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LATEST RUSSIAN WARSHIP TO BE ARMED WITH HYPERSONIC MISSILE | DEFENSE UPDATES
November 23, 2019
The Russian Navy’s latest warship, Gremyashchiy,
will carry the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship cruise missiles. According to Russian state media, the warship’s
captain and Russian President Vladimir Putin stated this during Putin’s visit aboard
the vessel on October 31. Putin reportedly said, “the Zircons will
certainly be there.” The warship will be launched later this year
and is expected to join the Pacific fleet. The missile a counter to the U.S. Navy’s
air defense system. In this video Defense Updates why the deployment
of Zircon hypersonic missile-armed Gremyashchiy warship is a genuine threat for the U.S military? Let’s get into the details. This video is sponsored by War Thunder. If you are, like us, fascinated by military
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exceed speeds of Mach 5 or 5 times the speed of sound. This is about 1,715 meters per second or 3,836
mph or 6,174 kph. There are currently two methods being applied
to make hypersonic weapons. The first is using Hypersonic Glide Vehicle
(HGV). In this method, the system is launched to
extremely high altitudes using Ballistic Missile or an aircraft where it skips across the Earth’s
upper atmosphere. The vehicle then separates from the carrier
and glides back to the earth towards its intended target attaining hypersonic speed. The second is by using a Scramjet engine. The scramjet is an innovation on the Ramjet. Ramjet engine can power flight to supersonic
speeds but scramjet can enable the missile to reach hypersonic speeds. These engines have no moving parts, like the
compressors and turbines used in the turbofan engines found on conventional jet planes. They rely on the huge pressures created by
fast airflow into the engine to ignite the fuel and generate thrust. Zircon uses this method. It must be noted that traditional ballistic
like American Minuteman III, Russian Sarmat or Indian Agni missile all travel at hypersonic
speeds, but they follow a predictable ballistic trajectory and can’t maneuver mid-course. The main defensive weapon consists of the
following: 1. Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) is the
primary air defense system. It has a range of 10 nmi or 19 km and speed
of Mach 3.5 Arleigh Burke class has 96 cell Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS) whereas
Ticonderoga class 122 of these. Each can be quad packed with ESSM. 2. RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles is a small,
lightweight, infrared homing surface-to-air missile meant for point defense. It has a speed in excess of Mach 2 and has
a range of 9 km or 5.6 mi. 3. Phalanx Close-in Weapon System is deployed
for last-ditch defense against airborne threats. It uses an automated 20 mm Gatling gun which
is capable of firing up to 50 rounds per second. They could potentially be saturated by a barrage
of supersonic anti-ship and against hypersonic missiles, they are almost ineffective. U.S Navy’s surface fleet also has warships
that incorporate the Aegis Combat System. The Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System
is designed by the United States Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency to protect
against short and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. It enables the warships to shoot down enemy
ballistic missiles by expanding the Aegis Combat System with the addition of the AN/SPY-1
radar and Standard missiles like SM-2 or SM-3 missile. But this system is not designed to defend
against maneuvering cruise missiles. As per President Putin’s address in the
Russian Federal Assembly, the Zircon is capable of reaching speeds of Mach 9. So it is much faster than a bullet fired from
a sniper rifle, actually almost 3 times the speed of a sniper’s bullet. The kinetic energy alone will rip a ship apart
like a tin can. Mr. Putin stated that the missile has a range
of over 1000 km or 620 miles. The missile weighs 5 tons. President Putin mentioned that the missile
can destroy both sea-going and land targets. As per reports, the Zircon will have both
radar target seeker and an optical-electronic complex to detect and track targets. The missile could be equipped with a High
explosive warhead or even a tactical nuclear warhead. Mr. Putin had told the Zircon is mainly intended
to be deployed in seagoing platforms such as “serially made surface warships and submarines,
including those that are already operational and being built”. Gremyashchiy is the lead ship of the Gremyashchiy
class. The Gremyashchiy class meaning ‘Thunderous’
is an advanced development of the Steregushchiy-class corvettes of the Russian Navy. This follow-on project was designed by the
Almaz Central Marine Design Bureau in Saint Petersburg. Ships of this class have a displacement of
2,500 tons The warship has a speed of 27 knots (50 km/h;
31 mph) and range of around 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) The ship is armed with two 30mm AK-630M close-in
weapons systems for defense against enemy aircraft For long range air defense, a 16-cell launcher
is present that can fire 9K96 surface-to-air missiles. 2 × 4 330 mm torpedo tubes are present for
Paket-NK anti-torpedo/anti-submarine torpedoes A 100mm А190-01 lightweight multi-purpose
naval artillery gun is mounted in the bow to engage enemy surface ships, coastal and
air targets from close range. 2 × 14.5 mm MTPU pedestal machine guns are
also present. Till this revelation, Gremyashchiy Class was
expected to carry 8 Kalibr land-attack cruise missiles which is similar in capability to
American Tomahawk missile. It is subsonic and has a range of 1,500 miles
or 2400 km. But with this announcement, it is clear that
Zircon will also be deployed depending on the mission The most important aspect of Zircon is its
speed. The speed would give air defenses very little
time to detect & fire interceptors. It is to be noted that America’s Government
Accountability Office (GAO) report has stated that the U.S currently lacks the defenses
required to protect against the latest crop of hypersonic weapons being developed by China
and Russia. The report states,
“China and Russia are pursuing hypersonic weapons because their speed, altitude, and
maneuverability may defeat most missile defense systems, and they may be used to improve long-range
conventional and nuclear strike capabilities. There are no existing countermeasures.” Viewers can go through the report from the
link given in the ‘Description’ section below. In its response to the GAO, the Department
of Defense described the report as “an accurate although sobering macro picture of how the
US stands in the world against emerging threats.” Another important aspect of the missile is
its plasma cloud. As per multiple reports, the missile is completely
covered by a plasma cloud during the flight. The plasma cloud would absorb radio frequencies
emitted from radars and since the waves are not reflected back, it will essentially mean
that the missile will be invisible. It is highly likely that the missile will
be detected very late and this will make intercepting Zircon almost impossible to intercept with
the current crop of air defense systems. Gremyashchiy armed with Zircon will be a credible
threat to American assets, especially the US Navy supercarrier and the carrier strike
group. Since Zircon is heavy and fast, it will have
lots of Kinetic Energy which will come into play along with the explosive warhead and
a single hit from it could be enough to cripple even a supercarrier. Secondly, with Zircon, the warship would be
able to target important land targets as the Aegis BMD will not be able to intercept them. It remains to be seen how
the U.S responds.
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US NAVY DEPLOYS USS GABRIELLE GIFFORDS & USS MONTGOMERY TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA ! DEFENSE UPDATES
November 22, 2019
The U.S. Navy has deployed two Independence-class
littoral combat ships (LCS) to the South China Sea earlier this month. The service dispatched the USS Gabrielle Giffords
from Changi naval base in Singapore to the South China Sea on November 15, while the
USS Montgomery and warships of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) conducted operations together in
the waters between November 6 and 12. The move is aimed at bolstering the U.S. military’s
presence in the highly contested waters. US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that
the US was conducting more patrols in the South China Sea to send a signal to China. He recently stated the U.S “rejects attempts
by any nation to use coercion or intimidation to advance international interests at the
expense of others.” In this video Defense Updates analyzes the
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over the area. Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, and
Taiwan have disputed these claims. The route is significant as about $5 trillion
in trade through shipping passes each year. Countries like the U.S, Japan, U.K, and India
have no claims in the area and want ‘Freedom of Navigation’ as per international maritime
laws. China has tried imposing a unilateral decision
as per which all ships & aircraft navigating in the area need to identify itself to the
Chinese Navy. China has built up military infrastructure
in the islands which include reinforced aircraft hangars at different parts of the disputed
territories. Not only this, YJ-12 Anti Ship Missile and
HQ-9 Surface to Air missiles have been deployed. The littoral combat ship (LCS) is a set of
two classes the Independence and Freedom. Construction of the Freedom-class is spearheaded
by Lockheed Martin at Fincantieri Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin, while that of
Independence-class ships is led by Austal USA in Alabama. These are relatively small surface vessels
and primarily designed for operations near shore. During the late 1990s, the U.S. Navy understood
that cruisers and destroyers would be vulnerable to attacks in shallow coastal waters. Large warships like cruisers and destroyers
are designed for open-ocean warfare and not for shallow water where these can be targeted
by high-speed boats, missile-firing fast-attack craft, small submarines, sea mines, and land
and air-launched anti-ship missiles. The idea behind the littoral combat ship,
as described by former Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England, is to “create a small,
fast, maneuverable and relatively inexpensive member of the DD(X) family of ships.” If required these ships will absorb an attack
and protect the much more expensive cruiser or destroyers. The LCS is envisioned to be a networked, agile,
stealthy surface combatant capable of defeating anti-access and asymmetric threats in coastal
waters. Interestingly, the LCS has a modular design. The vessels can be configured with different
modules for specific roles that include anti-submarine warfare, mine countermeasures, anti-surface
warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, homeland defense, maritime intercept, special
operations, and logistics. In the long run, the LCSs are expected to
progressively replace slower and specialized ships such as minesweepers and amphibious
assault ships. USS Gabrielle Giffords & USS Montgomery have
a length of 127.4 m (418 ft ) and a displacement of 3,104 tonnes when fully loaded. The ships use two gas turbines and two diesel
engines to power four steerable waterjets. The USS Gabrielle Giffords & USS Montgomery
has speed of 40 kn + (46 mph; 74 km/h) and has a range of 4,300 nmi (8,000 km; 4,900
mi) They accommodate 40 core crew plus up to 35
mission crew. Both of the warships can carry up to two Fire
Scouts. The Fire Scout is designed to provide reconnaissance,
situational awareness, aerial fire support and precision targeting support for ground,
air and sea forces. The Independence-class carries a default armament
for self-defense, and command and control. Unlike traditional fighting ships with fixed
armaments such as guns and missiles, tailored mission modules can be configured for one
mission package at a time. Modules may consist of manned aircraft, unmanned
vehicles, off-board sensors, or mission-manning detachments. The interior volume and payload is greater
than some destroyers and is sufficient to serve as a high-speed transport and maneuver
platform. The mission bay is 15,200 square feet (1,410
m2) and takes up most of the deck below the hangar and flight deck. With 11,000 cubic meters of payload volume,
it was designed with enough payload and volume to carry out one mission with a separate mission
module in reserve, allowing the ship to do multiple missions without having to be refitted. The Independence-class ships also have an
integrated LOS Mast, Sea Giraffe 3D Radar and SeaStar Safire FLIR. Northrop Grumman has demonstrated sensor fusion
of on and off-board systems in the Integrated Combat Management System (ICMS) used on the
LCS. USS Gabrielle Giffords & USS Montgomery are
armed by a variety of the weapons One BAE Systems Mk 110 57 mm gun
One Raytheon SeaRAM CIWS (Close-In Weapon System) Four .50-cal guns (2 aft, 2 forward) Two 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster II guns (part of
SUW module) 24 AGM-114L Hellfire missiles (planned part
of SUW module) or NSMs in deck-mounted canisters. Naval Strike Missiles or NSM is the most powerful
weapon of LCSs which gives them a potent punch and the ability to taken on much larger opponents. It is the upgrade of Kongsberg’s Penguin
short-to-medium range anti-ship guided missile. The missile has a range of 100 miles or 185
km. NSM is a 5th generation missile capable of
high subsonic speeds. It has sea skim mode by which it travels very
close to the surface, making it hard to detect and intercept. It is equipped with 276 pounds or 125 kg multi-purpose
blast/fragmentation warhead. NSM features an imaging IR-seeker which is
complimented by inertial/GPS navigation. The missile also has a built-in database of
representative ship types to distinguish between intended targets and other objects. Importantly it can be used as an anti-ship
missile as a for taking out land targets. NSMs are placed on the decks of LCSs through
a proprietary canister launcher. Each LCS can be armed with up to 8 missiles
following a retrofit but the U.S Navy has not revealed how many NSMs are currently deployed. US Navy has more than 10 supercarriers, 65+
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, 25+ Ticonderoga-class cruiser as well as several other surface combatants
like Wasp class amphibious assault ship. The powerful warships have made the American
Navy’s surface fleet to be the most formidable one. With the inclusion of Littoral Combat Ship,
the US Navy will be able to plug certain holes like operating in constrained places and have
a better sea presence This relatively smaller but very agile addition
will significantly improve the combat flexibility of the US Navy in the South China Sea region. The ship’s’ low draught gives them better
access to shallow waters, which would help them in reconnaissance missions in the scattered
reefs of the disputed Spratly chain. Their fast speed is also an advantage when
conducting Freedom of Navigation operations. So, it can be said that the deployment of
USS Gabrielle Giffords & USS Montgomery is a very good move.
My name is Haney Hong. I’m a lieutenant in the United States Navy, and I’m a submarine officer. My name is Lieutenant Christopher Carter, I’m in the United States Navy. I’m a submarine officer. And I drive submarines for a living. Haney Hong – I’m first-generation South Korean. My folks, both my mom and dad, they immigrated to this country in the late seventies and they settled in California with two bucks in their back pocket. And my dad, who’s, who’s always been a firm believer in the United States and what this country stands for, told – told me and my two siblings that we’ll do some sort of service for this country. So I was looking for other ways to do service in the Navy and I saw the ROTC program. Christopher Carter – My grandfather was, was in the Army. My father was in the Marine Corps. When I went down to my father’s base one day, his captain brought me into his room knowing that I was an okay student, knowing that I was a pretty good athlete, and he said, “Have you thought about the Naval Academy?” Me being the different one, I decided to go into the Navy. Ah my father didn’t want me initially to go into the Navy. He, of course, wanted me to go into the Marine Corps, but I, you know, kind of ah wanted to blaze my own trail. Haney Hong – So, it was an interesting conversation my senior year in high school. I said, “Hey, dad, so how we going to pay for college?” And the answer was, “Well, that’s a good question, Haney. How are you going to pay for college?” So, ROTC was definitely a good option for that. And, luckily enough, I was contacted by somebody in the Navy, and they said, “Hey, have you heard of ROTC?” And I said, “I’ve heard a little bit about it. What’s – what’s in it for you; what’s in it for me?” And they said, “Hey, well, we’ll pay for school. We’ll pay for your books. We’ll give you a stipend.” And I said, “Okay. Well, what’s in it for you guys?” They said, “After you graduate, then you’ll have a full-time job as an officer in the United States Navy.” Christopher Carter – I majored in assistant engineering, ah which was a very hard major. It’s ah basically a combination of electrical, mechanical, and computer science which provided me the background that was necessary to go into the Submarine Force. Actually took a submarine cruise, and that opened my eyes to what the Submarine Force was. I saw the camaraderie. I saw how the people interacted. I saw what I knew I wanted to do with the next at least five years of my life. Haney Hong – Well, the Submarine Force offers actually extensive training for its young junior officers. In fact, that’s probably one of the selling points of why I joined the Submarine Force in the first place. As a submariner, you get extensive engineering training and you start – after you graduate, you go through six months of what’s called Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Christopher Carter – After I got com – my commission I went to Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. And that’s basically a six-month course where they teach you all the theory, the design, and the know-how behind nuclear physics. They teach you all about, you know, the ah kind of how to drive the submarine. They teach you about radar, sonar, fire control. I mean, all the great cool things about submarining. Haney Hong – You go from knowing nothing about nuclear engineering to having enough theoretical understanding so that you understand design components and operations. You know, the one thing that makes the Submarine Force unique is submarines are much larger than most people think. I mean, we’ve got fast-attack submarines that are about 350 feet long; ballistic missile submarines that are 600 feet long; that’s a full-size ship but, unfortunately, because you have to put a lot of equipment in not a lot of space, you can’t have as many people. So, we, in the Submarine Force, pride our – pride ourselves on being able to multitask. And so, every sailor on a submarine does multiple things and has multiple jobs because it’s a full-size ship, but you only have 120 to 140 people. There really is no typical day for a member of a submarine crew. Christopher Carter – The Submarine Force nine-to-five doesn’t exist. The – you – the Submarine Force, basically we have an 18-hour-day. Haney Hong – You know, you go on deployment and you get to see some great places. I mean, I spent seven days in Singapore. After we finished one mission, seven days in Singapore; got to hang out with my friends and the other guys on the ship. And then we were driving around the Pacific and just due to schedule changes, we ended up spending New Year’s Eve in Japan. Christopher Carter – When you’re not on the watch, you actually have the opportunity to kick back. It’s not all – it’s not all work and no play. Those 12 hours after you get off watch are kind of – kind of yours. Sure, there’s some training and there’s some other type of things you have to go to, some lectures maybe, but the other 12 hours, you know, you need to get some sleep in there as well, but you can, you know, play cards, you can play Texas Hold ’em, poker. You can play dominoes. You can, you know, there’s other opportunities to have fun outside of that, you know, within that 12-hour period. Haney Hong – What is most memorable about the United States Navy and the Submarine Force, in particular, is the camaraderie that you develop and the esprit de corps that – that’s generated when you’re working so closely with a small crew of about 120 to 140 people. Christopher Carter – I reported to the boat with a guy I had not known before in my entire life. I did not know him throughout the pipeline. I didn’t know him at all. Showed up on the same day with him and that guy was in my wedding. Haney Hong – You get to know everybody. You know where they’re from. You know if they’re married. You know if they’ve got kids. You know they’ve got three dogs. And everybody really gets to know one another and you really develop a strong personal and professional respect for everybody else with whom you work. And that’s what’s most memorable about the experience. Christopher Carter – The Navy is this – is not just a job, but it’s my life. It’s provided me a certain level of camaraderie where I have gained a cer – a lot of friends on a lot of different levels within the Navy, in my short time in the Navy. Haney Hong – I’m a very young individual that has been afforded the opportunity to go to college, which I would not have had without the Navy, but I’ve also been granted great responsibility and authority. Christopher Carter – And by being in the Navy up to this point, I’ve served with some of the greatest leaders on our planet. And I have learned immensely from those particular people how to lead. Haney Hong – So, training, quality of life, and the last leg of it, my – my triad here – is the leadership opportunity. You, as a submarine officer, immediate jump in and you’ve got – you’re running an engine room, or you’re – when you show up you’re learning immediately how to, how to be in charge of the entire ship. Christopher Carter – If I was going to talk to someone who was coming to the Submarine Force, whether it be my brother or my sister, I would tell them that the Navy offers an extreme amount of education. You could become a doctor. You could become a lawyer. You can drive ships. You can drive submarines. You can fly jets. You can do all those things in the Navy. If you want to work with the best and the brightest and on the cutting edge of technology, than the Submarine Force is where you should go.
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Eddie Gallagher speaks out after Trump orders his Naval rank restored
November 18, 2019
If any other high school girl walked up to me right now and says ‘I wanna join the military’, I’d tell them to join. It’s an experience that no one else can give you. It was the only thing I wanted to do. I knew that the Navy was going to give me what I needed, and I knew that they could produce, very quickly. I didn’t have to wait. I didn’t have to go back to college and wait three years to do something else. It does provide you an opportunity to really start fresh. And I’m not, I don’t say that in a bad way. It’s a whole new perspective on life. It’s taken time for people to see that women can do any job in the Navy. So you’ve gotten over the newness. It’s just normal. You’re gonna get to see places you’ve never seen. Do jobs you’d never thought that you would do. Have experiences that no other person that doesn’t join the military is gonna have. And you need to embrace those. I’ve definitely become a stronger person. I can persevere through a lot of difficult times, I think, easier. Structure. I actually know what structure is in my life now, um, ya know, and I appreciate it. They gave me so many skills that I did not learn when I was younger that I use today. I have friends on ship that are now my sisters for life, and I couldn’t, I wouldn’t take that back for anything. For someone that’s trying to join the Navy that’s young, I would tell her that I used to be scared, and I used to be, like, what if, what if I don’t like it or what if I fail. But, that she can do it.
Boot Camp. We’re sure you’ve heard of it, and you’ve probably even heard stories about what goes on there, but what exactly should you expect? It’s important to be fully prepared, so we’re here to help you become just that. So what exactly is Boot Camp? Well, first and foremost it’s known as R-T-C, Recruit Training Command, and it’s definitely not to be taken lightly. Boot Camp develops the mental and physical capacity of new recruits, so that the Fleet is supplied with top-quality, trained Sailors. Now, what should you expect there? Well, because of the command staff’s hard work, R-T-C is a place where recruits are involved in carrying out activities from day one all the way through graduation. Upon arrival, recruits are formed into divisions and spend the first week completing processing. This involves lots of paperwork, medical and dental exams, haircuts and inoculations. From then on, recruits are molded into Sailors. You’ll be taught the Navy’s core traditions. The workload is heavy but the goal is simple: Prepare recruits to the fullest. In addition to classroom instruction, recruits spend time learning the fundamentals of small arms marksmanship, seamanship, water survival, line handling and firefighting. You can also earn recognition flags at Boot Camp. A few ways to receive these are through academic excellence, military drills, cleanliness and athletics. At the end of training, recruits enter their final evaluation – Battle Stations 21. Here, they go through 24 hours of Navy simulations aboard a replica ship. Upon completion, they receive a Navy ball cap to replace their recruit ball cap. This is known as the Capping Ceremony, and it indicates their new status as Sailors in the Navy. We hope we’ve answered many of your questions, but if you’re still curious and want to learn more about Boot Camp, visit bootcamp.navy.mil
no I know they are over they are yes or
no so keep your feet away from to the brakes
alright fun I retired 30 years ago and I have not flown in an airplane since I had never flown in a biplane of all the different models that I have flown
it just missed the biplane I’m 90 years old so this is my chance to complete the
circle our primary mission is to help seniors especially military veterans get
out and get a ride and get the appreciation that they need and to show
them that there’s still a great part of our community just the view of being in the air just
the view we get you’re so high you can almost see the curvature of the earth
and and it’s just magnificent I was very fortunate to be able to play
its then all over the Mediterranean and as it was a great experience I’ve never felt so good in my whole life
that you made a difference in someone’s life giving them a ride in an airplane
which for us is pure fun in itself but to see what it does and transforms and
back and brings back memories you
WELCOME TO ALL HANDS UPDATE, I’M PETTY OFFICER
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THE NAVY WANTS YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE NOT ALONE. THE NAVY GOLD STAR PROGRAM PROVIDES LONG-TERM
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THAT WE ARE THERE FOR THEM AND THAT WE ARE THERE FOR AS LONG AS THEY NEED. EVERYONE GOES
THROUGH DIFFERENT CYCLES OF STAGES OF GRIEF AND EVERYONE GOES THROUGH DIFFERENT SITUATIONS
IN THEIR PERSONAL HISTORY AND THEIR OWN PERSONAL GROWTH FOR THIS. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
INFORMATION. SO IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THAT’S OUT THERE AND WE HAVE THAT TYPE OF
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USOs (Unidentified Submerged Objects): U.S. Navy Confirm Ufo Videos Are Real
November 8, 2019
You all know about UFOs, but what about USOs? No, not the show that cheers up the troops,
I’m talking about Unidentified Submerged Objects! What are those? Let me show you some examples! 8. “Invisible Residents”
Now, before we dive into the whole “sightings” business we probably should discuss more what
USO’s are. Because like UFOs, these “Unidentified Submerged
Objects” have been seen by many over the years, and they have prompted many to wonder if we’re
looking in the wrong areas for things like alien life or hyper advanced creatures beyond
the basic sea animal. A great example of many stories that detail
what possible USOs are out there is a book from Ivan T Sanderson called “Invisible Residents”. Here is the synopsis from Google books, check
out what is said about him and why this book does what it does:
“This book is a groundbreaking contribution to the study of the UFO enigma, originally
published over 30 years ago. In this book, Sanderson, a renowned zoologist
with a keen interest in the paranormal, puts forward the curious theory that OINTS”-Other
Intelligences-live under the Earths oceans. This underwater, parallel, civilization may
be twice as old as Homo sapiens, he proposes, and may have developed what we call space
flight.” Sanderson postulates that the OINTS are behind
many UFO sightings as well as the mysterious disappearances of aircraft and ships in the
Bermuda Triangle. Sanderson offers here an exhaustive study
of USOs (Unidentified Submarine Objects) observed in nearly every part of the world. He presents many well-documented and exciting
case studies of these unusual sightings; more.” If you paid attention, you’ll notice several
big keywords in that synopsis. Such as the Bermuda Triangle, where many strange
things have happened over the years involving ships, planes, and more. You’ll notice that this book is NOT just his
random thoughts on the matter, but a compilation of eyewitnesses to these events, and more. So this isn’t just another “oh, it’s aliens”
theory, this is something that a lot of people believe in. 7. David Fravor
What might surprise you the most about various UFO and USO sightings is that it’s always
random people in terms of civilians that see these things. The first modern UFO encounter (that happened
before Roswell, New Mexico) happened in Seattle and was seen by a pilot. And for USOs, many military personal have
seen them due to them flying over the waters for various reasons. Such as David Fravor, who was already a known
UFO seer, noted that one of his Navy pilot buddies whom he trusts had an encounter with
an USO that is hard to describe. After the Navy acknowledged certain videos
that Fravor and others took about the infamous Tic Tac alien, he began to receive stories
from others who have seen things, including a group who witnessed the USO: “They don’t feel alone,” he said. “One of the guys was a Navy helicopter pilot. He was flying a CH-53, a big heavy-lifter
the Marine Corps uses for certain things. Off the East Coast they do a lot of shooting,
at the time it was off Puerto Rico.” Why were they in Puerto Rico? On a routine mission to get some torpedoes
that had been fired into the water during a test:
“The helo drops a swimmer in the water, he hooks the whole thing up and they fly back. The first time they were out and they were
going to pick up a BQM, he’s sitting in the front — in the CH-53 you can see down
by your feet — and as he’s looking down, they’re 50 feet (15 metres) above the water,
he sees this kind of dark mass coming up from the depths,” he said. “As they hoist the BQM up, he’s looking
at this thing going, ‘What the hell is that?’ And then it just goes back down underwater. Once they pull the kid and the BQM out of
the water, this object descends back into the depths.” Oh, but that’s not where the story ends. Because they had to go back down to get more
of the torpedoes. And on the second run of doing that, the object
showed back up once more, and it did so as the diver was mere feet from the water. “This big object, kind of circular, is coming
up from the depths and he starts screaming through the intercom system to tell them to
pull the diver up, and the diver’s only a few feet from the water.” He continued, “They reverse the winch and
the diver’s thinking, ‘What the hell is going on?’ And all of a sudden he said the torpedo just
got sucked down underwater, and the object just descended back down into the depths. They never recovered it.” They also never found out what that mass was,
but there were plenty of theories that Fravor shared on the Joe Rogan podcast that he was
on when he told this story. And again, this only scratches the surface
of them. 6. WWII Kraken Sighting
The Kraken is a legend that continues to thrive in the world despite many people “believing”
that it was an exaggeration of a now known creature. But since we’re human, we like to believe
in the monsters that go bump in the night, am I right? For those of you who don’t know the stories
or myths, the Kraken is a squid of such size that it would dwarf and consume massive vessels. Sometimes even wrapping its massive tentacles
around the ships and dragging them into the depths below. But despite this story being born in the time
of sailboats (think Pirates of the Caribbean times), there have been many modern day accounts
of the Kraken, including some in World War II. A British Trawler was docked off of the Maldives. A crewman, A.G. Starkey, was on the deck of
the trawler when he thought he saw something in the water:
“As I gazed, fascinated, a circle of green light glowed in my area of illumination. This green unwinking orb, I suddenly realized,
was an eye. The surface of the water undulated with some
strange disturbance. Gradually, I realized that I was gazing almost
point-blank at a huge squid.” But wait, there’s more to tell. For after seeing the eye of the squid, he
walked from one end of the ship to the next, and he found that the tentacles reached to
the other end. Making this “kraken” about 175 feet long. To be clear, the largest known squid in the
world is about 60 feet long, which is a very impressive length, but what Starkey saw was
basically 3 times that. Plus, you would have to think that given his
rank, position on the ship and the times he was in (World War II) that he wouldn’t have
a reason or a desire to lie about such a thing that he witnessed. So, did he really see a Kraken? Or, did he may discover a new species of squid
and just not realize it? We may never know the answer, but these sightings
of massive squids beyond what we know continue to pop up every once in a while. Before we boggle your mind with more USO sighting,
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Going back to Fravor for a second, also on the Joe Rogan Podcast interview that he did,
he noted that one time a 79-year-old lady contacted him about her own experiences with
USOs. But not via her own sightings, but rather,
something that her father told her when she was much younger. Her father was a Navy officer, and around
the 1950’s he was stationed in San Francisco. Nothing strange about that, right? Except, that one day her father goes and shows
her these telegrams that were sent to his base. The telegrams stated that there were “unidentified
objects” going in and out of the water in a place just of the coast of San Francisco. The reason she remembered this wasn’t just
because of the weirdness of it, or that he father told her about it and thus she must
remember it. But rather, the number of telegrams that came
in with that exact purpose. The father even noted that they get these
kinds of telegrams “all the time, and they’re all about the same spot”. Sadly, the “spot” in terms of latitude and
longitude are lost to time, but it is very curious. What’s more, it’s not the first time that
a singular spot or area in the ocean has been known to have certain “sightings” if you get
my drift. 4. International Sighting
Another misconception about certain alien sightings is that they only happen in certain
parts of the world because only certain nations have “reported” sightings of them. but that’s not true. If you don’t believe me, check out this report
from Japan: “On the 19th of April, 1957, crew members
aboard the Kitsukawa Maru, a Japanese fishing boat, spotted two metallic silvery objects
descending from the sky into the sea (original emphasis). The objects, estimated to be ten meters long,
were without wings of any kind. As the hit the water, they created a violent
turbulence. The exact location was reported as 31° 15’
N and 143° 30’ E.” So right there you have not just a UFO sighting,
but one that transformed into a USO sighting! Think about what that could mean as a whole? No, seriously. What if the UFOs that we are continually seeing
in the skies are doing their flybys and then hiding in the waters of the world? Remember, the Earth is 3 parts water 1 part
land. So there’s plenty of room to hide in. In fact, there have been certain shows in
history that noted that aliens could use the waters to hide out until they were ready to
invade. Granted, that’s clearly not what happened
here, but if those fishermen are to be believed, something went from the sky and into the water,
and that’s something that doesn’t happen on Earth. Not like this. 3. Submarine Warfare? In Puerto Rico back in 1963, some Submarine
drills were going down when something very odd happened. It was detailed in the book “Invisible Residents”:
“The maneuvers were conducted off Puerto Rico in the Atlantic some 500 miles southeast of
the continental United States. All reports seem to agree that there were
five “small” naval vessels concerned, but in more than one account the aircraft
carrier Wasp is stated to have been the command ship… A sonar operator on one of the small vessels,
otherwise listed as a destroyer, reported to his bridge that one of the submarines had
broken formation and gone off in what appeared to be pursuit of some unknown object. This operator did not, of course, know if
this was a “plant”, since the maneuvers they were engaged in were exercises designed
to train personnel in detection of enemy craft…However, this operator’s report was not all within
the limits of any such simulation,. Trouble was that said subaqueous object was
traveling at “over 150 knots”! But wait, there’s more. Not only did that one ship get a ping on that
fast moving “object” in the water, but other ships picked it up as well. Also… “It is said that technicians kept track of
this object for four days, and that it maneuvered round about, and to depths of 27,000 feet.” Back in 1963, there weren’t many subs who
could go 27,000 feet below sea level, let alone ones that could go 150 nauts. So you tell me, what exactly did they see
that day underwater? 2. Splashdown
Here’s a final misconception about things like USOs, they are all from “times when we
didn’t know better”, or were easily influenced. Except that some accounts of USOs come from
recent times. Such as 2007, when a woman was on a cruise
ship and saw something she couldn’t explain: “After about 5 minutes, three softly glowing
objects came into view – three uniform, nearly spherical objects, evenly spaced in
a line parallel to the ship’s hull and hovering just above the water surface… They appeared to stay in one place while the
ship moved past them. They were hovering, but didn’t disturb the
water below them. Just as they went out of my sight, the left
one (toward the bow) splashed down into the water and disappeared.” There are even reports of certain sightings
as recently as 2019. So hopefully that will help you put a little
more reason in your cap of skepticism. 1. What Is Out There In the Waters of Our World? Whether you want to believe in aliens or not,
there is one thing that you honestly can’t deny, and that’s the simple truth that our
world has a very large undiscovered piece that was truly haven’t cracked yet: The Ocean. We’ve been looking at the ocean for many hundreds
of years, but in terms of actual mapping of it we’re only at 5%. 5%! Of the WHOLE ocean! Think about what that means! Plus, there are areas like the Mariana Trench
that are so deep in the water that we can barely reach it even with the best technology
in the world right now. So we openly acknowledge that there are plenty
of undiscovered species in the waters right now that we have yet to find. So why is it that we are willing to accept
that and not the possibility that there are some “out there” things in the waters right
now? Is it so hard to believe that the “impossible”
may just live right off our shores? You tell me. Thanks for watching everyone! What did you think of these Unidentified Submerged
Objects stories? Which ones do you think are the most plausible
and really happened? Do you think they’re all fake, and why? Let me know in the comments below, be sure
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