During the height of the Cold War, US pilots were on 24-hour alert and the aim was to ensure the country could launch a retaliatory strike in 15 minutes flat.
The video shows the F35-C fighter jet crashing onto the mothership and being engulfed in flames before sliding into the South China Sea.
Whoever gets to the US Navy’s sunken fighter jet first get their hands on the secrets behind the very expensive, leading-edge fighting force.
Watch the US Navy create an explosive event during ‘Full Ship Shock Trials’ on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.
The US intelligence community is releasing an unclassified report about UFOs soon, which they will deliver to Congress.
More and more US Navy personnel are speaking out about their experience with UFOs, and the Pentagon is due to release a report on the matter by June 1.
If America somehow ends up fighting a war at sea, they now have a laser that can shoot aircraft out of the sky mid-flight.
The US Navy might be the most powerful in the world, but a number of recent collisions and accidents show it might be on a downward spiral.
Movies about becoming stranded on an island don’t always end well, but at least this story is one we can all smile about.
You don’t wanna muck around with the U.S. military, although they themselves are a little wary of Iran’s muscle. Good thing this didn’t get too out of hand.
If you’ve ever had nightmares about ending up stranded on a deserted island somewhere this may cheer you up.
The USS Zumwalt is a pretty spectacular vessel, although when you consider that it cost upwards of R60 billion you would want some bang for your buck.
Russia and America aren’t exactly the best of mates at present and this jet fly-by has done little to ease the tension. Where are Maverick and Goose when you need them?
Want to know how to blow hundreds of millions of dollars in a game of hide and seek? Take a commercial aeroplane loaded with civilians- and make it disappear. Without a trace. Permanently. In fact in the case of Malaysian Airlines missing Flight MH370 , it is becoming the most expensive search in the history of missing plane […]
The Destroyer. You don’t have to look very far beyond the name of this beast to know that it’s the US navy’s most intimidating weapon. It’s basically an entire army floating in the sea, capable of causing enough damage to completely ruin a small city. And now, the US Navy has just plopped it’s newest destroyer into the sea – the USS Zumwalt.
A laser. On a boat. Shooting down drones. If you’re going to engage in warfare, you might as well do it stylishly. Check out this incredible video
Apparently bath salts and other synthetic drugs are proving to be quite a big issue for the US Navy – 11 sailors were discharged for using Spice in Novemebr. Thirteen were discharged for using the drug in April. A bizarre video will fix the problem, surely?
Over the weekend, an American aircraft carrier group recovered close to 19 000 pounds of marijuana that had been dumped in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California.
If there’s one name that carries a lot of weight in naval circles, it’s the “Big E” or U.S.S Enterprise: the US naval fleet’s oldest nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and also the world’s longest, and 11th-heaviest, maritime vessel. After 51 years of service, the Enterprise is to return to port from the Persian Gulf and be decommissioned next year, but not without some amazing stories to tell.
The American woman and Danish man who were held hostage in Somalia were rescued this week by the same guys who killed Osama Bin Laden. They sure have been busy. *Cue fist pump from Barack Obama.*