Tag: US Navy
Northrop Grumman’s LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod Completes Initial US Navy F/A-18 Flight Testing
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s LITENING targeting pod has completed initial flight testing on the U.S. Navy F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft, a critical step on...
Fighting Technology With Technology
Remote-controlled weapons systems provide the capability to engage close-in air and surface threats at sea. In today’s changing naval operational environment, such systems are...
USS Oscar Austin Rota arrival steps up USN forward-based European presence
The US Navy (USN) DDG 51 Flight IIA Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin arrived in its new homeport at Naval Station Rota,...
Where are we going?
As NATO contemplates war in the spectrum, the alliance must consider evolving threats, current and desired capabilities, training and simulation challenges and the impact...
US, UK carrier strike groups demonstrate NATO presence in North Sea deployments
Two NATO carrier strike groups (CSGs) are currently conducting operations in the North Sea.
The deployments demonstrate a level of integrated, multi-national, high-end capability and...
US Navy conducts first port visit to Finland following country’s NATO membership
The US Navy (USN) has conducted its first visit to Finland since the Northern European country became a member of the NATO alliance.
In late...
UUV Offence and Defence
Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) provide a capability that Western navies must both capitalise on and counter.
In the maritime domain, the underwater world is a...
KONGSBERG to Establish Missile Factory in the US
Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace (‘KONGSBERG’) is building a state-of-the-art missile production facility in the United States to meet global demand, following expansion in Norway...
Iceland, US, and allies conduct annual ‘Northern Viking’ exercise
Iceland, the United States, four NATO partners, and NATO Allied Maritime Command’s (MARCOM’s) Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) are underway with the US-led...
Which Kind of Intensity?
Western navies are seeking the right balance in training types between simulated, synthetic training that can deliver intensity in terms of asset or firepower...
