Enemy submarines are harder to detect, but next-gen sonobuoys search them out
As adversary submarines grow quieter and more elusive, the Navy turns to a new generation of more capable, connected, and open sonobuoys.
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Reasons why anti-submarine warfare in the Pacific should be distributed and autonomous
With new-but-proven technologies, the Navy can maintain its undersea dominance even as the strategic landscape grows more complex.
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Winning the cognitive domain — A methodology built for democratic constraints
The challenge for Western democratic institutions is not a lack of capability — it is a structural one.
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What’s the future outlook for anti-submarine warfare in the Pacific?
Distributed anti-submarine warfare leverages autonomy and advanced comms and networked sensors that already exist.
Navy’s new shipbuilding plan offers three paths to Congress
The service is offering lawmakers three different ship procurement profiles, a deviation from past long-range plans.
New Navy Command To Oversee Unmanned Ships As They Work With Fleet
The Navy is standing up its first operational unmanned ship command, a big moment in the Pentagon's move toward autonomy
Navy Plans Hammerhead Mines To Box In Chinese, Russian Subs
The Hammerhead mine would be delivered to sites by underwater drones, and “detect, classify, and defeat” manned or unmanned submarines, the Navy says.
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America needs next-gen solutions to counter modern air and missile threats
Defending a country the size of the US from threats requires advanced sensing, communications and interception capabilities.
US Navy Rushes Its Sub-Hunting Helicopters To India, Eye On China
“This really was one of the higher priorities the [Indian] navy had, to get these aircraft delivered," Tom Kane, director of Sikorsky’s Naval Helicopter Programs, says. "I requested that the aircraft be made available on an accelerated basis.”
Along The Russian Border, Norway Holds The Northern Line
Oslo has come to the conclusion “we cannot rely on our allies to do everything" and is boosting its own efforts to protect its High North border with Russia.
Saudis Save Wisconsin Shipbuilder: Fills Gap Between LCS & Frigates At Marinette
WASHINGTON: Four years after Lockheed Martin inked a $11.2 billion deal to sell Saudi Arabia an upgunned variant of its Littoral Combat Ship, the company is starting work on the first vessel later this year, a company official confirmed Wednesday. The work on four Multi-Mission Surface Combatants will take place at Fincantieri-owned Marinette Marine in […]
New Second Fleet To Stay Lean, Unpredictable, Commander Says; & Watching China
The Arctic will become increasingly crowded in the coming years, and the US Navy's Second Fleet is making it a priority to get up there more often.
Satellites at the center: Inside the Pentagon’s next-gen space architecture
From emerging data networks to missile tracking and cyber resilience, Breaking Defense’s latest eBook brings together essential reporting on the evolving role of satellites in national security.
U.S. Sending Billions Worth of P-8s, E-2Ds To Asian Allies
Japan and South Korea are getting new generations of sub-hunting and intelligence-gathering aircraft as China, North Korea, and Russia continue to push more assets into the waters of the Pacific.
Australia Broadens Its Military Relationships With Shipbuilding Deals
CANBERRA: As the Chinese challenge grows, Australia is clearly concerned about expanded Chinese influence within Australia and with regard to Chinese efforts to reshape the external environment to expand the influence and power of the Chinese authoritarian state. Clearly the United States remains Australia’s core ally in dealing with the Chinese challenge, but as […]
Pentagon Sounds Alarm Over Sub-Hunting Tech Shortage, Hypersonic Funding
WASHINGTON The Navy says it is running short of critical submarine-detecting sonobuoys, thanks to stepped-up submarine activity by Russia in the Mediterranean and around Europe. As a result, the service has asked Congress to reprogram $20 million to buy more of the detection devices in an Omnibus funding package the Pentagon sent to Congress earlier […]
NATO Has A Good Story To Tell, But Is Its Audience Of One Listening?
Allies from Norway to Romania are buying big-ticket weapons systems produced by the American defense industry, and more NATO countries are inching toward agreed-upon defense spending goals. But is it enough?