February 19, 2019 Navy makes next 2 Ford-class aircraft carriers 'more lethal' The Navy is making lethality enhancing “modifications” to its next several new Ford-class aircraft carriers, to include integrated “digital shipbuilding” and weapons-oriented adjustments intended to further increase overall aircraft carrier combat effectiveness.
February 18, 2019 'Boneyard' in the desert recycles, refurbishes over 3,000 military-grade planes from military, NASA The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) is the only place in the country authorized to store military-grade planes.
February 15, 2019 Navy to 'live fire' missiles from its USS Zumwalt stealth destroyer As the Navy commissions its second Zumwalt-class stealthy new destroyer, the service is expanding the strategic scope for the attack vessels and engineering the ships for new weapons, improved sensors and advanced applications of Artificial Intelligence and cloud technologies.
February 12, 2019 Wreck of WWII aircraft carrier USS Hornet discovered in the South Pacific The wreck of the World War II aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) has been discovered off the Solomon Islands by a research organization set up by the late billionaire Paul Allen.
February 12, 2019 Pentagon builds new low-yield nuclear warhead for submarine launch The Pentagon is pursuing modifications to its existing Trident II D5 submarine-launched, nuclear-armed ballistic missile as part of a broader strategic effort to engineer a new "low-yield" warhead - in alignment with DoD’s Nuclear Posture Review (NPR).
February 8, 2019 Navy captain describes how surface attack drones will impact maritime warfare U.S. Navy captain describes the impact that surface attack drones will have on maritime warfare.
February 6, 2019 Navy builds two new large surface attack drone ships The Navy is building two new large drone ships to coordinate synchronized attacks, perform command and control across fleets of Unmanned Surface Vessels and conduct high-risk maritime missions such as anti-submarine operations, mine countermeasures, surface warfare and forward-deployed surveillance.
February 4, 2019 Navy arms unmanned attack drone boats with weapons, guns and missiles The U.S. Navy is beginning to arm surface drone boats with guns, rockets and mobile missiles to overwhelm enemies with swarming attacks, protect sailors at farther stand-off ranges and coordinate maritime strikes across dispersed areas of ocean.
January 30, 2019 Navy plans test raids on its futuristic Littoral Combat Ship The Navy plans to launch small boat attack craft raids against its futuristic Littoral Combat Ships to prepare a suite of integrated weapons systems and sensors for major ocean warfare - including missiles, guns, drones and inflatable boats.
January 28, 2019 Navy goes on 'offense' with mine warfare The U.S. Navy is making an aggressive push toward "offensive" mine warfare designed to attack and destroy enemy ships and submarines with undersea explosives - all while preparing a complex suite of interwoven mine countermeasure technologies.