Tag: US Navy
Zut Alors!
The French Navy’s new frigates will enter service with a reduced electronic warfare fit.
News emerged in the French media this July that the Marine...
Navies Now Seeking MUAS Bids
There has been a resurgence of interest in unmanned aerial submarine-hunting capabilities as potential underwater threats, especially from Russia and China, continue to grow.
The...
Loyal Wingmen and Swarms
The concept of an unmanned loyal wingman is being turned into reality and a variety of countries are investing in swarming development too.
The concept...
USMC NMESIS ASM Engages Target Ship in SINKEX
The US Marine Corps successfully fired two Naval Strike Missiles against a decommissioned US Navy Frigate, the USS Ingraham, as a target ship during...
Schiebel Conducts At-Sea Flight Demonstration of Camcopter S-100 for US Office of Naval Research
Schiebel has demonstrated its Camcopter S-100 unmanned air system (UAS) to the US Office of Naval Research (ONR) from a commercial ship off the...
Evolving Agile and Flexible Command at Sea
Commodore Michael Harris, Commodore Flotillas, discusses how the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has been scaling its task group command structure to enhance operational flexibility.
With...
US Navy Arleigh Burke Missile Destroyer Transits the Taiwan Strait
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) transited through the Taiwan Strait on 22 June (local time).
The transition is...
US Navy’s frigate construction programme picks up pace
Work on the US Navy’s (USN’s) Constellation-class guided missile frigate programme has reached another milestone with a 20 May contract modification to shipbuilder Fincantieri...
HMS Queen Elizabeth departs for maiden operational tour
The United Kingdom Royal Navy’s (RN’s) new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has departed Portsmouth on 22 May for a seven-month long, 26,000 nautical...
Check Six – 360º Air Engagements
Air-to-air missiles can engage targets beyond visual range and ‘over the shoulder.’
The development of fighter aircraft has largely stalled in recent years, at least...
