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The new, now-in-development Columbia class may be the quietest undersea boat ever to exist. Heres What You Need to Remember: The Columbia class also incorporates a number of technologies specifically developed for the Block III Virginia-class attack submarines, such as a computer-driven joystick navigation system, fly-by-wire technology and fiber-optic periscope technology. The automated navigation enables the submarine to automatically set depth and speed, while allowing a human operator to r...

By Captain William Bradley, USMC “If a unit is not well trained, its men know it. This fact adversely affects their confidence, especially if they anticipate there is a possibility of using that training in a critical situation. Every soldier likes to feel that he is playing on a winning team—he knows he can’t win if he isn’t well trained.” —Gen. Bruce C. Clarke, U.S. Army It is through training—through constant realistic and repetitious training of individuals and units—that mi...

Canada’s new frigates are the size of cruisers, and indicative of a wider trend toward ever-more complicated and expensive weapons.

The Navy Is Still Hoping Its Technological Advantage Will Make up for a Smaller Fleet The Navy is expected to grow, but will keep to find ways to keep its edge as China builds ships faster than America does. Can an increasingly high tech, heavily armed and networked Navy achieve technical and tactical superiority over larger sized near-peer rivals? Specifically, could the U.S. Navy retain a significant measure of advantage over a potentially larger Chinese Navy? This may be the thinking among s...