Sea-Air-Space 2025
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.
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.
Arleigh Burke Destroyers Taking On Navy Air Defense Commander Role As Cruisers Disappear From Fleet
Arleigh Burke class Flight IIA destroyers were the air defense commanders for two carrier strike groups last year and plans are now underway to expand the practice.
DDG(X) Next-Generation Destroyer’s Capabilities And Costs Are Solidifying
The Navy’s head of surface warfare says DDG(X) is a “clean-sheet imperative” that will prioritize electricity production, endurance and advanced weapons.
What The Navy’s Massive Orca Submarine Drone Is Actually Capable Of
We dive deep with the captain in charge of the Orca program on the drone’s current abilities and what it could be capable of in the future.