Sea-Air-Space 2025
Sweden’s Stealthy Visby Corvettes Getting Mk 41 Based Vertical Launch Systems For Air Defense Missiles
Lockheed Martin’s Extensible Launching System will give Sweden the option of adding other missiles and decoys to the Visby class arsenal.
M-346N Pitched To Replace Navy’s T-45 Goshawk Jet Trainers
The Navy has meanwhile decided that its new jet trainer will not have to operate from aircraft carriers.
Infrared Seeker For APKWS Guided 70mm Rockets Unveiled
Adding infrared guidance to APKWS II rockets allows for multiple targets to be engaged more rapidly, especially in the air-to-air role.
Patriot PAC-3 Missile Puts Crosshairs On Replacing Navy’s Long-Serving SM-2
Putting the proven PAC-3 MSE missile on warships could fill a notable niche, and possibly a looming supply gap, in the Navy’s layered air defenses.
CMV-22 Grounding Was “Wakeup Call” For Navy, Stakes Higher With C-2 Gone Next Year
The Navy says it is confident in the CMV-22B to provide critical support to carriers at sea, but that its readiness and reliability need to be improved.
MQ-35 V-BAT’s Capabilities Grow, Micro Guided Munitions Coming Next Year
The combat-proven V-BAT can take off and land virtually anywhere and does the job of larger aircraft. Now it’s getting a slew of major enhancements.
Navy Is About To Go Big On Massive Joint War Training Across The Pacific
Huge exercises will stress test U.S. armed forces and they will also reveal what requirements are most pressing to make such a massive joint fight a reality.
Navy MH-60 Seahawk Replacement Will Leverage Army’s Future Vertical Lift Tiltrotor Plans
The Navy’s Future Vertical Lift-Maritime Strike family of systems plan also puts major emphasis on new vertical takeoff and landing drones.
Navy Won’t Scramble To Field Loyal Wingman Drones Like The Air Force
The admiral in charge of the Navy’s Air Warfare Division made it clear his service is taking a wait and see approach to Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
F/A-XX Will Have Just 25% More Range Than Existing Navy Fighters
FA-XX will have much less range than some may have hoped for, even though extending the carrier strike group’s reach is a top Navy priority.
Bullseye Standoff Weapon Based On Israeli Cruise Missile Unveiled By General Atomics
The Bullseye standoff precision-guided missile is being offered to the U.S. military as a lower-cost weapon that can be quickly manufactured at scale.
MQ-25 Stingray’s Extreme Range Gives It Massive Potential Far Beyond A Tanker
The MQ-25’s very long endurance outside of the tanking mission is unprecedented for a carrier-based aircraft and its impact could be far reaching.
Copperhead Torpedo-Like Underwater Kamikaze Drones Rolled Out By Anduril
Copperheads are designed for low cost and can be configured for other missions, with an eye toward launching from larger submarine drones.
Submarine Surveillance System That’s Rapidly Deployable, Unpredictable Unveiled By Anduril
Seabed Sentry aims to make underwater listening networks far more adaptable and affordable, putting enemy submarines and other threats in the crosshairs.
Secretive AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile Live-Fire Testing Surged Last Year With Navy Help
The Navy has also confirmed the development of the AIM-174B air-launched version of the SM-6 missile was tied to a Pacific Fleet requirement.
Mysterious Naval Vessel Spotted In Washington State Is A New DARPA Drone Ship
USX-1 Defiant is meant to operate with no humans onboard for long periods, with missile carrying variants eyed for future production.
Drone-Equipped U.S. Marines Now Helping Protect Baltic Sea Submarine Cables
The deployment is part of NATO’s Baltic Sentry mission that was created after several suspected cable sabotage incidents.
How The EA-18G Growler’s Next-Generation Jamming Pod Went To War On Its First Cruise
Here is what the squadron commander and program manager said about the EA-18G’s new AN/ALQ-249 jamming pods, which were thrust into combat last year.
How Life Aboard A Navy Aircraft Carrier Changed When High-Speed Internet Arrived
USS Abraham Lincoln spearheaded efforts to bring high-speed internet to sailors underway and now we’re learning more about its tactical and social impacts.
Carrier Air Wing’s Key Priorities To Win In Future Pacific Fight Laid Out By Navy
MQ-25 tanker drones, longer-range weapons, new advanced aircraft, and better networks are central to the Navy’s carrier airpower vision.
Destroyer Has Become First U.S. Navy Ship To Deploy Artificial Intelligence System
The destroyer USS Fitzgerald embarked an AI-enabled monitoring system that helps the crew spot maintenance needs before they metastasize into bigger problems.
What Red Sea Battles Have Taught The Navy About A Future China Fight
The past 15 months in the Red Sea have provided the Navy with a real-world stress test of its systems, platforms and people.