Naval Warfare

Navy plans to sink large undersea drone program

Navy plans to sink large undersea drone program
Navy plans to sink large undersea drone program

The Navy has invested at least $200 million in developing the drone in recent years.

Navy’s approach to cybersecurity is ‘wrong,’ top info officer says

Navy’s approach to cybersecurity is ‘wrong,’ top info officer says
Navy’s approach to cybersecurity is ‘wrong,’ top info officer says

“We view cybersecurity as a compliance problem. And it is most definitely not a compliance problem,” Navy Chief Information Officer Aaron Weis said, arguing the service must shift to a “readiness” focus.

China says Solomon Islands security pact signed; critics knock Morrison government

China says Solomon Islands security pact signed; critics knock Morrison government
China says Solomon Islands security pact signed; critics knock Morrison government

Morrison’s “government has really dropped the ball on this,” Peter Dean at the University of Western Australia said. “Why had the warnings last year not been taken more seriously?”

Congressman: Navy to get blunt questions about ‘confounding’ double ship counting

Congressman: Navy to get blunt questions about ‘confounding’ double ship counting
Congressman: Navy to get blunt questions about ‘confounding’ double ship counting

The ship, LHA-9, had already been authorized, so its inclusion as new in the president’s budget request attracted immediate attention from lawmakers following the budget’s rollout.

What should the US Navy learn from Moskva’s demise?

What should the US Navy learn from Moskva’s demise?
What should the US Navy learn from Moskva’s demise?

China’s investment in anti-ship weaponry poses a “major problem” for the US Navy’s ability to fight in the Indo-Pacific, a Singapore-based analyst told Breaking Defense.

In electric-powered laser test, Navy shoots down cruise missile analog

In electric-powered laser test, Navy shoots down cruise missile analog
In electric-powered laser test, Navy shoots down cruise missile analog

The Navy is preparing to outfit a destroyer with a separate directed energy weapon this year.

Australia, US grapple with Solomon Islands tilt to China

Australia, US grapple with Solomon Islands tilt to China
Australia, US grapple with Solomon Islands tilt to China

The White House announced that Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of State for east Asian and Pacific affairs, and Kurt Campbell, the National Security Council’s Indo-Pacific Coordinator, will lead an interagency delegation to the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Navy: New multi-national task force to ‘enhance security’ in Red Sea

Navy: New multi-national task force to ‘enhance security’ in Red Sea
Navy: New multi-national task force to ‘enhance security’ in Red Sea

A senior Navy official repeatedly declined to connect the new task force to recent Houthi attacks, rather suggesting it would take on securing trade and tamping down on smuggling.

HII unveils ‘Odyssey,’ its answer to Navy’s call for open architecture autonomy

HII unveils ‘Odyssey,’ its answer to Navy’s call for open architecture autonomy
HII unveils ‘Odyssey,’ its answer to Navy’s call for open architecture autonomy

The basic idea of Odyssey is to prepare any ship or platform to use a variety of autonomous software capabilities.

Bollinger Shipyards wins big with MCM USV production contract

Bollinger Shipyards wins big with MCM USV production contract
Bollinger Shipyards wins big with MCM USV production contract

The new surface vessel will play a key role in filling capability gaps created when the Navy’s mine countermeasure ships are retired.

Austal envisions smaller, more agile hospital ships to replace Navy legends

Austal envisions smaller, more agile hospital ships to replace Navy legends
Austal envisions smaller, more agile hospital ships to replace Navy legends

The Navy’s hospital ships have served it well for decades but what’s next? Austal may have an answer.

Don’t scrap LCS now that they are finally useful: Luria

Don’t scrap LCS now that they are finally useful: Luria
Don’t scrap LCS now that they are finally useful: Luria

“The LCS has not been a platform that has achieved its goal. We all know that,” Rep. Elaine Luria, D-Va., told Breaking Defense. “But it is a platform that can do low-end missions. So if you get rid of the LCS’s, what are you going to replace them?”

A second FFG-62 shipyard? Fincantieri ‘can meet demand’ for now

A second FFG-62 shipyard? Fincantieri ‘can meet demand’ for now
A second FFG-62 shipyard? Fincantieri ‘can meet demand’ for now

While the Navy’s decision hasn’t been made, lawmakers threw cold water on the idea of a second shipyard for the new frigate in latest spending bill.

Lawmakers say Navy’s shipyard revitalization needs help from industry, public — and Congress

Lawmakers say Navy’s shipyard revitalization needs help from industry, public — and Congress
Lawmakers say Navy’s shipyard revitalization needs help from industry, public — and Congress

The congressmen say the problems SIOP is facing stem from public support, awareness and ‘muscle memory’ erosion in industry.