Rep. Forbes On The Shrinking Sub Fleet: HASC Hearing Preview

Rep. Forbes On The Shrinking Sub Fleet: HASC Hearing Preview
Rep. Forbes On The Shrinking Sub Fleet: HASC Hearing Preview

[UPDATED]: WASHINGTON: Tomorrow is a big day for Navy submarines on Capitol Hill. A hearing of the House Armed Services seapower and projections forces subcommittee will focus on some of the knottiest issues in undersea warfare: – staying ahead of the Russians and Chinese. – getting extra funding for the Navy’s new ballistic missile submarine,…

Save Our Subs: Prioritizing The Attack Submarine

by Rep. Randy Forbes and Rep. Joe Courtney For a host of security and economic reasons, American foreign and defense policy will increasingly focus on the Asia-Pacific region in the decades ahead. With over 60% of all U.S. exports going to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries and 40% of total global trade emanating from Asia-Pacific,…

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…