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The U.S. Navy's Ohio class guided missile submarine USS Michigan made notable use of uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUV) in the course of operations between October 2022 and January 2024 it has emerged. During that time, the boat and its crew completed at least three secretive "national security" missions, as well as ones involving special operations forces, "in hostile and challenging environments."
Sea

Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine Deployed Underwater Drones On Award Winning Secret Missions

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 9, 2025

Giant Uncrewed Submarine Put Forward By Chinese Shipbuilder, Possibly Linked To Existing Design
Sea

Giant Uncrewed Submarine Put Forward By Chinese Shipbuilder, Possibly Linked To Existing Design

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 14, 2024

President Donald Trump's administration reportedly considered employing a secret Central Intelligence Agency system capable of "covertly (and nonviolently)" disabling ships, including very large ones, in some way, against Venezuela oil tankers.
News & Features

CIA Has Secret “Nonviolent” Way To Disable Large Ships: Report

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Nov 4, 2024

Video clips have emerged showing Chinese maritime special operations forces using multiple types of bird-like drones.
Air

Chinese Sea Dragon Commandos Show Off Drones That Look Just Like Birds

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Aug 3, 2024

Green berets on Shemya
News & Features

American Special Operations Forces Are At A Crossroads

By Howard Altman

Posted on May 12, 2024

A fourth Combatant Craft Heavy stealthy special operations boat is now on order for the Navy and testing of a loitering munition launcher for the Combatant Craft Medium is underway.
News & Features

Navy’s Secretive Fleet Of Stealthy Special Operations Boats Set To Evolve

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on May 10, 2024

US Central Command has released pictures and information about missile parts and other materiel bound for Iranian-backed Houthi militants that it recently seized.
News & Features

Yemen-Bound Missile Parts, Sensor Systems Seized In SEAL Raid

By Joseph Trevithick, Howard Altman

Posted on Jan 16, 2024

The US Navy has achieved initial operational capability with its new Dry Combat Submersible.
Sea

Navy SEAL’s Long-Awaited ‘Dry’ Mini-Submarine Capability Has Finally Arrived

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jul 24, 2023

The horrors of trench warfare.
News & Features

Horrors Of Trench Warfare Captured In Viral Ukrainian Special Ops Footage

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 19, 2023

Navy SEALs’ New Mini-Submarine To Be Operational Within Weeks
Sea

Navy SEALs’ New Mini-Submarine To Be Operational Within Weeks

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on May 12, 2023

Navy SEALs consulate evacuation training
Sea

Navy SEALs Defend A Mock Consulate Under Attack In New Video

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Apr 16, 2023

USS Florida
Sea

Navy SEALs Boarding Submarine Via Osprey Seen In Stunning Photos

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 18, 2023

Kim Astronaut Pilot SEAL Doctor
News & Features

SEAL-Doctor-Astronaut Jonny Kim Is Adding Pilot To His Crazy Resume

By Howard Altman

Posted on Jun 9, 2022

A close-up of a flag flying at Chabelley Airfield in Djibouti in April 2022.
News & Features

‘Pirate Medic’ Version Of Infamous Blackbeard Flag Spotted At U.S. Outpost In Africa (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 25, 2022

Carolyn Chouest Special Operations
News & Features

Pentagon Posts Rare Photo Of Navy SEAL-Laden Special Ops Sea Base

By Tyler Rogoway

Posted on Apr 19, 2022

Carolyn Chouest Special Operations Ship NR1
News & Features

This Is The Shadowy Special Operations Mothership You’ve Never Heard Of

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 14, 2022