Tag: US Navy
Flex Force Enterprises, A Leader in Integrated Air and Missile Defense
Flex Force Enterprises® manufactures the Dronebuster® counter-unmanned aircraft system and the ASP gyro-stabilized locally operated, crew served weapons mount.
While Flex Force might be...
Japan signs deal to purchase US Tomahawk missiles
Japan has signed an agreement with the United States to purchase the Raytheon Tomahawk land-attack sea-launched cruise missile.
Under the agreement – which was signed...
CNO puts warfighting first for USN
The US Navy’s (USN’s) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) has reiterated that the navy must first and foremost be a warfighting navy.
Admiral Lisa Franchetti...
Western navies increase response to rebel threat to Red Sea shipping
Western navies are increasing their collective response to the maritime attacks being conducted by Yemeni-based rebels against merchant shipping operating in the southern Red...
January Spectrum SitRep
Armada’s monthly round-up of all the latest electronic warfare news in the product, programme and operational domains.
COALESCE is More
BAE Systems announced a contract win...
Beating the Minefield With Autonomous Countermeasures
The potential for autonomous mine hunting is now being realised - and the demand for it is growing.
Technological developments in mine countermeasure (MCM) systems...
Back to the Future
Can Additive Manufacturing processes really deliver useful support to deployed naval vessels?
On 1 August 1785, Jean François de Galaup (comte de Lapérouse) set sail...
High Power Defence
After a stuttering start, directed energy/laser weapons are beginning to gain traction as viable ‘soft kill’ options for military forces.
In January 2022, the US...
USN DDG shoots down uncrewed system in Red Sea
An US Navy (USN) guided-missile destroyer (DDG) shot down an uncrewed system that came close to the ship, the US Department of Defense (DoD)...
USN uncrewed systems exercise demonstrates lethal munitions use from USVs
The US Navy Central Command’s (NAVCENT’s) Gulf-based Task Force 59 (TF59) has conducted a live-firing exercise that included test firing weapons from uncrewed surface...
