US sends another $1 billion in weapons for Ukraine, including truck-mounted Harpoon systems

US sends another $1 billion in weapons for Ukraine, including truck-mounted Harpoon systems
US sends another $1 billion in weapons for Ukraine, including truck-mounted Harpoon systems

The new weapons announcement comes after a senior Dem lawmaker said the US should be doing more, faster for Ukraine.

Huge Navy Exercise Helps Admirals Decide How to Remake Fleet

Huge Navy Exercise Helps Admirals Decide How to Remake Fleet
Huge Navy Exercise Helps Admirals Decide How to Remake Fleet

“We are going to do a live-fire offensive exercise,” Rear Adm. Jim Aiken, Carrier Strike Group 3 commander told reporters Tuesday. “We are going to use the unmanned surface, unmanned air, and manned air and surface to provide a targeting solution.”

They’re Back: US Subs To Carry Harpoon Ship-Killer Missiles

They’re Back: US Subs To Carry Harpoon Ship-Killer Missiles
They’re Back: US Subs To Carry Harpoon Ship-Killer Missiles

The effort falls in line with Pentagon efforts to deploy more punch at longer ranges, a clear recognition of the growing ability of China and Russia to keep American and forces at a stand-off distance 

Small RIMPAC Ends With Big Allied Missile Barrage

Small RIMPAC Ends With Big Allied Missile Barrage
Small RIMPAC Ends With Big Allied Missile Barrage

A video released by the Navy shows Harpoon ship-killing missiles launched by the Canadian frigate HMCS Regina and US destroyer USS Lake Erie tearing into the ship, along with a French-made Exocet missile fired by an offshore patrol vessel from Brunei.

Marines To Roll Out Major Modernization Plan, Heavy On Drones, Fires

Marines To Roll Out Major Modernization Plan, Heavy On Drones, Fires
Marines To Roll Out Major Modernization Plan, Heavy On Drones, Fires

The Marine Corps and Navy are moving past the insurgent wars of the past two decades and readying themselves to play a central role in countering China and Russia.

No More ‘Playing Defense’ For US Navy; Offensive Weapons Are The Play

No More ‘Playing Defense’ For US Navy; Offensive Weapons Are The Play
No More ‘Playing Defense’ For US Navy; Offensive Weapons Are The Play

“We’ve spent a lot of time over the past years playing defense,” Rear Adm. Ronald Boxall, director of surface warfare, said at the West 2019 conference here. “The best defense is a good offense, and the idea that we will go after the threat — at range — is something that we have to be able to do.”

‘Fight To Get To The Fight:’ Marine Amphibs Under The Gun

‘Fight To Get To The Fight:’ Marine Amphibs Under The Gun
‘Fight To Get To The Fight:’ Marine Amphibs Under The Gun

CAPITOL HILL: Threatened by hundreds of precision-guided munitions now in the hands of Russia and China, the Navy and Marine Corps continue to search for technologies and tactics that will allow them to operate close to the coastline without unsustainable losses. “We’re going to need long-range fires that can operate from a ship or from…