U.S. Navy News
New Nuclear Armed Columbia-Class Submarines Will Fire Stealthy Mk 48 Torpedoes
The Pentagon explains its now emerging Columbia-class submarines are the number 1 acquisition priority across the DoD
US & Japan Conduct Sophisticated Communications and Anti-Submarine Exercises
The exercises, which included US units from Commander, Destroyer Squadron 15 (DESRON) and Japan’s JS Teruzuki, sought to solidify the US-Japanese deterrence posture in the Pacific theater
Navy Commissions Second Block IV Virginia-class Attack Submarine
Block IV Virginia-class submarines are an interesting bridge between the massively upgraded Block III boats and the in development Block V Virginia Payload Modules boats
Navy Powers Offense with Hypersonic Weapons
The Army plans to field its ground-mobile Long Range Hypersonic Weapon by 2023 and the Navy says its on track to deploy its Conventional Prompt Strike on destroyers by 2025.
How the US Navy Can Fast-Track Building 500 Warships: Warrior Maven Exclusive Interview
A Warrior Maven Exclusive Interview with Industry Experts: David Forster, Chairman, Amphibious Warship Industrial Base Coalition & Rick Giannini, Chairman, Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base Coalition
Navy Aims to Build 15 Constellation-class Frigates In 5 Years
The Constellation will come in at 496 feet and displace 7,300 tons. The frigate’s size and weight are, by design, intended to fit between littoral combat ships and DDG 51 destroyers
Navy Fires Hypersonic Missile "Prototype," Travels 109 Miles in 2 Minutes
The US Navy has had a breakthrough - it fired a hypersonic weapon 109 nautical miles in two minutes, a massive development
Nuclear-Armed Columbia-class Submarine is Pentagon's Top Acquisition Priority. To be Delivered in 2028
The Columbia-class boats incorporate a new generation of technologies
Cutting Edge Tactical Tomahawk Cruise Missile Awarded $200 Million Purchase from US Navy
The Block V Tactical Tomahawk is the most modern variant which introduces course correcting technology enabling the weapon to adjust its trajectory to hit moving targets.
Navy Aims to Fire Hypersonic Weapons From USS Zumwalt-class Destroyers
“The Army is fielding a hypersonic weapon in 2023 and the Navy in 2025" - Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday
Marine Corps Shifts Maritime Tactics & Strategy to Counter "Pacing" Threat Posed by China
Extending land-attack from the sea with Marine Expeditionary Units is central to this strategy, should the Corps need to conduct amphibious operations from the Baltic or Black Sea
Littoral Combat Ship Hits Rough Waters During 2023 Budget Talks. Stirs Congressional Debate
The Navy says a large number of LCS ships need to be retired because they simply cannot hold up against an increasingly advanced Chinese threat in the Pacific
US Navy in Serious Jeopardy of Falling Behind China in Shipbuilding & Naval Modernization
China is already building its third and fourth aircraft carriers, plans to double its force of destroyers and is adding Type 075 amphibious assault ships
BAE's Next-Gen Amphibious Combat Vehicle Ready for Maritime Operations
The new ACV can travel roughly 13 miles through water, at about six knots, from ship to shore, it can hit speeds of 60mph on land for hundreds of miles inland.
China and US Continue Show of Force in Pacific as Taiwan Remains a Potential Battleground
China clearly seeks to counter or mask the US Navy’s forward presence in the Pacific, a mission which places the US in an optimal position to defend Taiwan
Submarine-Launched Hypersonic Missiles Expected by 2028
Hypersonic missile-armed attack submarines would present enemies with a dilemma, as they could hit enemy targets on shore while remaining difficult to detect by enemy radar
Biden Administration Cancels Nuclear-Capable, Submarine Launched Cruise Missile (SLCM)
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro told the Senate Armed Services Committee the President has sufficient “tools” in his tool to deter adversaries considering the use of nuclear weapon
Navy's Distributed Maritime Operations Strategy Fortified with New, Next-Gen "Sea Base" Ship
The service has now laid the keel for the future USS John Canley, the Navy’s fourth Expeditionary Sea Base ship
Navy Accelerates AI-Enabled, Autonomous Drones
Well evolved systems include the Large Diameter Unmanned Undersea vehicle called the Snakehead and the smaller Razorback surveillance and mine-hunting drone
US Zumwalt & DDG 51 Destroyers Face Threat From China's Launched, Type 055D Destroyer
Type 055D destroyers are Zumwalt-like in that they have a slightly rounded hull exterior and blended contours as part of what looks like an effort to lower a radar signature
United States Sends Drone Boats to Ukraine
This is an extremely significant development for a number of reasons
Hypersonic Missile Launch Update: Hypersonic Prototype Travels 109 Nautical Miles in 2 Minutes
The principle advantage of hypersonics is simply”time,” the speed at which they can hit an enemy target massively shortens the response curve for potential enemies.
The Technology Powering Navy Ship Launched Hypersonics, Lasers & Radar Systems
Technological advances have enabled developers to engineer weapons with improved capacity, however many of them rely upon much greater amounts of expeditionary power
New Technology May Enable Ships to Fire Hypersonic Missiles
New weapons, propulsion technologies and energetics are rapidly emerging, generating a need for new innovative launcher technologies
Modernized DDG(X) Destroyer: A Window Into Future Maritime Warfare
“The DDG(X) platform will have the flexibility to rapidly and affordably upgrade to future war-fighting systems when they become available."