August 20, 2018 New Navy ship-defense missile destroys target with high tech 'active seeker' The U.S. Navy and numerous NATO partners are firing a new, high-tech ship defense weapon that can identify, track and attack maneuvering anti-ship missiles with an active seeker enabling the missile to change course in flight, service officials said.
August 18, 2018 Stern of US WW II destroyer discovered near remote Alaskan island: Survivor recounts harrowing day In 1943, Daryl Weathers was a 19-year-old Seaman 2nd Class aboard the destroyer USS Abner Read, which was conducting an anti-submarine patrol in the remote Aleutian Islands. Almost 75 years to the day since the ship’s stern was torn off by a Japanese mine, the 94-year-old describes the harrowing event and the ship’s survival.
August 13, 2018 Navy tests helicopter-lowered undersea warhead to explode enemy mines The Navy can now use sonar and video-guided underwater warheads to attack and destroy enemy sea mines at the bottom of the ocean, improving protection for submarines and surface ships while bringing new combat ability to maritime war operations, service officials said.
August 1, 2018 Navy evaluates sensors, designs and weapons for new frigate The Navy is now strengthening and extending conceptual design deals with shipbuilders tasked with refining structures and presenting options for a new Navy multi-mission Guided Missile Frigate - slated to be ready for open warfare on the world's oceans by the mid 2020s.
July 20, 2018 Helicopter-fired Navy laser weapon helps attack and destroy sea mines The US Navy used an MH-60S helicopter-mounted laser system to scan and detect underwater mine-like targets during the ongoing multi-national Rim of the Pacific exercise, marking the first operational use of an emerging technology bringing much faster detection and a wider Field of View to countermine missions.
July 19, 2018 Pentagon makes massive new AI push for tanks, ships, weapons, drones and networks The Pentagon is making a massive push to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence to ships, tanks, aircraft, drones, weapons and large networks as part of a sweeping strategy to more quickly harness and integrate the latest innovations.
July 18, 2018 Navy's USS Ford set for upgraded ship-defense weapons The Navy is now integrating and preparing weapons systems for its advanced Ford aircraft carrier during 12-month period called Post-Shakedown Availability (PSA)—one of several key final steps designed to prepare the ship for ocean warfare when the ship deploys in 2022.
July 13, 2018 Navy pushes for more amphibious assault ships Congressional decision-makers are working with the Navy to explore massively speeding up construction of its emerging fleet of new amphibious assault ships --- as part of an urgent push to expand the overall fleet faster and address an enormous deficit of available amphibs.
July 12, 2018 Navy attack sub 'fly-by-wire' tech inspires strategy shift The Navy is expanding its attack submarine strategy to further emphasize enhanced “spy” like intelligence, surveillance reconnaissance missions to quietly patrol shallow waters near enemy coastline - scanning for enemy submarines, surface ships and coastal threats.
June 29, 2018 Navy solidifies plans to buy its 4th Ford-class aircraft carrier in mid-2020s The Navy is finalizing plans to build its fourth Ford-Class aircraft carrier in the mid-2020s as a substantial step in a long-term plan to extend surface warfare power projection for the next 100 years - all the way into the 2100s.