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First U.S. Navy Sub To Deploy With New UUV Capability
The U.S. Navy (USN) has announced that it is set to deploy a torpedo-tube launch-and-recovery (TTL&R) uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) capability...
07/10/24Read it on Naval NewsThe First Surface Drone-v-Drone Fight
A Harbinger of Things to Come...
9h agoRead it on CDR SalamanderHouse Democrats Criticize Navy Over Firing of USS South Dakota Leadership
Reps. Joe Courtney (D-CT) and Adam Smith (D-WA) bashed the Navy’s leadership for privately firing the top three commanders of the nuclear submarine...
1d agoRead it on Washington ExaminerNew Facilities To Pump Out Upgraded F/A-18E/F Super Hornets
The Navy is looking to bolster capacity to make major modifications to F/A-18E/Fs and EA-18Gs amid shifting production priorities....
1d agoRead it on The WarZoneDelivering First Columbia-Class Sub in 2028 Is ‘Absolutely Achievable’
VADM Rob Gaucher, the direct reporting portfolio manager for Submarines, said that delivering the first Columbia-class submarine in 2028 is still a...
1d agoRead it on Breaking DefenseU.S. Navy Expands Tomahawk Warhead Production
A newly inaugurated 300-gallon energetics mixer at China Lake is slated to reach production rate by June 2027...
1d agoRead it on Naval NewsUnderwater Arms Race Puts U.S. Naval Supremacy at Risk
Underwater drones will likely reshape the future of war fighting at sea...
1d agoRead it on NewsweekSSN(X) Attack Boat Will be a Swift, Lethal Mothership for Undersea Drones
The U.S. Navy Needs a New Battlecruiser. Will It Get One?
The future USS Defiant will play a critical role in strengthening America’s national security at sea—if its advocates can make their case to a...
2d agoRead it on The National InterestCoding Commander's Intent into Unmanned Systems
As unmanned systems begin to take a prominent place in today’s naval strategy, a serious strategic vulnerability must be addressed....
2d agoRead it on ProceedingsToday’s Destroyers Are ‘Tin Cans’
Churchill called capital ships eggshells smiting one another with hammers, and Jutland, Pearl Harbor, and the Yamato proved him right....
4d agoRead it on 1945
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