Hypersonic-Armed Destroyers and Submarines are Relocating to Hawaii - Naval News
A series of upgrades and modernizations at Pearl Harbor are preparing the sprawling naval base for all hypersonic-armed Zumwalt-class destroyers and up to three hypersonic-armed Virginia-class submari...
A series of upgrades and modernizations at Pearl Harbor are preparing the Honolulu Naval Base for all three hypersonic-armed Zumwalt-class destroyers and up to three hypersonic-armed Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines πΊπΈπ
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11.10.2025 12:35 β π 62 π 16 π¬ 5 π 3
U.S. Navy bets on reconciliation for SM-6 interceptors, risking production shutdown if bill fails - Naval News
U.S. Navy bets on reconciliation for SM-6 interceptors, risking production shutdown if bill fails
The U.S. Navy is betting on Republican lawmakers in itsΒ recently unveiled Fiscal Year 2026 budget, gambling one of the primary surface-to-air missiles fielded in the U.S. Navy and ordered by someΒ major partners in the Indo-Pacific:Β π°π·, π―π΅ π¦πΊ
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29.06.2025 12:32 β π 15 π 4 π¬ 3 π 1
U.S. Marine Corps Abandons Tomahawk Missiles, Doubles Down on Extended Range NMESIS in FY2026 Budget - Naval News
The U.S. Marine Corps' Long Range Fires launcher, built around a single-cell Mark 41 VLS cell for Tomahawk missiles has been cancelled
The U.S. Marine Corpsβ Long Range Fires launcher, built around a single-cell Mark 41 VLS cell for Tomahawk missiles on a ROGUE-Fires vehicle, has been cancelled due to concerns over maneuverability in littoral and austere environments πΊπΈ
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27.06.2025 14:32 β π 17 π 7 π¬ 1 π 0
U.S. Navy Destroyer Tests Gun-Based Hypervelocity Projectiles in Support of Counter-UAS Development - Naval News
The USS Jason Dunham (DDG 107) tested BAE Systems' Hypervelocity Projectiles (HVP) as part of a fleet trial of Counter-UAS systems.
In August 2024, during the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Composite Training Unit Exercise, the USS Jason Dunham (DDG 107) tested BAE Systemsβ Hypervelocity Projectiles (HVP) as part of a fleet trial of Counter-UAS systems π₯
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25.06.2025 14:11 β π 26 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
U.S. Navy Sees Significant Improvement In Scheduling After Maintenance Planning Overhaul - Naval News
The U.S. Navy is revamping its maintenance and modernization planning to improve force generation and contingency preparation.
VADM John Gumbleton gave remarks at the Combined Naval Event in Farnborough, United Kingdom, explaining how the U.S. Navy is revamping its maintenance and modernization planning to improve force generation and contingency preparation πΊπΈ
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01.06.2025 12:07 β π 9 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
'Battle of the BAM': An Inside Look at Early Red Sea Combat Operations - Naval News
The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group achieved countless 'firsts' for naval aviation throughout its time in the Red Sea fighting Houthi
The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group redefined how the U.S. Navy performs its highest level pre-deployment integration exercises, achieving countless βfirstsβ for naval aviation throughout its time in the Red Sea πΊπΈ
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24.03.2025 21:13 β π 25 π 5 π¬ 1 π 0
So this is the Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket, specifically this is the ROKMC variant called Poniard. It's basically a 70mm fire-and-forget rocket. Basically APKWS but it's guided by thermal imaging. Now I'm not here to talk about its history. Instead let's talk about how this could augment the USN.
28.02.2025 21:32 β π 2 π 2 π¬ 1 π 0
Lockheed Martin Provides Updates on Naval PAC-3 MSE and G-VLS - Naval News
The U.S. Navy continues in their effort to integrate and field PAC-3 MSE on U.S. Navy destroyers. The capability would bring...
Lockheed Martin Provides Updates on Naval PAC-3 MSE and G-VLS π
The #USNavy continues in their effort to integrate and field PAC-3 MSE on destroyers. The capability would bring another layer of proven missile defense to the fleet πΊπΈ
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19.01.2025 09:29 β π 49 π 8 π¬ 0 π 1
BlueSky account acquired. Here's my latest for Naval News breaking down exactly what happened to the Ticonderoga-class modernization program and what the U.S. Navy is doing with the lessons they learned from their failures.
DDG Mod 2.0 and future amphibious mods depends on those lessons.
18.12.2024 17:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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