Abraham Lincoln is the only U.S. President to hold a patent
The President of the United States is quite a title to hold. Great Americans have held the office since George Washington founded the nation. To stand out in this lineage…
US Coast Guard busts another cocaine-carrying ‘narco sub’
Coast Guard crew members aboard the cutter Valiant intercepted a self-propelled semi-submersible carrying 12,000 pounds of cocaine in the eastern Pacific Ocean, arresting four suspected smugglers in the process.
The 40-foot vessel, of…
The US military is testing sealift fleet like never before
The US military is currently conducting a massive sealift stress test during which ships will flex atrophied muscles needed to fight a great power conflict.
US Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), which oversees important military logistics acti…
Hoaxer threatens Coast Guard with ‘nuclear attack’ calls
A Coast Guard detachment in Florida is asking for tips that may help investigators track down a person making fake “mayday” calls on marine band radio and describing a military response to a nuclear attack.
The calls and threats originate of…
US Army considering getting rid of boats that take troops and tanks into battle
Ground combat is the US Army’s main domain, but a lot of that ground is surrounded by water.
That’s why the Army’s p…
China apparently built world’s first stealth amphibious assault drone
China has built the world’s first stealth amphibious assault drone boat for island warfare, the developer revealed recently, and Chinese mil…
Russia may finally scrap its only aircraft carrier
Russia is admitting it may be forced to scrap its only aircraft carrier as the troubled flagship suffered a catastrophic shipyard accident in 2018.
The Admiral Kuznetsov, Russia’s sole aircraft carrier which was built during the Sovi…
The Navy wants to deploy an unmanned ‘ghost fleet’
As the Navy advances plans for a 10-ship “ghost fleet,” leaders are assessing how much decision-making power to give large unmanned vessels that can operate without any humans aboard.
The Navy wants $400 million in fiscal 2020 to build two …
Russia partially releases stranglehold on Ukraine’s ports
Kyiv says Russia has “partially” unblocked Ukrainian ports on the Sea of Azov, allowing Ukrainian ships to pass through the Kerch Strait for the first time since Nov. 25, 2018, when Russian forces seized three Ukrainian Navy vessels and detained 2…