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The US Navy is shelving its dream of a powerful electromagnetic railgun to develop hypersonic missiles and other weapons
A Navy spokesperson said the service is halting the project this year to free up funding for other …
Ryan Pickrell
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After a 35-year break, the US Navy is building frigates again, and it has a lot of catching up to do
For the first time since the late 1980s, the US Navy is building frigates, but other navies —…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Amazon just lost a top exec who managed the tech giant's $30 billion cash hoard
His departure comes at a pivotal moment for the company. It recently said it would be investing mor…
Mary Hanbury
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Russia says it successfully fired a new hypersonic missile from a submarine for the first time
The Russian ministry of defense released a video of the submarine Severodvinsk firing off a missile…
Ryan Pickrell
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Japan may build 2 huge warships to counter the growing missile threat from North Korea
Japan now has eight mission-capable ballistic-missile defense destroyers, and it's considering whet…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The Navy is tasking 'combat-ready' SEALs to develop new ways to take on 'the most stressing hard targets'
Allowing "combat-ready forces" to work new tactics and techniques is helping solve "key operational…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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Here's how the world's 2 most powerful stealth destroyers stack up
China launched its first domestically-built Type 055 guided-missile stealth destroyer in July 2017,…
Daniel Brown
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The US Navy is going to arm all of its destroyers with hypersonic missiles, a top Trump official says
But a retired Navy officer and defense expert said that arming Arleigh Burke-class destroyers with …
Ryan Pickrell
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The Navy's stealth destroyers are getting new missiles that will turn them into long range ship killers
The Navy tested the SM-6's anti-ship capability in March of 2016. A SM-6 from an Arleigh Burke-clas…
Ben Brimelow
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The Navy's problems keep growing as it takes a leading role against Russia and China
Problems with its leaders and its ships reflect a maritime force that is beset with serious and sys…
James A. Russell, Responsible…
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The future of US naval dominance summed up in one picture
An F-35 Lightning II Carrier Variant (CV) piloted by U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Robert "Champ" Guyette …
Alex Lockie
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The Navy's most advanced warship just broke down for the second time in 2 months
The propulsion system of the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) had problems while passing through the canal an…
Paul Szoldra
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The Navy can't fire its awesome new gun because the rounds cost nearly $1 million each
The Navy is now looking for alternative rounds that can be fired out of the AGS system, though its …
Paul Szoldra
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Here are 5 of the worst weapons projects the US military has in the works
The big problem for the Navy is that the service, just as other branches of the military have in th…
Ryan Pickrell
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Meet a jobless Oklahoman caught in the middle of a battle over unemployment benefits: 'The panic level is very high.'
"One of the promises that Biden made was we are going to stand as one. And I think it's time to liv…
Juliana Kaplan
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These are the features of America's most futuristic ship that just hit the waters
The ship is powered by two Rolls-Royce Marine Trent-30 gas turbines, which allow the ship to reach …
Jeremy Bender
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'It's going somewhere, hopefully' - Top US admiral admits the Navy's struggling $500 million railgun project is a lesson in what not to do
These hypervelocity projectiles are fired through the barrel via sabots that hold the round in plac…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Navy has a new ocean to worry about, it's not clear how it's going to deal with it, top lawmaker says
"I don't feel like the Navy is sort of raising the alarm flag enough," Rep. Elaine Luria told Insid…
Courtney Mabeus
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The Navy is trying to get rid of its cruisers again, but it's heading for another fight over their fate
The US Navy says its cruisers are too old and too expensive, but Congress says they're too well arm…
Benjamin Brimelow
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China looks set to deploy a railgun on a destroyer by 2025 - and humiliate the US Navy in doing so
Additionally, the Chinese will have to clear the same engineering and operational hurdles that have…