March 28, 2019 Submarine surge: Why the Navy plans 32 new attack subs by 2034 Destroying enemy surface ships and submarines, “spying” close to enemy shores, bringing massive firepower to strategic areas and launching deadly undersea drones are all missions the Navy hopes to see more of in the future -- as the service plans to add as many as 32 attack submarines in just the next 15 years.
March 22, 2019 Navy eyes more, deadlier, aircraft carriers Threats from long-range guided missiles, surface ship fire-power, submarine-launched torpedo attacks and incoming air assaults all inform the Navy’s vigorous push to further weaponize its fleet of aircraft carriers - while assessing its plan to expand its number of carriers up to 12.
March 18, 2019 US missile defense breakthrough: Navy ships to destroy enemy ICBMs The Pentagon plans a “first-of-its-kind” test of an unprecedented weapons capability to intercept and destroy an enemy Intercontinental Ballistic Missile *ICBM” — from a Navy ship at sea using a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA.
March 14, 2019 Wreck of WWII aircraft carrier USS Wasp discovered in the Coral Sea The wreck of World War II aircraft carrier USS Wasp has been discovered in the Coral Sea more than 70 years after the ship was sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.
March 12, 2019 Chilling World War III 'wargames' show US forces crushed by Russia and China Scary World War III ‘wargames’ show U.S. forces crushed by Russia and China in certain hot spots around the globe.
March 6, 2019 Navy's torpedo-armed Poseidon spy planes track China's nuclear submarines The increasing global reach of Chinese nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarines, armed with JL-2 weapons reportedly able to hit parts of the US, continues to inspire an ongoing Navy effort to accelerate production of attack submarines, prepare long-dwell drones for deployment to the Pacific and continue acquisition of torpedo-armed sub-hunting planes such as the P-8/A Poseidon.
March 5, 2019 Navy plans 'blue force' open water weapons strategy for new frigate The Navy envisions a new multi-mission Guided Missile Frigate able to sense enemy targets from great distances, fire next-generation precision weaponry, utilize new networking and ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) technologies, operate unmanned systems and succeed against technically advanced enemies in open or “blue” water combat, according to service statements.
March 4, 2019 The Americans of Topgun – where the sky is our calling and our calling makes us the best of the best For 50 years, from Hanoi to Syria, our enemies have sought to prove that wrong. They lose. Every single time.
February 28, 2019 Navy builds new massive undersea attack drones The Navy has taken several new steps in its development of several large underwater drones designed to conduct undersea reconnaissance, share combat essential data with submarine “motherships,” search for and destroy mines and - in some cases - launch attacks on enemy surface and undersea vessels
February 27, 2019 Navy gets firepower boost from deadlier Trident missile While the Navy may ultimately engineer a replacement for its 1980s era Trident II D5, the missile is being modernized with improved electronics, firing circuitry and targeting technology to arm the emerging Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines.