrier. The 2005 live fire tests show that US aircraft carriers can take dozens of 250-500 kg bombs to top decks without sinking …
The U.S. Navy has deployed the HELIOS (High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance) during Operation Epic Fury and there are reports of shooting down Iranian drones. US CENTCOM released footage in 2026 showing an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer equipped with the steerable high-energy laser operating off Iran’s coast while launching strikes. The New York …
Navy Decoded, youtube channel, explains how the US Navy prevents Iran’s Hypersonic missiles from hitting US ships or the aircraft carrier. The US mainly relies on electronic countermeasures. The iranian missile has to be able overcome jamming to try to maintain a lock on a moving target. The US creates spoofing for false targets. The …
China and the USA are racing to develop unmanned wingman drone fighter jets. Those will form mixed manned and unmanned fighter jets with fighter superdrones. China’s new Fujian aircraft carrier with magnetic launcher like carrier-scale drone operations. As of September 23, 2025, the U.S. Navy has two aircraft carriers equipped with the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch …
Xinhua News Agency reports that the Chinese navy has had take off arrested landing tests of the J-15T, J-35 fighter jets and the KJ-600 early warning and command aircraft with a electromagnetic catapult on the new Fujian aircraft carrier. The CNS Fujian is a Type 003 and is the China’s most advanced aircraft carrier. Video …
Boeing’s has shown a new rendering of the F/A-XX 6th generation navy stealth fighter. It conceals canards, tail surfaces, and wing tips, but shows a bubble-shaped cockpit canopy similar to the F-47. The radome appears narrower, and no vertical stabilizers show which should improve stealth. The wingtips and canard placements are concealed, making it difficult …
Northrop Grumman has a new rendering of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX next-generation carrier-based fighter. The F/A-XX was struggling for funding and development has been delayed. The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a draft defense spending bill that would reverse the Pentagon’s plan to freeze the F/A-XX program. The large bubble canopy show it is single pilot …