Featured in Columbia classBYThomas NewdickJul 23, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be An “Apex Predator” According To Undersea Warfare ChiefThe Navy’s future attack submarine will be more like the Seawolf class than the Virginia class, but it won’t come cheap. BYThomas NewdickJul 23, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareThe Navy Is Looking At Fitting Its Future Attack Submarines With Inflatable SailsThe Navy has called upon industry to develop pop-up sails for its submarines in an effort to maximize speed, stealth, and maneuverability. BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2020ShareNavy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be Wider And Based On The New Columbia Class Missile BoatsThe SSN(X) design will be wider than the present Virginia class, offering improved capabilities and increased stealthiness underwater. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share7 Revolutionary Hardware Changes the US Navy Should Make in the Trump EraUnder the new administration the Navy could maximize a planned budget increase and tailor its force to 21st century demands. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020ShareBYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareFord Class Of Supercarriers May End After Four Ships, Navy Eyeing Smaller Carriers: ReportThe Navy has put together a task force to report back in six months on what America’s carrier force should look like from 2030 on. BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2020ShareNavy Missile Sub Has Begun Its First Patrol Armed With Controversial Low Yield NukesProponents argue that the warheads give the United States added deterrent flexibility, but critics warn they lower the threshold for using nukes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThese Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and NukesThe presentations provide a window into what kinds of information he was receiving, and how, during a particularly critical time in history. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareUpdating America’s Land-Based Ballistic Missile ‘Nuclear Sponge’ Is A $100B+ WasteIt’s time to cut a leg off America’s Cold War vintage nuclear triad and dramatically strengthen the far more relevant two that remain. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 21, 2019ShareNavy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And MoreThe service is also eying a new sub-launched ballistic missile to replace Trident and could end up expanding its nuclear deterrent capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 21, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUS Eyes Adding Nuclear Cruise Missiles to Zumwalt Stealth Destroyers As Well As SubmarinesMore vessels carrying these weapons could make it especially hard for opponents to quickly tell the difference between conventional and nuclear strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNavy Trims New Missile Sub Cost to $7.2B, But Struggles to Keep Existing Subs OperationalThe service is looking to build three subs a year, or more, but more than a dozen boats sit idle waiting for repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019ShareHere Is The Navy’s Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 YearsThe service will face huge challenges in meeting that goal and just sustaining those vessels will cost many billions more than it spends now. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2018ShareNavy Attack Subs Lost More Than Two Decades Worth Of Operational Time To Maintenance DelaysThe service has already spent hundreds of millions of dollars for boats sitting idle and a top Congressional watchdog warns it could get worse. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2018ShareNavy Spends Millions On Sub-Launched Hypersonics As USAF Touts New Hypersonic X-PlaneThe U.S. military as a whole has a voracious appetite for the fast-flying vehicles and there’s no sign it will be satiated anytime soon. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareSloppy Welding On Launch Tubes For The Navy’s New Missile Sub Could Point To Larger ProblemsThe tubes are common to three types of boats, including the U.K.’s future ballistic missile subs, so any issue could have far-reaching impacts. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2016ShareTrump’s Nuclear Arms Race Is a Terrible Idea, but Modernization is OverdueThe US doesn’t need more nukes—it needs to modernize the weapons it already has. BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2016Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 23, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be An “Apex Predator” According To Undersea Warfare ChiefThe Navy’s future attack submarine will be more like the Seawolf class than the Virginia class, but it won’t come cheap. BYThomas NewdickJul 23, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021ShareThe Navy Is Looking At Fitting Its Future Attack Submarines With Inflatable SailsThe Navy has called upon industry to develop pop-up sails for its submarines in an effort to maximize speed, stealth, and maneuverability. BYThomas NewdickJul 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2020ShareNavy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be Wider And Based On The New Columbia Class Missile BoatsThe SSN(X) design will be wider than the present Virginia class, offering improved capabilities and increased stealthiness underwater. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 4, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share7 Revolutionary Hardware Changes the US Navy Should Make in the Trump EraUnder the new administration the Navy could maximize a planned budget increase and tailor its force to 21st century demands. BYTyler RogowayJul 3, 2020Share
BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020ShareFord Class Of Supercarriers May End After Four Ships, Navy Eyeing Smaller Carriers: ReportThe Navy has put together a task force to report back in six months on what America’s carrier force should look like from 2030 on. BYTyler RogowayMar 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2020ShareNavy Missile Sub Has Begun Its First Patrol Armed With Controversial Low Yield NukesProponents argue that the warheads give the United States added deterrent flexibility, but critics warn they lower the threshold for using nukes. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 29, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThese Are The Briefings President-Elect Trump Got On The F-35, Air Force One, and NukesThe presentations provide a window into what kinds of information he was receiving, and how, during a particularly critical time in history. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019ShareUpdating America’s Land-Based Ballistic Missile ‘Nuclear Sponge’ Is A $100B+ WasteIt’s time to cut a leg off America’s Cold War vintage nuclear triad and dramatically strengthen the far more relevant two that remain. BYTyler RogowayDec 1, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 21, 2019ShareNavy Plans For ‘Large Payload Subs’ Based On New Columbia Class To Take On SSGN Role And MoreThe service is also eying a new sub-launched ballistic missile to replace Trident and could end up expanding its nuclear deterrent capabilities. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 21, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareUS Eyes Adding Nuclear Cruise Missiles to Zumwalt Stealth Destroyers As Well As SubmarinesMore vessels carrying these weapons could make it especially hard for opponents to quickly tell the difference between conventional and nuclear strikes. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareNavy Trims New Missile Sub Cost to $7.2B, But Struggles to Keep Existing Subs OperationalThe service is looking to build three subs a year, or more, but more than a dozen boats sit idle waiting for repairs. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019ShareHere Is The Navy’s Ultra Ambitious New Plan To Get To 355 Ships In Just 15 YearsThe service will face huge challenges in meeting that goal and just sustaining those vessels will cost many billions more than it spends now. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 11, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2018ShareNavy Attack Subs Lost More Than Two Decades Worth Of Operational Time To Maintenance DelaysThe service has already spent hundreds of millions of dollars for boats sitting idle and a top Congressional watchdog warns it could get worse. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2018ShareNavy Spends Millions On Sub-Launched Hypersonics As USAF Touts New Hypersonic X-PlaneThe U.S. military as a whole has a voracious appetite for the fast-flying vehicles and there’s no sign it will be satiated anytime soon. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018ShareSloppy Welding On Launch Tubes For The Navy’s New Missile Sub Could Point To Larger ProblemsThe tubes are common to three types of boats, including the U.K.’s future ballistic missile subs, so any issue could have far-reaching impacts. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 7, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2016ShareTrump’s Nuclear Arms Race Is a Terrible Idea, but Modernization is OverdueThe US doesn’t need more nukes—it needs to modernize the weapons it already has. BYTyler RogowayDec 23, 2016Share
