united states navy

  1. Grey Havoc

    General Dynamics NASSCO AD(X) Destroyer Tender and AS(X) Submarine Tender

    https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/01/general-dynamics-unveils-adx-vls-reloading-destroyer-tender/ View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHXCl16O4hQ Earlier thread: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/ad-x.51042/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2026 cold war ii destroyer tender general dynamics late 2020s nassco submarine tender united states united states navy
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  2. F

    SCB 112 and 113, Arctic Oiler and Arctic LST

    Hello, I am looking for details on the SCB 112 and 113. Plans, dimensions, details etc. are all appreciated (if they even still exist)
  3. Grey Havoc

    Non-kinetic countermeasures against 'non-compliant small watercraft' (United States, 2025)

    https://breakingdefense.com/2025/09/diu-asks-industry-for-non-kinetic-tech-to-help-coast-guard-navy-disable-small-boats/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2025 anti-submarine warfare cold war ii defense innovation unit department of homeland security late 2020s trump administration united states united states coast guard united states navy
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  4. Grey Havoc

    RIP Cdr. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, USN

    From last week: https://theaviationgeekclub.com/legendary-fighter-pilot-and-first-us-ace-of-the-vietnam-war-randy-duke-cunningham-passed-away/ https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/randy-duke-cunningham-vietnam-war-hero-convicted-accepting-125115035 Rest In Peace :(
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1941 2025 cold war fighter ace fighter pilot post-cold war u.s. congress united states united states navy vietnam war
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  5. Foo Fighter

    Jim Lovell. RIP.

    Just heard another starman has passed beyond the reach of mortal earth. Reaching for the stars in perpetuity. RIP, Sir.
    • Foo Fighter
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    • 20th century apollo 13 apollo 8 apollo program astronaut cold war congressional space medal of honor early 21st century jet age mcdonnell douglas mechanical engineer nasa naval aviation presidential medal of freedom project gemini space age space race test pilots united states united states navy
    • Replies: 29
    • Forum: The Bar
  6. ArmchairSamurai

    Mystery US Navy "Semi-submersible torpedo craft" circa 1943

    Howdy everybody, got a mystery for someone to solve. I found the following images on the history.navy.mil site by chance when doing research for my earlier Shinyo post, made elsewhere. I ended up with a bunch of photos of a mystery US naval craft, that according to the website, is only called...
    • ArmchairSamurai
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    • 1943 early 1940s office of strategic services semi-submersibles torpedo boat u.s. navy united states united states navy world war ii
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  7. Grey Havoc

    Automobile and other early torpedoes

    https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/exploration-and-innovation/navy-torpedoes.html It is interesting that among other things they don't really mention spar torpedoes.
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 19th century automobile torpedoes coastal defences early 20th century great britain mine obstruction torpedoes royal navy sea mines torpedo torpedo boat united states united states navy
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  8. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    Naval Weapons Center China Lake Advanced Bomb Family

    View: https://youtu.be/q3fqFuhprKs From the 50:57 mark onwards. Otherwise hard to find any other information on this project online, as far as I can tell judging by the video, the program started in the 1970s, and according to this 1992 Rocketeer article (link only, the file is too large to...
  9. S

    USN Missions around Taiwan

    Agreed that the most likely next step after a blockade is an amphibious assault. Which is why 7th Fleet and SUBPAC are keeping a close eye on what's going on. Declaring a blockade would probably very quickly result in SUBPAC declaring unrestricted submarine warfare.
    • Scott Kenny
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    • amphibious warfare vessel anti-access/area denial anti-air warfare anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare cold war ii naval aviation nuclear battlefield people's liberation army navy people's republic of china republic of china rocaf rok navy sloc south china sea ssk ssn taiwan united states united states navy
    • Replies: 250
    • Forum: Military
  10. Halcyon66

    US Navy F-35 crashes in California, pilot ejects safely

    https://edition.cnn.com/2025/07/30/us/us-navy-f35-crash-california-intl-hnk-ml Regards,
    • Halcyon66
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    • 2025 cold war ii naval aviation united states united states navy
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: The Bar
  11. J

    Ohio-class Derivatives

    I came across this tidbit over at the Ohio-class entry on GlobalSecurity.org: That is the only place I've found mention of hulls 22, 23, and 24 being planned as anything other than SSBNs. Does anyone have more information on this, or can point me to any sources with more details? I haven't...
    • James1978
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    • 1980s cold war covert operations fleet ballistic missile program nuclear battlefield nuclear powered vessels special operations ssbn united states united states navy
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  12. J

    Northrop Gamma 3 series (U.S. Navy XFT-1 and XFT-2, Gamma 3A)

    The biplane fighter reached its peak during the 1930s. Czechoslovakia built the Avia B-534, Belgium the Fairey Firefly, Italy the Fiat CR.32, The Netherlands the Fokker D. XVII, France the Spad 510, England the Hawker Fury Mk. I, United States the Grumman F2F, Germany the Heinkel He 51, Japan...
    • Justo Miranda
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    • 1930s buaer experimental plane fighters interwar period naval aviation northrop pre-world war ii united states united states navy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  13. fightingirish

    Rohr Aircraft Corporation - Advanced Marine Vehicle - Pleasurecraft

    Hello folks, these photographs featuring the "Rohr Advanced Marine Vehicle "Pleasurecraft" Artist Concept" from 1974 were uploaded to the SDASM Flickr Archives today on July 17, 2025. I did a quick web search and came across the AIAA paper No. 74-300, dated February 25-27, 1974. Since these...
    • fightingirish
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    • 1970s advanced marine vehicle aiaa paper 74-300 cold war pleasurecraft rohr aircraft corporation united states united states marine corps united states navy wig
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
  14. Grey Havoc

    SL-7EXPO Project

    https://www.marinelink.com/news/society-marine-port-engineers-provides-528024
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1970s 1980s 1990s algol-class vehicle cargo ships cold war fast sealift ship maritime administration military sealift command museum ship post-cold war ready reserve fleet sea-land sealift united states united states navy
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Military
  15. hesham

    The Story of the Atomic Airplane

    A very good site,and my dear PaulMM spoke about it before, https://whatisnuclear.com/the-story-of-the-atomic-airplane.html https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/aircraft-nuclear-propulsion-program-manned-aircraft-progress-report-1956-1958-video.45325/
    • hesham
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    • 1950s 1980s aircraft nuclear propulsion program atomic energy commission cold war early 1960s fairchild aircraft corporation fairchild airplane company late 1940s nasa national advisory committee for aeronautics nuclear energy for the propulsion of aircraft nuclear powered aircraft post-world war ii strategic air command strategic bomber united states united states air force united states army air forces united states navy
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    • Forum: Found on the Internet
  16. Sferrin

    Peak carrier air wing.

    Long-range air-defense, multirole fighter, fixed-wing ASW, long range strike, AWACS, EW. . .they had it all for a while.
    • Sferrin
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    • aircraft carrier cold war naval aviation post-cold war united states united states navy
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Military
  17. Hull down

    New Air Force and Navy long range strike aircrafts in OBBBA?

  18. J

    Austal USA's unique ship float process

    Austal USA, located in Mobile Alabama, uses a unique procedure to float ships. After module construction, modules are transported a short distance down the road to two final assembly halls. Once final assembly is complete, the hulls are rolled onto a barge. The hulls are then floated down the...
    • joshjosh
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    • austal limited cold war ii commonwealth of australia united states united states coast guard united states coastguard united states navy
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Military
  19. bobbymike

    Operation Midnight Hammer

    Apparently the US just hit Fordow and two other Iranian nuke sites. Speculation running high MOPs were used.
    • bobbymike
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    • 2025 air force global strike command cold war ii islamic iranian revolutionary guards islamic republic of iran islamic revolutionary guard corps israel defense forces nuclear battlefield state of israel strategic bomber u.s. cyber command united states united states air force united states navy united states space force
    • Replies: 239
    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  20. B

    US Navy Emerlec EX-73 20mm weapon mount

    I remember reading about a 20 mm mount that was was either twin or quad mount and it was a experimental twin or quad mount and my memory of it from the pictures it was in like either a ball mount type turret or spree shaped turret and it may have been tested in Vietnam but I don't remember and I...
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