TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA

Combat Ships Record Breakers

A look at how technological advances over the centuries have led to bigger and faster combat ships and transformed maritime warfare.

Combat Ships Gulf War Warriors

A look at key naval battles that have taken place in the Persian Gulf over the last 50 years and the warships involved, from both sides of the conflicts.

Combat Ships The Smallest Ships

A look at the smallest ships of war and the major roles they've played over the centuries, including the 1776 gunboat built to stop a British invasion and the HA-19 sub.

Air Warriors B-29 Superfortress

The story of the world's first nuclear bomber, the B-29, and its explosive impact on aerial warfare.

Air Warriors Zero

An inside look at Japan's A6M Zero, the most feared fighter at the start of World War II.

Air Warriors C-17

The inside story of the massive military transport aircraft, the C-17.

Air Warriors U-2 Dragon Lady

The history and evolution of America's most legendary spy plane.

Air Warriors F-16

The history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon and how it became the U.S. Air Force's most versatile plane.

Air Warriors Top Ten WWII

A countdown of the ten greatest military planes of World War II, including the Japanese Zero, the Nazi ME 109, and the B-29 Superfortress.

Air Warriors F-4 Phantom

The inside story of the F-4 Phantom, the U.S. military's go-to fighter for more than four decades.

Air Warriors Top Choppers

The world's most versatile and powerful helicopters, including the Huey that served as a rescue helicopter in Vietnam, and the Apache attack helicopter.

Hell Below In Enemy Waters

Under the command of Lt. Cdr. Creed Burlingame, the USS Silversides sets its course to patrol in the crossfire of the Guadalcanal campaign to help swing the fighting in America's favor.

Hell Below Submarine Sabotage

The first submarine outfitted with rocket launchers attacks the Japanese coastline.

Hell Below U-Boat Killers

In April 1944, U-515 heads to the Gold Coast, where it is tested by one of the new Hunter Killer Groups led by Captain Daniel Gallery.

Hell Below Defying Rommel

A small fleet of British submarines is perhaps the Allies last chance to keep Germany and the Axis Powers from capturing Egypt.

Hell Below Sub Vs. Sub

The February 1945 clash of HMS Venturer and U-864 marks the first underwater submarine battle in history.

Hell Below Cuban Crisis

The four Soviet subs involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis and how they nearly triggered a nuclear war.

Air Warriors Galaxy

An inside look at the U.S. Air Force's largest aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy; its most dramatic combat and peacetime missions over the last 50 years.

Air Warriors OV-10 Bronco

The Vietnam-era OV-10 Bronco is pulled out of retirement to join the fight against ISIS.

Air Warriors MiG

The history of the Russian MiG, American air power's fiercest rival for more than 50 years.

Air Warriors Messerschmitt BF 109

Considered the deadliest fighter of WWII, Germany's Me-109s were feared by Allied bombers and fighters alike; 109s fought Spitfires in the Battle of Britain and alongside Rommel in North Africa.

Aerial America Wilderness

A cross-country flight over icy landscapes in Alaska's Denali, vast wetlands in Florida's Everglades, and over 100 million acres of badlands, deserts, and mountains.

Aerial America North Carolina

The Wright Brothers gave the state its slogan "First in Flight"; civil rights leaders in Greensboro; NASCAR.

Aerial America Made in the USA

A cross-country flight across America reveals the nation's most iconic industries, the people behind them and the stories of how they came to be.