The U.S. Army’s LCM-8 has been in service since 1959 and has a payload capacity of 53.5 long tons (54.4 tons) of cargo, but a
According to Northrop Grumman, the Mark 44 is slated to replace the Mark 38 25mm autocannons aboard select U.S. Navy ships and U.S. Coast Guard Cutters…
The United States Marine Corps has recently conducted a training exercise with the USS Tripoli (LHA 7) on March 22, 2022 to test the interoperability and transportability of the new Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS).
The U.S. Navy’s Large Surface Combatant (LSC) force consists of three destroyers: DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, DDG 1000 Zumwalt destroyers and the upcoming next-generation destroyer program called DDG(X)…
As the United States Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 sheds Legacy weapons systems in favor of modernization to meet peer nation challenges, the U.S. Marines are …
At the WEST 2022 Conference in San Diego, held mid-February, the U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Gilday said that he would like a future naval force of over 500 manned and unmanned ships.
At the NDIA Expeditionary Warfare Conference 2022 (EWC 2022) NAVSEA provided some insights on the Light Amphibious Warship (LAW), small boats, and the U.S. Navy’s amphibious ship-to-shore connectors…
At SNA 2022 in mid-January, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard discussed their future force composition. Discussions covered new frigates, destroyers, amphibious and logistic ships, unmanned surface vessels, sea-to-shore connectors and landing crafts, cutters, and the Integrated Combat System (ICS).
Admiral Vandier discussed the French Navy’s cooperation with the United States Navy and other allies and outlined his visions and plans for the future growth and renewal…
Lockheed Martin unveiled a new model of the Optionally Unmanned Surface Vessel (OUSV) at the Surface Navy Association 2022 National Symposium (SNA 2022) held LIVE in-person and streamed virtually in mid-January.
