Cyber Subs: A Decisive Edge For High-Tech War?

Cyber Subs: A Decisive Edge For High-Tech War?
Cyber Subs: A Decisive Edge For High-Tech War?

THE FUTURE: Imagine you’re a Chinese high commander, taking stock at the outbreak of the next great war. All your aides and computer displays tell you the same thing: For hundreds of miles out into the Western Pacific, the sea and sky are yours. They are covered by the overlapping threat zones of your long-range land-based missiles, your…

Run Silent, Go Deep: Drone-Launching Subs To Be Navy’s ‘Wide Receivers’

Run Silent, Go Deep: Drone-Launching Subs To Be Navy’s ‘Wide Receivers’
Run Silent, Go Deep: Drone-Launching Subs To Be Navy’s ‘Wide Receivers’

WASHINGTON: This Saturday the Navy will christen its newest nuclear-powered submarine, the $2.6 billion USS Minnesota at the Newport News shipyard in Virginia. Countless movies have cemented the popular image of subs as stealthy underwater killers, stalking hapless surface vessels with periscope and torpedo. But today’s Navy is experimenting with launching robotic mini-subs and even…