The ill-fated Curtiss SB2C Helldiver is the subject of ... design being ruined by uncompromising requirements. Life Aboard US Navy’s Billion $ Destroyer Ships Patrolling the Seas 24/7 Subaru ...

At the start of this year, the USS Midway Museum in San Diego, CA, welcomed the arrival of a rare Curtiss SB2C-4 Helldiver WWII dive bomber. The aircraft will be restored for display on the ...

South Korea completed major maintenance on a US Navy supply vessel for the first time. Doing maintenance in the region reduces downtime and costs, US Naval Forces Korea said. Officials and experts ...

In 2014, the US Navy installed its first prototype SSL (solid state laser) capable of countering surface craft and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on a Navy ship. The Navy since then has been ...

The U.S. military will look to robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) to improve fleet maintenance and readiness, according to Gecko Robotics. The company has worked out a deal that will see ...

However, when the United States was plunged into World War II ... The Avenger was one of three airframe mockups produced along with the SB2C Helldiver and SBD Dauntless. (Image courtesy of ...

The Curtiss-built SB2C-5 Helldiver aircraft ... During World War II, the United States Navy chose the SB2C to supplement their current fleet of SBD Dauntless dive bombers. It would be the last ...

Agile F6F Hellcat finally helped the Navy win air superiority over maneuverable, but fragile A6M Zero. Faster SB2C Helldiver ... Japanese islands in the United States’ relentless island-hopping ...

The United States emerged as an industrial powerhouse ... and Motor Company produced a number of aircraft, including the SB2C Helldiver used on aircraft carriers across the Pacific Theater.

Ralph's military career began following the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, when he immediately attempted to enlist in the US Navy ... type in the Japanese navy. His SB2C Helldiver took off ...

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider was designed for the US Navy in the final years ... to build a replacement for the Navy's venerable Grumman TBF Avenger and Curtiss SB2C Helldiver torpedo and dive ...

The US Navy has announced they will be naming a new American-class landing helicopter assault ship (LHA), the USS Fallujah, as a homage to the two bloodiest battles of the War in Iraq.