Here’s What You Need to Remember: Given the apparent difficulty of ensuring that submarines never enter torpedo-attack range, it made sense for the Navy to pursue a short-range “hard-kill” defense ...

Key Point: Given the apparent difficulty of ensuring that submarines never enter torpedo-attack range, it made sense for the Navy to pursue a short-range “hard-kill” defense system designed to blast ...

When the TBF Avenger was unveiled on December 7, 1941, it was meant to be a game changer. Instead, its first combat mission ...

On the morning of June 4, 1942, the fifteen planes of Torpedo 8 broke formation and flew alone toward the Japanese fleet.

During the Battle of Midway, a crippled U.S. Army B-26 bomber flew so close over Japan’s flagship Akagi that its crew ...

BAE Systems' Nimrod MRA4 has successfully released the Sting Ray torpedo for the first time, during the 75th flight of development aircraft PA02. The MRA4's stores release system is a radical redesign ...

On Memorial Day, we paid tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation. One classic example occurred close to Memorial Day during World War II’s Battle of Midway. Today is ...

In a recent NATO exercise off the coast of Portugal, a notable milestone was achieved in naval drone technology. During the exercise, a BAE Systems/Malloy Aeronautics T-600 heavy lift Uncrewed Air ...

Seemingly from a James Bond film or a favorite Science Fiction novel, aircraft-carrying submarines did indeed exist and were deployed by several nations. Its late 1945, at around 03.00 hours off the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the changing world of underwater warfare. The Russian Navy has raised a torpedo boat sunk during World War Two. Despite 78 ...