operations at an airbase in the UK, where US nuclear weapons have been stored.
General Van Herk told us drones could do the same thing here.
of embarrassing us from the fact that they can do this on a day-to-day basis, and they
to attack U.S. and coalition service members, and the threat into U.S. probably caught us
aerial phenomena documented by US service members.
Elizondo tells us A-TIP was a loose-knit mix of scientists, electro-optical engineers,
A Navy Aircrew struggled to lock on to a fast-moving object off the US-Atlantic coast in 2015.
He told us his F-18 squadron began seeing UAP's hovering over restricted airspace southeast
Lieutenant Graves told us pilots training off the Atlantic coast see things like that all
He told us pilots speculate they are one of three things.
We're happy to just ignore the fact that these are out there watching us every day.
There was four of us in the airplanes literally watching this thing for roughly about five minutes.
So it's not us. That's one thing we know.
But I don't think we can allow the stigma to keep us from having an answer
What do you want us to do about this?
I want us to take it seriously and have a process to take it seriously.
I want us to have a process to analyze the data.
They can hit us.
US Navy planners aren't just plotting how to evade China's rocket force,
Ships, like the US destroyer Wayne Emeyer, part of the Nimitz strike group,
has much longer arms than their potential opponent, the US.
There is another area of modern naval warfare where the US had a head start
How much more advanced is US submarine technology than Chinese capability?
and ignored efforts by the US military to keep the lines of communication open.
Even when a Chinese spy balloon reached American airspace and was shot down by the US.
If the US and Chinese militaries can't communicate over a Chinese spy balloon,
Doesn't that make the situation even more dangerous if US and Chinese militaries are not talking?
Cyberattacks on American cities and the sabotage of ports on the west coast of the US mainland could follow.
One recent non-classified war game had the US prevailing but losing 20 ships including two carriers.
Is it your hope that the power of the US Navy, the force posture of the US Navy,
In June, a Chinese warship nearly collided with a US destroyer in the Taiwan Strait.
When we return, critical questions about the state of the US Navy and its readiness.
military strategists and politicians about the state of the US Navy.
One common thread in our reporting is unease, both about the size of the US fleet
We first asked the commander of the US Pacific Fleet Admiral Samuel Poparo about this
What is it about the US Navy that has allowed the two of you to find common cause?
What would you say the state of the US Navy is today?