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Caitlyn Burchett • Stars and Stripes

'Chowder' Hill Takes Command of USS Truman After Collision

The commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman has been fired following a collision with a cargo ship near the Suez Canal, the...

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Brady Knox • Washington Examiner

House 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...

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Joseph Trevithick • The WarZone

New 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....

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Diana Stancy • Breaking Defense

Delivering 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...

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Naval News Staff • Naval News

U.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...

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Tom O'Connor • Newsweek

Underwater Arms Race Puts U.S. Naval Supremacy at Risk

Underwater drones will likely reshape the future of war fighting at sea...

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Sam LaGrone • USNI News

SSN(X) Attack Boat Will be a Swift, Lethal Mothership for Undersea Drones

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Brent D. Sadler • The National Interest

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...

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Thomas Baumstark • Proceedings

Coding 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....

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James Holmes • 1945

Today’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....

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Carl Napoletano • RealClearDefense

How Digital Twins Can Strengthen Naval Readiness

Anyone paying attention to the news can agree we have to do everything we can to extend our naval advantage....

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