For the first time ever, U.S. Navy crew members have landed an F/A-18 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln using nothing more than an ATARI joystick. OK, it wasn’t an actual ATARI joystick but it was pretty close. ATARI stands for the aircraft terminal approach remote inceptor, which was created by engineers at NAVAIR. The system […]
China Adding Artificial Intelligence to Submarines
A senior scientist involved with the program told the South China Morning Post that China is working on updating old computer systems on nuclear submarines with an AI decision support system. The new system will relieve some of the load and mental burden from commanding officers. China believes its AI assistant could help commanders by […]
The U.S. Navy Desperately Needs Icebreakers
In May of 2017, Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard warned of a potential Russian checkmate in the artic, a region that holds an estimated 90 billion barrels of oil and about 30% of the world’s undiscovered natural gas. Russia, on top of building military bases, is also building massive nuclear […]
Second Stealth Destroyer Suffers Electrical Failure
The second guided-missile destroyer, the USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) suffered an electrical failure during its first sea trials. Unlike the DDG-1000 Zumwalt’s engineering casualty suffered in November of 2016, the Monsoor was able to limp home under its own power. Repairs are not expected to delay ship delivery in March 2018. The second stealthy destroyer being built […]
Are America’s Supercarriers at Risk?
The Aircraft Carrier has been the backbone of the U.S. Navy and a symbol of naval dominance since World War II. But for the first time in decades, the number of carriers has dropped below twenty (including Wasp class amphibious assault ships). That’s something both Russia and China appear to have their scopes on as […]
GPS, Both Vital and Vulnerable: America’s Infrastructure Under Threat
As of 2010 the “world’s only global utility,” the U.S. owned Global Positioning System (GPS), a constellation of twenty-four satellites, has been operating without a viable backup system. The GPS market can be divided into three broad categories: commercial, noncommercial (consumer), and military. The use of GPS is essential to financial systems and is extremely […]
U.S. Navy Unleashes Its Most Advanced Nuclear Attack Submarine
The U.S. Navy’s newest and most advanced nuclear attack submarine was christened in a ceremony in Groton, CT on October 14th, 2017. The USS South Dakota, a Block III Virginia-Class attack submarine was engineered with the most advanced undersea technical innovations. Kris Osborn from the Scout Warrior discusses some of these new technologies that are […]
U.S. Navy’s Powerful New Missile Detection Tool Reaches Milestone
The U.S. Navy’s powerful new tool to detect and defeat incoming anti-ship missile threats is on schedule to be constructed in early 2018. Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) is reporting that its new Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system has passed Preliminary Design Review. The AOEW system will provide MH-60 helicopters with enhanced electronic warfare surveillance and […]
Navy’s New Missile Shoots Down Advanced Ballistic Threat
Raytheon is reporting that its new Standard Missile-6 (SM-6) intercepted an advanced medium-range missile at sea. It was the third successful ballistic missile intercept for the SM-6. The SM-6 is the only missile that supports anti-air, anti-surface, and sea-based ballistic missile defense. A Raytheon (NYSE: RTN)-built Standard Missile-6 intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target at sea in […]
How a Simple Pipe Joint put America’s Navy at Risk
At a time when America’s adversaries are challenging its carrier fleets around the world, the U.S. Navy found itself scrambling to fix defective elbow pipes on its new Virginia Class attack subs. The faulty parts valued at $10,000 or less, have kept the $2.7 billion dollar Virginia Class Attack Submarine Minnesota sitting in a shipyard […]
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