The Air Force Is Developing Smart Bombs With ‘Torpedo-Like’ Ship Killing Capability
A recent test explored the use of modified Joint Direct Attack Munition bombs against static and moving targets at sea.
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USS Sealion Was The Navy’s Unique Helicopter-Accommodating Submarine
A veteran of the Pacific War, this Balao class submarine was ideally suited to experiments with helicopters loaded with Marines.
The Oddly Shaped USS Grayback Was A Cold War Submarine Like No Other
The remarkable sub’s story includes launching fighter-sized cruise missiles, attempting to rescue Vietnam War PoWs, and getting painted bright orange.
Marine Corps Boss Has Big Plans To Get Into The Business Of Hunting And Killing Submarines
Marines could find themselves searching for and attacking enemy submarines, as well as indirectly supporting other anti-submarine operations.
Navy’s Next Attack Submarine Will Be Wider And Based On The New Columbia Class Missile Boats
The SSN(X) design will be wider than the present Virginia class, offering improved capabilities and increased stealthiness underwater.
India Has Tested A Very Long Range Supersonic Anti-Submarine Missile For The First Time
The missile releases a torpedo after reaching the target area, which can range out to 400 miles from the launch point.
Remote Navy Submarine Test Base Has Been Key In Rescuing Hundreds In The Bahamas After Dorian
The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued hundreds of people across the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian using helicopters operating from a little known and secretive U.S. Navy submarine test base situated on one of the islands in the archipelago. The Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center’s detachment on Andros Island main job is managing expansive test ranges so the Navy can conduct various underwater tasks, such as measuring the acoustic signature of subs and testing torpedoes.
Sailors On U.S. Navy Carriers Are Still Training To Use Unreliable Anti-Torpedo Torpedoes
Sailors on board some of the U.S. Navy’s Nimitz class aircraft carriers are still training to employ an unreliable anti-torpedo defense system nearly a year after it stopped work on the program entirely. The service still plans to remove these defensive systems from the ships completely within the next four years, but until that happens, personnel will have to remain qualified to use them, if necessary.
German and Canadian Firms Developing SeaSpider Rocket-Powered Anti-Torpedo Torpedo
German and Canadian defense contractors are moving ahead with the development of a rocket-powered hard-kill anti-torpedo defense system called SeaSpider that they hope could become a standard feature on naval vessels in both of those countries.
U.S. Navy Looking To Arm Its Subs With Tiny Torpedoes That Intercept Incoming Torpedoes
The U.S. Navy says that it is interested in giving its submarines the ability to launch very small torpedoes, which could offer added offensive firepower, as well as an all-new defensive anti-torpedo interceptor capability.