US Navy January 3, 2021 Navy arms destroyers with new drone, aircraft and missile defenses Attacking enemy cruise missiles, fighter jets, helicopters and longer-range high altitude ballistic missiles all present substantial threats to Navy surface ships, especially when multiple attacks arrive simultaneously. By and large, defending against incoming ballistic missiles and air and cruise missiles requires separate defensive systems … until now.
US Navy December 16, 2020 Pentagon Joint Chiefs cites 500-ship Navy fleet as 'aim point' Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley is directly, and without hesitation, saying that a much larger 500-ship U.S. Navy will be necessary to contain Chinese expansionist ambitions.
US Navy December 15, 2020 Drones can complete missions in 'cut off' network-denied warfare, Pentagon says The merits and advantages of undersea, surface and air drones are too numerous to cite, as fast-increasing levels of computer and AI-enabled autonomy continue to quickly redefine modern and anticipated future warfare
US Navy December 14, 2020 Future Navy drone boats will get advanced weapons and radar A large, armed, surface-patrolling, submarine-hunting unmanned vessel, operating in a distributed capacity teamed with manned combatants and ops centers, launches a small fleet of autonomous drone boats well forward in the fight to counterattack newly discovered enemy missile launch facilities at previously undetectable ranges … made possible by a new generation of highly-sensitive, discriminating ship-based radar technology.
US Navy December 13, 2020 Navy arms first new Flight III destroyer with next-gen weapons Laser weapons, electronic warfare, long-range precision-strike weapons, and over-the-horizon missile attacks are but merely a few of the expanded maritime warfare mission sets planned for the U.S. Navy’s new fleet of DDG 51 Flight III destroyers, a new class of warship intended to propel the service’s ability to wage massive war on the open seas.Â
US Navy December 11, 2020 Aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt conducts 'man overboard' search for missing sailor The USS Theodore Roosevelt is looking for a "possible" man overboard in the Pacific.
US Marines December 9, 2020 US Marines can now attack from aircraft carriers with F-35C stealth fighters Amphibious assaults, coordinated air-ground-sea strikes and dismounted individual ground attacks are all indispensable components of the Marine Corps’ mission capabilities.
US Navy December 8, 2020 Navy wants to go 'way faster' adding laser weapons to warships Ship-fired laser weapons incinerate, destroy and surveil enemy targets at sea at quickly increasing ranges, inspiring Navy weapons developers to fast-track a growing sphere of directed energy weapons for surface ships.
US Navy December 2, 2020 Navy littoral combat ship is now armed for attack with Hellfire missiles Should enemy helicopters, surveillance planes or armed drones be maneuvering to attack while circling above a U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship at seemingly unreachable ranges for the ship’s deck-mounted guns, commanders might be challenged to identify the best, fastest and most effective method to counterattack.
US Navy November 22, 2020 Navy destroyers might kill hypersonic missile attacks Having a Navy destroyer able to take out ICBMs is a development that radically impacts strategic and tactical dynamics associated with missile defense in a way that multiplies defenses in unprecedented ways.
Armed Forces November 17, 2020 Future Navy attack submarine for 2030 - bigger, more lethal, stealthier The Navy’s future attack submarines for the 2030s will be bigger, faster, more autonomous, networked and stealthier than the existing Virginia-class attack boats because greater size will allow for more advanced quieting technologies to be built into the boats.