October 2025

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Marydith Stidham, a 125th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, marshals Capt. Steven Fleming, a 125th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle pilot, while taxiing on the flightline at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, April 16, 2024. Units assigned to the 125th Fighter Wing participated a two-week exercise in support of the USAF Weapons School. During the exercise, the wing operated in both daytime and nighttime vulnerability periods in a contested degraded environment, preparing students for real-world conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jose Miguel T. Tamondong)

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A Fighter Jet ‘Headbutt’ Isn’t What You Think It Is

Key Points and Summary – In this article, we attempt to explain the “headbutt” maneuver, a fighter jet tactic that the U.S. Air Force...

Stephen SilverOctober 13, 2025

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‘Uncontrollable Flooding’ Caused A U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine to Implode

Key Points and Summary – The 1963 loss of the nuclear submarine USS Thresher with all 129 personnel aboard was a pivotal disaster that...

Jack BuckbyOctober 13, 2025

(Aug. 1, 2016) – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) receives stores while conducting a vertical replenishment at sea, during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder)

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Problem: U.S. Navy Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers Face 6 Year Long Refits

Key Points and Summary – The Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) is a massive, multi-year mid-life refit for U.S. nuclear aircraft carriers, designed to...

Kris OsbornOctober 13, 2025

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2003) -- Illustration of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) which is undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation. Ohio has been out of service since Oct. 29, 2002 for conversion to SSGN at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Four Ohio-class strategic missile submarines, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) USS Florida (SSBN 728), and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) have been selected for transformation into a new platform, designated SSGN. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity compared to other platforms. The 22 missile tubes also will provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas. U.S. Navy illustration. (RELEASED)

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The Navy’s Ohio-Class SSGN Submarines Summed Up In 1 Sad Word

Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy faces a massive loss of undersea firepower as its four Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGNs) are set...

Kris OsbornOctober 13, 2025

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‘The Bow Was Ripped Off’: How a Russian Submarine Was Sunk By Its Own Faulty Torpedo

Key Points and Summary – The recent launch of Russia’s new hypersonic-armed submarine, Perm, serves as a stark reminder of the 2000 Kursk disaster....

Jack BuckbyOctober 13, 2025

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Forget the F-35, the Super Eurofighter Typhoon Is Coming

Key Points and Summary – The Eurofighter Typhoon program is shifting to a new, rapid Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) strategy to position the 4.5-generation jet...

Jack BuckbyOctober 13, 2025