The Carrier Protocol Series

They never fired a shot. They didn’t have to. When the USS Constitution, America’s most advanced aircraft carrier, enters contested waters, the crew expects surveillance and posturing. What they don’t expect is infiltration. A subtle telemetry spike. A shadow beneath the hull. A satellite drifting into perfect position. Then the ship’s own systems begin to respond. Captain Daniel Mercer and Commander Elena Varga uncover a coordinated multi-domain operation targeting sea, cyber, and space — not to destroy the carrier, but to map it, predict it, and manipulate the perception of power itself.

Tensions in the Persian Gulf are rising. When a series of mysterious attacks disrupts shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the United States deploys a carrier strike group to stabilize the region and protect one of the world’s most critical waterways. Aboard the aircraft carrier USS Independence, intelligence reports reveal that the attacks may not be random acts of aggression. Hidden behind the escalating conflict is a sophisticated technological threat capable of disrupting modern naval warfare.