The search for laser defences
The quest for laser shoot-down weapons is gaining urgency as enemy drones and missiles get better, cheaper, and more widely used, Defense One reports.
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USAF tests anti-ship bomb
The Air Force in July tested a new ship-killing guided bomb to demonstrate the service’s growing ability to sink enemy vessels.
A B-2 Spirit bomber...
Chinese and US navies compared
By Harrison Kass*
China now boasts the world's largest navy with 234 operational warships, surpassing the United States. While China has a numerical advantage, the...
Boost for US Navy data dealing
The US Department of the Navy today issued a new top-level Information Superiority Vision to guide its IT initiatives, updating the original 2020 ISV...
New missile hits old Russian ship
One of the world’s oldest active-duty naval ships has been damaged by a modern guided missile. The ship is the Russian Navy’s Kommuna, an...
Elusive 75-ship readiness target
Eighteen months into its two-year, data-based maintenance plan, the Navy hasn’t yet reached its target to have 75 of its warships as mission capable...
Wreck of WWII US submarine found
The Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) has confirmed the wreck site of the World War II submarine USS Harder (SS-257), US Naval Institute...
USN in multi-ship deal
The Navy has secured a multi-ship deal with HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding to buy four amphibious warships in a block deal estimated to save the...
Increased Chinese naval activity in West Philippine Sea
On 14 August the Philippine News Agency reported that the Philippine Navy (PN) has noted an increased presence of Chinese naval and coast guard...
USS Emory S Land supports AUKUS Pillar 1
The US Navy submarine tender USS Emory S. Land arrived in HMAS Stirling on 16 August marking the seventh port visit in Australia since...