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The main advantage of a nuclear submarine is the ability to remain submerged almost indefinitely, whereas diesel boats either need to surface or extend a "snorkel" above the water to "breathe."

Are Diesel-Powered Submarines Better Than America’s Leading Nuclear Fleet?

One such conventional boat is on record "sinking" a U.S. nuclear-powered sub.
By Chris Roberts
Suffren

Is This New Submarine the World’s Best Aquatic War Machine?

The new 'Suffren' vessel can lob cruise missiles at land-based targets 620 miles away—and do it all while producing as much noise as "the ocean itself."
By Chris Roberts
US Army Emoji warriors.

US Military Branches Want You to Forget About War With ‘World Emoji Day’ Campaign

Other esoteric holidays the Defense Department celebrated this month included National Fried Chicken Day and National Ice Cream Day.
By Davis Richardson

Chinese Theft of US Navy’s Secrets Reveals DoD’s Lackadaisical Security

By John R. Schindler

China Is Basically Paying for the US Navy’s Build Up in the South China Sea

By Jonathan Russo
Prime Minister Theresa May walks with Lt Col Paddy Ginn and General Sir Nicholas Carter as she visits 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) at their barracks at Bulford Camp near Salisbury, England.

The British Military Is at Risk—and the US Isn’t Far Behind

By Harlan Ullman
The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain, with a hole on its portside after a collision with an oil tanker, is escorted by Singapore Navy RSS Intrepid to Changi naval base in Singapore on August 21, 2017.

Naval Mishaps Reveal Pentagon’s Far Larger Vulnerability

By Harlan Ullman
The future USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000) on December 7, 2016 in the Atlantic Ocean.

To Keep Control of the Seas and the World, Trump Must Rebuild the Navy

By Jerry Hendrix and Robert C. O’Brien
USS Gerald R. Ford arrives at Naval Station Norfolk and approaches its berth next to the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Dwight D. Eisenhower left, and USS George Washington after returning from Builder's Sea Trials and seven days underway.

A Strange and Frightening Week Reveals Precisely Why We Need a Strong Navy

By The Editors
Members of the U.S. military march in the nation's largest Veterans Day Parade in New York City on November 11, 2016 in New York City. Known as 'America's Parade' it features over 20,000 participants, including veterans of numerous eras, military units, businesses and high school bands and civic and youth groups.

Honoring Veterans Requires More Than a Parade

By The Editors
U.S. military veterans set up 1,892 American flags on the National Mall March 27, 2014 in Washington, DC.

Reimburse the Veterans—Now

By The Editors
U.S. Navy crew members guide an F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter takes off from the deck of USS Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan on October 14, 2016.

Iran-Backed Yemen Fires on US Navy

By The Editors
Members of the U.S. Army Drill Team perform in Times Square in New York City in honor of the Army's 240th birthday on June 12, 2015 in New York City.

A Mandatory 2-Year Service Commitment Would Benefit All Americans

By Steve Cohen
This handout image supplied by the IIPA (Iran International Photo Agency) shows a view of the reactor building at the Russian-built Bushehr nuclear power plant as the first fuel is loaded, on August 21, 2010 in Bushehr, southern Iran.

More Iranian Aggression

By The Editors
Protesters march through the streets in support of Maryland state attorney Marilyn Mosby's announcement that charges would be filed against Baltimore police officers in the death of Freddie Gray on May 1, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland.

When Bud Zumwalt Integrated the Navy

By Steve Cohen
Mary Roach, author of Grunt.

Mary Roach’s New Book on the Military Enlists Humor as a Weapon

By John Bonazzo
U.S. sailors wave as they return home June 2, 2003 in Coronado, California.

Don’t Give Up the Ship

By The Editors
A Super Hornet takes off on board the USS John C. Stennis in the Gulf of Oman off the coast of Pakistan, 23 February 2007.

China to U.S. Navy: Buzz Off Here Too

By The Editors
In this handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Two Russian Sukhoi Su-24 attack aircraft perform multiple low-level passes over USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) on April 12, 2016 in the Baltic Sea.

Message From Putin to U.S. Navy: Buzz Off

By The Editors
Iranian elite revolutionary guards march during an annual military parade which marks Iran's eight-year war with Iraq, in the capital Tehran on September 22, 2011. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Cleric Combat: The Revolutionary Guard Battles Iran’s President

By Micah Halpern
A US Navy sailor awaits the start of his re-enlistment ceremony on July 28, 2011 outside the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles in conjunction with the Summer X-Games. Earlier this year US President Barack Obama asked the Pentagon to find $400 billion in cuts to national security but as the August 2 debt ceiling deadline approaches some members of Congress have suggested doubling that number to cut $800 billion from defense spending as part of efforts to reduce the nation's $14.3 trillion debt. AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)

Rules of Engagement

By The Editors

Obama’s Persian Debacle: Saber Rattling in the Gulf

By John R. Schindler
BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 1: (CHINA OUT) Security guard walk past the Chinese national flag at the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution on March 1, 2008 in Beijing, China. From March 1, the Military Museum of Chinese People's Revolution becomes the first national level museum which opens to the public for free in Beijing. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

China’s Aggression Is a Godsend for the United States

By Andrew L. Peek
Iranian Navy boats take part in maneuvers during the "Velayat-90" navy exercises in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran on January 3, 2012, the End day of ten-day war games. Iran's military warned one of the US navy's biggest aircraft carriers to keep away from the Gulf, in an escalating showdown over Tehran's nuclear drive that could pitch into armed confrontation. AFP PHOTO/JAMEJAMONLINE/EBRAHIM NOROOZI (Photo credit should read EBRAHIM NOROOZI/AFP/Getty Images)

Playing Chicken in the Strait of Hormuz

By The Editors
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