July 28, 2020 Navy's New USS Ford can launch more attacks and drop more weapons The U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is now ready to arm its Carrier Air Wing with more bombs on a much faster op-tempo by moving weapons from the ship’s magazine up to the flight deck with their sixth Advanced Weapons Elevator.
July 23, 2020 How friend of Dallas officer killed in ambush 4 years ago continues to honor his legacy Alex Witt, who calls himself a brother to Dallas police officer Patrick Zamarripa, known as “Zam,” who was killed in an ambush attack on Dallas police on July 7, 2016 – one month before his 33rd birthday – is carrying on Zam’s legacy in a big way.
July 20, 2020 Pentagon seeks new space tech to destroy hypersonic attacks They unleash destruction traveling at five times the speed of sound. They maneuver with computerized precision while descending back into the earth’s atmosphere toward a target. Their speed and force is so significant, they can inflict damage by sheer “kinetic” impact without needing explosives.
July 19, 2020 Sailors who fought USS Bonhomme Richard fire test positive for coronavirus, Navy confirms At least two sailors who helped fight the extensive fire that raged on for days aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard last week off the coast of San Diego have since tested positive for the coronavirus, U.S. Navy officials confirmed on Friday.
July 18, 2020 Navy says 'absolutely' no chance new warship to be named after former Confederate Navy officer The Navy says it will not be naming a new class of warship after an officer who once served in the Confederate Navy.
July 17, 2020 USS Bonhomme Richard fire sparks questions on the need for amphibious assault ships As Navy helicopters and San Diego firefighters have finally extinguished a troubling, two-area blaze onboard the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship, many are pausing to consider the strategic, tactical and humanitarian value of big-deck amphibious assault ships.
July 17, 2020 Navy Electronic Warfare stops multiple enemy missile attacks at once Multiple precision-guided anti-ship missiles stream across the ocean, armed enemy drones circle the skies and swarms of radio-networked enemy small boats coordinate integrated surface attacks --- all while enemy radar systems track and target US Navy surface ships.
July 17, 2020 Navy begins investigation of aggressive fire aboard USS Bonhomme Richard: report The fire that engulfed the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard for more than four days was contained Thursday, leading the Navy to begin investigating how a fire spread so aggressively on the ship while it was in port.
July 16, 2020 Navy seeks to increase sea-based attack options Flying helicopters behind enemy lines, overwhelming enemy surface ships with small boats, conducting clandestine rescue missions and offering a “floating port” from which forces can operate, all demonstrate some of the key reasons why the Navy is increasing its “sea basing” strategy. The service recently commenced construction on its fourth Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) at the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California.
July 15, 2020 China's carrier-killer missiles may not be able to threaten US ships A Chinese-government backed newspaper is reporting that U.S. carriers in the South China Sea are “fully within the grasp of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army … which has a wide selection of anti-aircraft carrier weapons like the DF-21D and DF-26 ‘aircraft carrier missiles.’”