Naval Warfare

Navy, General Dynamics lay the keel for newly renamed USS District of Columbia

Navy, General Dynamics lay the keel for newly renamed USS District of Columbia
Navy, General Dynamics lay the keel for newly renamed USS District of Columbia

The keel laying is an important, albeit largely ceremonial, event in the submarine’s path forward to its first patrol in 2030.

US prepares for RIMPAC exercise against backdrop of Russian, Chinese tensions

US prepares for RIMPAC exercise against backdrop of Russian, Chinese tensions
US prepares for RIMPAC exercise against backdrop of Russian, Chinese tensions

The event has a history of adversarial nations trying to get a glimpse at the demonstrations.

Germany chooses Chinook for future heavy lift competition

Germany chooses Chinook for future heavy lift competition
Germany chooses Chinook for future heavy lift competition

The Germany Ministry of Defense has selected Boeing’s CH-47F Chinook over Lockheed Martin Sikorsky’s CH-53K.

New Aussie defense chief’s first priority: Closing 20-year sub ‘gap’

New Aussie defense chief’s first priority: Closing 20-year sub ‘gap’
New Aussie defense chief’s first priority: Closing 20-year sub ‘gap’

“I think that the most important point to say to you, in 30 seconds is; this is just about the number one priority for me coming into this portfolio,” Defense Minister Richard Marles said.

GDIT wins new task order to support Marines in contested battlefield networks

GDIT wins new task order to support Marines in contested battlefield networks
GDIT wins new task order to support Marines in contested battlefield networks

The task order, awarded under the $4.4 billion, 10-year Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) cloud contract, will support the Marines in denied, disconnected, intermittent and limited bandwidth (DDIL) environments.

DARPA’s revolutionary seaplane wants to change how the Pentagon hauls cargo

DARPA’s revolutionary seaplane wants to change how the Pentagon hauls cargo
DARPA’s revolutionary seaplane wants to change how the Pentagon hauls cargo

For it’s Liberty Lifter project, the research agency is betting on a concept called the “wing-in-ground effect,” an aerodynamic principle that’s well-known but proven difficult to master, a DARPA official told Breaking Defense.

Gilday: Navy could offer retired Littoral Combat Ships to South American nations

Gilday: Navy could offer retired Littoral Combat Ships to South American nations
Gilday: Navy could offer retired Littoral Combat Ships to South American nations

The Navy faces an uphill battle on trying to retire nine Littoral Combat Ships, but where will those vessels go after leaving the fleet?

Updated autonomous weapons rules coming for the Pentagon: Exclusive details

Updated autonomous weapons rules coming for the Pentagon: Exclusive details
Updated autonomous weapons rules coming for the Pentagon: Exclusive details

“We want to make sure, of course, that the directive still reflects the views of the department and the way the department should be thinking about [autonomous] weapon systems,” Michael Horowitz told Breaking Defense in an exclusive interview.

Not ‘cookie cutter’: Navy’s unmanned tech should answer threats, advisors say

Not ‘cookie cutter’: Navy’s unmanned tech should answer threats, advisors say
Not ‘cookie cutter’: Navy’s unmanned tech should answer threats, advisors say

The Navy has stood up a special task force for unmanned systems, but can it overcome congressional skepticism?

Quad’s Indo-Pacific ship tracking ‘fusion’ will be expensive and hard

Quad’s Indo-Pacific ship tracking ‘fusion’ will be expensive and hard
Quad’s Indo-Pacific ship tracking ‘fusion’ will be expensive and hard

“It can be difficult to make these systems work in practice. I expect that it will take quite a bit of money, time and focus to get a system like this actually operating,” said David Brewster, a senior fellow at Australian National University’s National Security College.

Ending the civil war over the future of the US Marine Corps

Ending the civil war over the future of the US Marine Corps
Ending the civil war over the future of the US Marine Corps

There is a growing split in the Marine Corps community, and it needs to be addressed before it becomes a major rift, writes David E. Johnson of the RAND Corporation.

Navy brass put forward climate plan, citing threats to Parris Island, San Diego bases

Navy brass put forward climate plan, citing threats to Parris Island, San Diego bases
Navy brass put forward climate plan, citing threats to Parris Island, San Diego bases

A top Navy official says she hopes aggressive plan doesn’t fall to partisanship, as it’s a “holistic look” at making the Navy more “efficient, more effective” and with more capabilities.

Navy finds multiple failures in ‘preventable’ sub accident in Indo-Pacific

Navy finds multiple failures in ‘preventable’ sub accident in Indo-Pacific
Navy finds multiple failures in ‘preventable’ sub accident in Indo-Pacific

The command investigation report is heavily redacted but mostly blames the crew for failing to uphold standards, take action.

‘Just getting started’: Too early to say when hypersonic interceptor will go live

‘Just getting started’: Too early to say when hypersonic interceptor will go live
‘Just getting started’: Too early to say when hypersonic interceptor will go live

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Missiles and Defense are currently developing concepts for the program.