united states navy

I hope that image is production art for the movie, not a final product. That white spraypaint "aging" looks freakin' low effort.

Although there is not a requirement for a carrier capable multi-engine training aircraft this thread is used to address the design requirements and concept of such an aircraft. Currently, the US Navy uses the Beechcraft T-44 Pegasus (similar to a militarized KingAir) for multi-engine training...

http://aviationarchives.blogspot.com/2022/04/mcdonnell-aircraft-model-28.html Note - the McDonnell Model List says TG-100 engine which is wrong - that was a turboprop.

Couldn't find a thread, I felt their ought to be one. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/03/u-s-navys-future-large-scale-combatant-force-level-goals/ 5-inch (127-mm)/62 cal Mk. 45 Mod. 4 4 × 32 Mark 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) cells (swappable with larger VLS systems) Two...

In theory, each of the the carriers can accommodate a maximum of 130 F/A-18 Hornet sized aircraft (Navy Aircraft Carriers: Cost Effectiveness of Conventionally and Nuclear-powered Carriers). History (early Midway Class air wings), cost, and current force structure limits today's airing size...

Digging through some old files, I came across a NAVSEA briefing from 1994 comparing a variety of frigate designs (both US and foreign). The purpose appears to have been a review the "state of the possible" for frigates in this timeframe, possibly with the intention to inform USN decisionmakers...

I find myself quite frustrated that AGS replaced VGAS. VGAS with an 5"/127mm gun makes more sense to me than AGS does. You would still have direct fire, but the VGAS module itself is a much more flexible piece of kit that can go in any ship with the space for a 64 cell Mk41 module, so you don't...

We have a whole bunch of threads, alt-history or not. But no full blown TL so far. The POD: May 1972, common sense prevails: Convair Model 200 carries the day over Rockwell NAR-356. It becomes the XFV-12 interceptor for Zumwalt Sea Control Ship. Even after that one is canned, two prototypes are...

What would happen if the usaf f-15 project was canceled by congress and the usaf was forced to use the navys f-14 like what had happened with the f-4.

I've been trying to understand he USN's various dive and torpedo bomber projects following the TBF/TBM Avenger and SB2C Helldiver. Ultimately these efforts led to the AM Mauler and AD Skyraider but there was a large number of designs prior to this. Would categorizing these aircraft into three...

Wiki has quite a good summary of the abortive attempt in the 1980s to design a common escort ship for NATO navies https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFR-90 The thread about the Kidds for the RN reminded me of this programme. It ought to have been possible to design a ship flexible enough to...

Have read that some MDAP money went into the program and that the USN had expressed "a mild interest" in the type. So lets just amp that up to buying it. This will probably kill the A-6 program, though it may have been far enough long that some prototypes may have been built.. not sure about...

In Norman Friedman's US Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History book (2002) mentions some interesting weapon systems: The wikipedia article mentions a 155mm/70 "Combustion Light Gas Gun" but no mention of the 127mm gun. The 5"/84 Pulsed-Powered and 8"/60 conventional guns are...

Late 80s program - a low-cost LO ATG missile using Tomahawk and Maveric elements. Boeing ASWS report bits from Worthpoint + some details from Senate hearings

The Retromechanix website contains PDFs of Willys-Overland company documents regarding the P/A-1 ship-launched anti-ship missile at these links: https://www.patreon.com/posts/republic-xf-12-1-49557594 https://www.patreon.com/posts/vought-f8u-3-up-48466867...

I didn't see any topics featuring or referencing this interesting airship (including the compelling figures involved in its development and construction), but I came across a some newsreel footage of it worthy of posting and created this topic for reference and as a potentially clearinghouse for...

Navweaps (which I’m sure we’re all familiar with) lists something called the Mk-47 torpedo. It says the program was terminated in favor the Mk 48, so it probably ended sometime around the Mk 48 began development (1970). Furthermore, my 14th Edition of Ships and Aircraft of the US Fleet (1986)...

Question - Had the USN known the true characteristics of the IJN Yamato Class at the onset of war, what, if anything, would have changed with regards to USN battleship design and production? Would have carrier production suffered and the remaining Iowa Class been completed? Would have the...

Quick question: How many W88/Mk5 warheads can actually carry the UGM-133? In the wikipedia we have 8, but I keep finding sources showing/saying 6 warheads?

With all the discussions on the post Cold War travails of the US Navy especially with its escort ship programmes it is worth recalling an earlier troubled programme. I will use Wikipedia to set the scene for those not familiar with the USN Knox class ASW escorts...