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January 7, 2021

Navy to add new attack submarines by 2045 in massive surge

New Virginia-class attack submarines are being built with a massive increase in firepower, much more sensitive and with powerful sonar detection and a new generation of computing, navigation, and command and control systems … and the Navy does not have enough of them.

January 6, 2021

Navy plans to build 15 new Constellation-class frigates in next 5 years

Firing over-the-horizon deck-launched missiles, launching electronic warfare (EW) attacks, intercepting incoming enemy fire, and serving as a crucial information “node” across a networked surface, air and undersea force are but merely a few of the Navy’s intended missions for its emerging fleet of new frigates.

January 4, 2021

Navy analyzes future aircraft carrier designs

The topic is discussed so often it might seem like old news, yet ongoing questions about the future of aircraft carriers are as, if not more, relevant today than at any other time.

January 4, 2021

Navy plans to double number of amphibious assault ships by 2050

A significant and potentially lesser recognized element of the Navy’s recently unveiled 30-year shipbuilding plan is its call for a full-scale "doubling" of its fleet of amphibious assault ships, a move that suggests the Navy expects ship-to-shore operations and major maritime attacks to figure prominently in coming years.

January 4, 2021

Pentagon, Lockheed somehow build 123 new F-35s in 2020 amid pandemic

It is a vast expanse … an indoor warehouse in Fort Worth, Texas, that almost resembles a small city, filled with row after row of F-35 stealth fighter components and structures at various stages of construction.

January 3, 2021

New Navy maritime strategy preps Special Ops for massive great power warfare

They use night vision and high-speed maneuver to launch small targeted boat attacks under cover of darkness, swim underwater for long distances to approach enemy shores, conduct clandestine reconnaissance operations and confront enemy fire amid hostage rescue or high-value target attack missions … to cite just a few of the high-risk, high-casualty missions expected of Naval and Marine Corps Special Operations Forces preparing for major maritime warfare.

January 3, 2021

Navy wants 21 new large undersea and surface attack drones in 5 years

It might not be an exaggeration to call it a drone explosion of sorts, emerging as part of a Navy plan to add as many as 21 medium and large-size drone boats over just the next five years.

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.

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.

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