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Source: http://home.comcast.net/~wmiipms/NewsLetters/1994/WMIIPMS_01-1994_NL.pdf

http://youtu.be/4yTZ7Fhu9mc Photo of Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger (Model 344). Source: http://www.shu-aero.com/AeroPhotos_Shu_Aero/Aircraft_B/Boeing/XPBB_1_3144_01.html

Huntington Ingalls video of U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) build sequence: View: http://youtu.be/q4F_JcFZSU4

Does anybody know enything about the competition that led to the USN. I realized that I have nothing but the Boeing Model 374 rival design. Name and details of the request for proposals, contenders? Anything will be welcomed Antonio

One of the joys of this site is the quantity of info available on unbuilt aircraft projects. Particularly tantalising are the various projects in the 70s and 80s for a supersonic VSTOL to replace the Harrier. The Bae 1216 has been the best covered thanks to Michael Pryce. Various US designs...

Here is a comprehensive list of U.S. Navy designations, starting with the first attempt of a standardized system in 1922 and ending in 1962, when the DoD's tri-service system was introduced and the old types still in service redesignated. Please note that: I'll be creating a new post for each...

The F4 Phantom might have failed to materialise as the wonderful plane which the RAF and RN used to fill various gaps from the 60s onwards. In a Phantomless world would P1154 have been developed as planned in 1963 for both RAF and RN or would the Lightning have been developed in its swing wing...

An unsolicited proposal from AAI to the USN for a new Fleet class USV. AAI built two prototypes on it's own dime, which the USN evaluated during the recent Trident Warrior exercises. Despite apparently doing well, there doesn't seem to be any prospect for USN orders in the near future. MAPC...

Here's a late 80's/early 90's concept from the David Taylor Research Center (now Carderock Division, NSWC) for a semi-submersible warship. Looks like it was intended to be nuclear powered, using waterjet propulsion. Also referred to as the Low Observer Force. With the intention of being able to...

Here's a Consolidated-Vultee wind tunnel model I cannot identify. The search engine did not recognize the design. Some details caught my attention: the centerline engine is bigger than the other two, which is odd. The wings fold, which is also unusual, at least for a bomber. Also, I'm...

The Navy MQ-4C Triton is designed to provide the Navy with an advanced autonomous air vehicle and state of the art service-oriented architecture mission control system that will enable it to provide persistent maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) directly to the maritime...

General topic on VFA Requirement: VFA - V/STOL Fighters for Sea Control Ships (XFV-12 rivals) [link] Winning Design: Rockwell NR-356 / XFV-12A. [link] Other designs proposed for VFA: Convair (General Dynamics) Model 200. [link] Grumman G-607. [link] Vought (LTV) V-517 and V-520. [link]...

From Wired.com: Navy’s Newest Robot Is a Mechanized Firefighter By Katie Drummond March 8, 2012 | 12:56 pm | Categories: robots Meet SAFFiR: Embedded sensors allow the 'bot to see through smoke, and sophisticated upper-body agility let the 'bot throw fire-squelching grenades. Illo: Naval...

The next PTP I am writing, on Harrier Projects, is about 50% written. It will feature some things already known about, but tell their full story, such as: as well as revealing wholly new stories, such as the full saga of the Harrier III, the proposed Sea Harrier FRS.3 and some weird and...

Greetings All - Interesting and unusual artwork: http://www.ebay.com/itm/FLETCH-AIRE-FA-1-MOHAWK-AIRCRAFT-CONCEPT-DRAWING-FREE-U-S-SHIPPING-/260944546416?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cc181ca70 Enjoy the Day! Mark

SINGAPORE, Feb. 15, 2012 – Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] unveiled a new version of the F-16 today at the Singapore Airshow. The F-16V will feature enhancements including an active electronically scanned array (AESA)radar, an upgraded mission computer and architecture, and improvements to the...

I was looking through the 1940's Springstyle Catalog and found this design for a ship designed to combine the tasks of fleet refueller and either escort carrier and/or aircraft ferry. Photo #: S-511-53 - "20 Knot Flightdeck Oiler - Preliminary Study"

Check out this article on the Bendix Model J Four Place Helicopter: This co-axial, counter-rotating type helicopter was proposed to the US Navy Bureau of Aeronautics in 1946, which elected to pass on the design. The image gallery reproduces the original proposal document and features...

Several years ago, US navy lauched an unmaned sea-plane project, called Seagull. Do you remember it and do you have more information?