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The international community has been tremendously proactive in undertaking operations, exercises, experiments, and demonstration to accelerate the dev...

It’s unclear what issue the ship is facing, although the Navy anticipates it will be underway again soon.

The first-in-class destroyer USS Zumwalt was scheduled to leave her home port of San Diego last week and transit to Ingalls Shipbuilding, where her sp...

It’s unclear what issue the ship is facing, although the Navy anticipates it will be underway again soon.

On July 12, an explosion rocked the USS Bonhomme Richard, touching off a fire that raged for four days, gutting the amphibious assault ship. It was a catastrophe, but one the Navy may be able to turn to its advantage. Replacing the ship would cost the Navy billions. But for less money, it could repurpose the Bonhomme Richard, making it an operational testbed for cutting-edge unmanned, sea-based weapons systems. This would help the Navy address concerns about unmanned systems and improve t...

By Lieutenant Kyle Cregge, USNThe US Navy’s strike capacity is shrinking. As highlighted in Congressional testimony with senior leaders, the Surface N...

USV employment is at a critical juncture between innovation and gray zone warfare.

Long-range missiles, missile defenses, and robotic ships will be essential adjuncts to the big, expensive “Death Stars” that dominate the Navy budget, says Bryan Clark of the Hudson Institute.

The Navy wants to upgrade its Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyers with a new radar, electronic weapons suite and anti-submarine warfare capabilities, as the service seeks to integrate the platform into the blue water fleet, according to a government request for information issued earlier this month. The Zumwalt Enterprise Upgrade Solution, also known as ZEUS, would […]

The Zumwalt class of destroyers has struggled to meet the Navys planned objectives, and the program has been controversial and expensive since its start.