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RAND Comments on the Threat of Drifting Mines
A senior engineer at the RAND Corporation wrote about the dangers of floating and drifting mines and how current navies are hard-pressed to counter them.
1 December 2022
A senior engineer at the RAND Corporation wrote about the dangers of floating and drifting mines and how current navies are hard-pressed to counter them.
Mine laying, a low cost but very effective capability is making a comeback among navies worldwide. Danish company SH Defence offers a new solution: A dedicated mine laying module.
According to several local media reports, the Japanese government is seriously considering the procurement of Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States.
The French Navy has long been aware of the opportunities that hypersonic missiles can bring for itself and its allies, as well as the threats this new technology…
The United States Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is tasked with creating a solution to intercept enemy Hypersonic Glide Bodies (HGB) that threaten allied naval and maritime vessels and interests. In order to accomplish this, MDA is developing missile interceptors to literally hit a hypersonic missile with a hypersonic missile and is termed, “Enhanced Hypersonic Missile Defense.” Naval News reached out to the MDA for comment.
A photo released by the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet shows a modular SM-6 launcher system within the U.S. European Command (EUCOM). Naval News inquired to the USMC…
Taiwan commissioned today the new Landing Platform Dock “Yushan” (LPD-1401). It is the ROC Navy’s largest vessel.
The U.S. Navy’s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) is 64% over its
original cost estimate and at least 3 years late…
Coast Guard Cutter Kimball encounters Russia and People’s Republic of China military naval presence in Bering Sea
The Fijian Port of Suva is becoming a must-stop for foreign warships operating in the South Pacific, in what experts say is a sign of the region’s growing importance to major powers.
