Navy Deploying Unmanned Gliders from Destroyers to Help ASW Mission
The Navy is set to deploy unmanned buoyancy gliders from its guided missile destroyers in an effort to expand its…
Report: Russian Sub Activity on the Rise in North Atlantic
While Russian submarine activity in the Baltic and Mediterranean Seas and the North Atlantic are at their highest levels since…
China Reclaimed Land for South China Sea Anti-Submarine Helicopter Base Near Vietnam
The People’s Liberation Army is building a South China Sea helicopter base that could be a key node in a…
Opinion: U.S. Surface Warfare’s Distributed Lethality Imperative
This year, the U.S. Navy’s surface force is busily war-gaming and analyzing its distributed lethality concept in order to fairly…
SNA: Navy Surface Leaders Pitch More Lethal Ships, Surface Action Groups
CRYSTAL CITY, VA. — The leaders of the U.S. Navy’s surface force are pitching a new philosophy to squeeze the…
China Commissions New Sub Hunting Corvette
China has commissioned a corvette variant focused on anti submarine warfare (ASW), expanding the capability of the People’s Liberation Army…
LCS Mission Packages: The Basics
The beating heart of both variants of the littoral combat ship (LCS) is the series of three mission packages the…
Perez Report: Many in LCS Program Have Forgotten Key Fundamentals
Ahead of a busy week for Littoral Combat Ship policy makers, the Navy has released the executive summary of the…
New LCS Sonar and Missile to be Competed Next Year
In the next year the Navy will begin competition for the follow on sonar and surface-to-surface missile system for the…