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An E/A-18G Growler. (U.S. Navy)

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How The EA-18G Growler’s Next-Generation Jamming Pod Went To War On Its First Cruise How The EA-18G Growler’s Next-Generation Jamming Pod Went To War On Its First Cruise

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Updated on Feb 11, 2025

The Navy destroyer USS Pinckney.

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Navy Says It Won’t Repeat Cruiser Upgrade Blunder With Destroyer Modernization 2.0 Effort Navy Says It Won’t Repeat Cruiser Upgrade Blunder With Destroyer Modernization 2.0 Effort

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

Posted on Jan 21, 2025

The U.S. Navy's use of expendable Nulka decoys in combat has highlighted the need to expand the ability of its ships to launch off-board decoying electronic attacks, including ones lasting tens of minutes or more.

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Nulka Combat Use Shows Warships Need Longer-Lasting Electronic Warfare-Enabled Decoys Nulka Combat Use Shows Warships Need Longer-Lasting Electronic Warfare-Enabled Decoys

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 20, 2025

After spending years charting a way forward to a family of unmanned surface vessels in a specific array of sizes and configurations, the Navy is eyeing a major course alteration that would see it pursuing a simpler and more interchangeable design.

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Navy To Simplify Drone Ship Plans, Focus On Containerized Payloads That Look Alike Navy To Simplify Drone Ship Plans, Focus On Containerized Payloads That Look Alike

By Hope Hodge Seck

Posted on Jan 17, 2025

Yachts are increasingly getting counter-drone systems

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Counter-Drone Systems For Yachts Are Growing In Popularity Counter-Drone Systems For Yachts Are Growing In Popularity

Updated on Dec 13, 2024

The U.S. Navy plans to keep all 12 of its Flight I Arleigh Burke class destroyers in service beyond their originally 35-year expected service life.

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Oldest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Get Reprieve, Service Extended Into 2030s Oldest Arleigh Burke Destroyers Get Reprieve, Service Extended Into 2030s

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Oct 31, 2024

Composite image from Navy's Silent Swarm 2024 event

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Silent Swarm Exercise Accelerates Navy’s Path To Distributed Electronic Warfare Future Silent Swarm Exercise Accelerates Navy’s Path To Distributed Electronic Warfare Future

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Aug 1, 2024

The Navy is pushing ahead with work on a scalable electronic attack system for ships that cannot be fitted with the powerful, but massive AN/SLQ-32(V)7 electronic warfare suite.

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Rush Is On To Give Smaller And Older Navy Ships Advanced Electronic Attack Capability Rush Is On To Give Smaller And Older Navy Ships Advanced Electronic Attack Capability

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 11, 2024

Thanks to a new set of photos, we’ve got what’s probably our best look so far at the U.S. Navy’s Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (SEWIP) Block III, a radical overhaul of the Arleigh Burke class destroyers that leaves the warships looking very different indeed.

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Destroyer Looks Radically Different After Electronic Warfare Upgrade Destroyer Looks Radically Different After Electronic Warfare Upgrade

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Nov 8, 2023

The addition of the new AN/SLQ-32(V)7 Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program Block III to the USS Pinckney has changed the external shape of the ship significantly, as well as given it impressive additional electronic warfare capabilities.

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Navy Destroyer Looks Significantly Different After Major Upgrade Navy Destroyer Looks Significantly Different After Major Upgrade

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 22, 2023

Electronic Warfare Barge China

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Chinese Countermeasure Barge Covered In Radar Reflectors Emerges Chinese Countermeasure Barge Covered In Radar Reflectors Emerges

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 24, 2022

Navy Electronic Warfare Container Could Go On Ships, Aircraft, Trucks

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Navy Electronic Warfare Container Could Go On Ships, Aircraft, Trucks Navy Electronic Warfare Container Could Go On Ships, Aircraft, Trucks

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Sep 19, 2022

Navy Destroyer Deployed Counter-Drone Electronic Warfare System During 2019 Mystery Swarm Incident:

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Navy Destroyer Deployed Counter-Drone Electronic Warfare System During 2019 Mystery Swarm Incident: Navy Destroyer Deployed Counter-Drone Electronic Warfare System During 2019 Mystery Swarm Incident:

By Adam Kehoe and Marc Cecotti

Updated on Jan 20, 2022

A rendering of the SEWIP Block III electronic warfare system.

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Navy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Is Being Shrunk Down For Smaller Ships Navy’s New Shipboard Electronic Warfare System Is Being Shrunk Down For Smaller Ships

By Brett Tingley and Tyler Rogoway

Updated on Jan 15, 2022

Iran’s Newest Warship Has Fallen On Its Side In A Dry Dock (Updated)

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Iran’s Newest Warship Has Fallen On Its Side In A Dry Dock (Updated) Iran’s Newest Warship Has Fallen On Its Side In A Dry Dock (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Dec 7, 2021

Russian Submarines Getting Countermeasures That Jam Sonobuoys Dropped By Enemy Aircraft

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Russian Submarines Getting Countermeasures That Jam Sonobuoys Dropped By Enemy Aircraft Russian Submarines Getting Countermeasures That Jam Sonobuoys Dropped By Enemy Aircraft

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Nov 26, 2021