IEEE Spectrum on MSN17d
The British Navy Resisted a Decent Lightning Rod for Decades
Frustrated scientists turned to visual aids to help make their case for the lightning rod. The exploding thunder house is one example. When a small amount of gunpowder was deposit ...
Military.com4d
Celebrate the Navy Birthday
To accomplish this mission the Continental Congress purchased, converted, and constructed a fleet of small ships -- frigates, brigs, sloops, and schooners. These navy ships sailed independently or ...
National Interest on MSN7mon
You Sank My Battleship: Why the U.S. Navy Keeps Sinking Old Warships
Notably, historic tests like the 1923 bombing of battleships by Brig. Gen ... do know is that La Pacificateur, a French Navy ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs1mon
Israel's new 'Gabriel 5' sea-to-sea missile makes first navy test debut
The test, carried out by the Israeli Navy’s Missile Ship Flotilla in collaboration with ... and ability to respond to evolving threats. Brig.-Gen. Yehuda Almakias, head of the Research and ...