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UK Navy to take drone-teaming operations underwater with new submarine

Officials hope to gain operational advantages for securing the ocean floors by pairing submarines and unmanned undersea vessels.

15 hours ago

Watch Israel test its anti-missile Barak weapon at sea

The defense system is key to protecting Israel’s four Sa’ar 6 corvettes that the country recently received and deployed.

18 hours ago

MilTech

Palantir, Lockheed Martin team up to modernize naval combat systems

Palantir's software deployment system could help Lockheed push more timely updates to its Aegis Combat System through a new collaboration.

What’s ahead for Navy unmanned underwater vehicle programs?

The Navy is nearing delivery of an extra large UUV test vehicle, and will soon field a new torpedo tube launch and recovery capability for the medium UUV.

3 days ago

Kongsberg precision-strike missiles to replace Harpoons on UK warships

The surface-to-surface strike weapon is being rushed into service in time to meet next year’s pensioning off of the Harpoon missile

9 days ago

Japanese destroyers intercept ballistic missiles in tests with US Navy

Cooperative Engagement Capability allowed JS Maya to detect and track the missile target before sister ship JS Haguro shot it down.

9 days ago

Naval version of Israel’s Iron Dome defense system completes testing

The C-Dome is a seaborne configuration of the Iron Dome system that Israel has used on land to intercept thousands of rockets and other threats.

14 days ago

Marine Corps budget chief optimistic about upcoming 2024 proposal

Despite worries the Navy wouldn't fund Marine Corps amphibious needs, the Marines' top budgeter said he's feeling confident ahead of final 2024 review.

2 weeks ago

US Navy hopes new funding model can cut sub maintenance delays by 2026

U.S. attack subs saw a combined 1,100 days of maintenance delays last year. The service thinks it can get near zero with a couple fundamental changes.

2 weeks ago

Zumwalt tackles surface warfare basics in first operational employment

After years of delay, destroyer Zumwalt is back from its first operational employment to the Pacific.

2 weeks ago

Spanish-British shipyard team wins bid for UK naval logistics fleet

The government vows to keep most of the work in Britain, following unions' fears that key skills could be outsourced to other countries.

2 weeks ago

UK military ups investments in undersea surveillance

London is joining a rush by nations to improve their situational awareness of what's happening to critical connections resting on the ocean floors.

2 weeks ago

UK orders five more counter-submarine frigates for $5 billion

The new contract fulfills a longtime government commitment to field a fleet of eight Type-26 anti-submarine warships.

2 weeks ago

China displays air-launched hypersonic missile at air show near Taiwan

A pair of air-launched hypersonic missiles carried under the wings of a Xi’an H-6K bomber were at the show.

3 weeks ago

Four-year-old LCS Wichita suffers propulsion plant casualty

Officials said they are confident the mishap did not involve the ship's combining gear, an issue plaguing the Freedom-class LCS fleet.

3 weeks ago

Saildrone to expand its seabed mapping missions in Atlantic, Pacific

The company's unmanned surface vessels could help armed forces with reconnaissance of the underwater landscape, a prerequisite for submarine activities.

3 weeks ago

Small shipyards consolidate amid Navy program delays

Though several ship programs more accessible to small yards are in the works, they won't go into production until 2025 or later.

3 weeks ago

The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) enters the Trident Refit Facility, Kings Bay, Ga., dry dock Feb. 1, 2021, for an extended refit period.

Better weapons, complex training bolster US submarine force

Hypersonic missiles are coming to the newest Virginia-class subs starting in 2029.

4 weeks ago

Navy readies new tools, training after Connecticut submarine collision

A new tool will spot shallow waters for the crew, and the Navy has added navigation training for officers and sailors.

4 weeks ago

US Navy wants to avoid shortfall of nuke-armed subs in 2030s

The Navy wants to extend up to five aging subs and hasten the delivery of their replacements to avoid any shortfalls of these critical national assets.

4 weeks ago

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Officials hope to gain operational advantages for securing the ocean floors by pairing submarines and unmanned undersea vessels.

The defense system is key to protecting Israel’s four Sa’ar 6 corvettes that the country recently received and deployed.

Palantir's software deployment system could help Lockheed push more timely updates to its Aegis Combat System through a new collaboration.

The Navy is nearing delivery of an extra large UUV test vehicle, and will soon field a new torpedo tube launch and recovery capability for the medium UUV.

The surface-to-surface strike weapon is being rushed into service in time to meet next year’s pensioning off of the Harpoon missile

Cooperative Engagement Capability allowed JS Maya to detect and track the missile target before sister ship JS Haguro shot it down.

The C-Dome is a seaborne configuration of the Iron Dome system that Israel has used on land to intercept thousands of rockets and other threats.

Despite worries the Navy wouldn't fund Marine Corps amphibious needs, the Marines' top budgeter said he's feeling confident ahead of final 2024 review.

U.S. attack subs saw a combined 1,100 days of maintenance delays last year. The service thinks it can get near zero with a couple fundamental changes.

After years of delay, destroyer Zumwalt is back from its first operational employment to the Pacific.

The government vows to keep most of the work in Britain, following unions' fears that key skills could be outsourced to other countries.

London is joining a rush by nations to improve their situational awareness of what's happening to critical connections resting on the ocean floors.

The new contract fulfills a longtime government commitment to field a fleet of eight Type-26 anti-submarine warships.

A pair of air-launched hypersonic missiles carried under the wings of a Xi’an H-6K bomber were at the show.

Officials said they are confident the mishap did not involve the ship's combining gear, an issue plaguing the Freedom-class LCS fleet.

The company's unmanned surface vessels could help armed forces with reconnaissance of the underwater landscape, a prerequisite for submarine activities.

Though several ship programs more accessible to small yards are in the works, they won't go into production until 2025 or later.

Hypersonic missiles are coming to the newest Virginia-class subs starting in 2029.

A new tool will spot shallow waters for the crew, and the Navy has added navigation training for officers and sailors.

The Navy wants to extend up to five aging subs and hasten the delivery of their replacements to avoid any shortfalls of these critical national assets.