It is customary for submariners to say that there are only two types of ships, submarines and targets. It is true that due to their natural discretion, and their sensors ...
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White House wants hypersonic missiles on all U.S. destroyers
Since the public presentation of the Kh47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missile by Vladimir Putin in March 2018, the subject has become the top priority of the Pentagon, which has launched several programs to ...
Read the articleSubmarines, light aircraft carriers, robotic ships .. the US Navy details its upcoming format
What was until now only a supported hypothesis has now taken on the stature of a long-term project. Indeed, Mark Esper, the US Secretary of Defense, detailed yesterday ...
Read the articleTo respond to China, the US Navy will profoundly modify the structure of its fleet
After 8 months of waiting, the new US Navy Shipbuilding Plan will be presented to US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper next week. It will not be ...
Read the articleNorthrop Grumman unveils a mini-torpedo designed for the MQ-8C Fire Scout UAV and Virginia-class attack submarines
The American company Northrop Grumman recently unveiled a mini-torpedo designated Very Lightweight Torpedo, or VLWT, based on a design developed by the US Navy. This new ultralight torpedo should be ...
Read the articleUS Navy commissioned USS Delaware, 18th Virginia-class attack submarine
On April 4, 2020, the nuclear attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) was admitted to active service in the US Navy, becoming the 18th submarine of this class to…
Read the articleThis time, the nuclear arms race is back on track
For several months, and even years, the majority of observers of world defense questions have wondered whether or not we have entered a new race for…
Read the articleSSN (X): designing the world's best nuclear attack submarine
Tango Bravo, Futur Attack Submarine, Improved Virginia, SSN (X), New SSN: these are the different avatars since 2004 of the idea that the United States Navy (USN) has…
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