In an effort to protect ships from contamination from nuclear, chemical and biological attacks, every Unitied States ship has a wash down system that uses ambient seawater.
The US Air Force's new Boeing kc 46 Pegasus tanker has problems that make it dangerous. Top of the list is the omission of a direct view of the contact between the refueling boom and airplane in favor of camera view.
Loitering munitions, also known as kamikaze drones, are relatively cheap guided bombs that are expensive to shoot down and swarms can overwhelm air defenses. But inexpensive defenses against them are emerging.
The United states Navy operates supercarriers with the hottest aircraft to ensure air dominance and smaller amphibious assault ships that insert marine expeditionary units into trouble spots. But now with a hot VSTOL jets, specifically the F-35B, the Navy is trying out an intermediate sized ship.
The US Navy's V-22 Osprey is an incredibly versatile aircraft capable of performing virtually every non-compact function the Navy needs. So giving up the C-2 Greyhound and it's larger cargo capacity isn't a bad trade off. Just one problem. There aren't enough Ospreys.
Greades have evolved into a variety of different designs with capabilities ranging from disabling terrorists without harming their hostages to destroying tanks.
