Berger: Marines Need to Trust Unmanned, AI Tools for Future Warfare
The commandant of the Marine Corps said the service needs to make some big changes in a few short years…
U.S. Would Benefit from Partner Navies, Flexibility of 2nd and 6th Fleets If Russian Conflict Arose
The U.S. Navy’s two key advantages in the Arctic are its partners and allies and the flexibility of the forces…
Light Carrier Studies Already Underway As Navy Considers Role for CVLs in Future Fleet
The Navy’s engineering community has already started conducting light carrier design and engineering studies, even as the Navy and the…
Navy Hopes to Deploy its Early Razorback UUVs Soon Even As Development Continues on Updated Capability
The Navy plans to deploy the early models of its Razorback medium-sized unmanned underwater “as soon as we can” even…
Navy Taking Hard Look at Sustainment Costs, As New Projection Doubles Expected Long-Term Bill
The Navy has long struggled to understand its sustainment costs and how they affect budget plans in the near- and…
Swedish Navy Chief: Russian Gray Zone Threats Makes Presence, Info-Sharing Critical
The threat of Russian gray zone activity in Northern European waters makes at-sea presence and information-sharing all the more important,…
Navy to Expand Land-Based Testing for Unmanned Vessels, Conduct Offensive Firepower Analysis for USVs
A longstanding slogan for the best use of unmanned systems is to perform “dull, dirty and dangerous” missions instead of…
Ingalls Eyeing LPD Cost Reductions, Capability Increases As Future Fleet Design Evolves
As the Navy looks to smaller and cheaper manned and unmanned ships to fill out its future fleet, a larger…
Navy Working on Better Maintainability, Self-Sufficiency for LCS and Rest of Surface Fleet
Navy officials in Washington and on the waterfront are trying to help the Littoral Combat Ships grow more reliable and…
PEO Ships Preparing to Usher in Several New Ship Classes
The Program Executive Office for Ships is bracing for a range of new ship classes to join the fleet in…