New Philippine Basing Access Strengthens U.S. Marine, Navy Plans
With the announcement of four new EDCA sites, the U.S. will receive a boost to its operating capabilities within and around the Philippines.
With the announcement of four new EDCA sites, the U.S. will receive a boost to its operating capabilities within and around the Philippines.
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro once again emphasized the need for at-sea reloading at this year’s Combat Systems Symposium.
U.S. Navy demonstrated a new launch and recovery concept for LDUUV with staff from the NUWC and HII in Virginia.
Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on November 30, 2022, that it has successfully test-launched BARAK LRAD surface-to-air missile from Sa’ar 6-class corvette INS Oz.
NATO units increase readiness in Baltic Sea during Finnish-led maritime exercise Freezing Winds.

Q & A with Captain Brad Busch, U.S. Navy, Deputy Director, Expeditionary Warfare (N95) at the Surface Navy Association’s 2022 (SNA 2022) Waterfront Conference during his “Future of the [U.S. Navy’s] Amphibious Fleet” session.
A U.S. Navy team led by NUWC Division Newport staff demonstrated an end-to-end intelligence preparation of the operational environment (IPOE) mission with the Snakehead large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV) prototype at the Narragansett Bay Test Facility on July 21.
U.S. Marine Corps press release This was the first time a Marine Corps JLTV was moved from shore to ship by air, highlighting the capabilities

General Dynamics NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced on 05 August 2022 that it’s been awarded USD 1.4 billion in contract modifications from the US Navy to build a sixth expeditionary seagoing vessel (ESB 8) and two additional John Lewis-class fleet oilers (T- AO 211 and 212).

We inquired to DARPA for updates on two of its programs, the Sea Train project and the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS). Both are Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) programs…