Dec 14, 2024 · “This test builds on several flight tests in which the Common Hypersonic Glide Body achieved hypersonic speed at target distances and demonstrates that we can put this capability in the hands of the warfighter,” said Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth. This is the second successful end-to-end flight test of the All Up Round (AUR) this year and was the first live-fire event for the ...

May 18, 2024 · USVRON Three will oversee a fleet of small, unmanned surface vessels (sUSV) known as Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC). During the ceremony, Capt. Derek Rader assumed command of the newly established USVRON Three.

Apr 1, 2024 · Submarines use stealth to dominate the seas, presenting an illusive yet deadly threat. Now U.S. Navy submarines will take stealth to a new level. American submarines will now be fitted with magnetohydrodynamic drive.

Jun 12, 2024 · The picture (shared on LinkedIn by the former Commodore of UUVRON-1) is significant because, to Naval News’ knowledge, all Orca photos so far were showing the XLUUV without its payload insert. We can now see how huge Orca really is. Boeing has delivered the first Orca XLUUV to the U.S. Navy in December 2023.The uncrewed submarine is now going through an extensive testing program.

Oct 21, 2024 · The HVP was tested aboard USS Dewey in 2018 as part of a RIMPAC exercise to test the round against cruise missiles and other airborne targets. The HVP program, renamed “Gun-Launched Guided Projectile”, was cancelled in 2022. Now, Naval News has learned from Jim Miller, Vice President of Business Development at BAE Systems Combat Mission Systems, that the U.S. Navy is currently conducting ...

Dec 7, 2024 · Naval News comments: USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) arrived in Mississippi in August 2023 to begin a two-year modernization period and receive technology upgrades including new hypersonic missile tubes. The tubes will each hold three Common Hypersonic Glide Bodies (C-HGB) – hypersonic missiles being developed jointly between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy – for a total of 12 missiles on the ship.

Jan 14, 2024 · The US Navy is ramping up delivery of its new Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers just as there is demonstrable increased strategic and operational need for the capability an aircraft carrier provides, the Executive Director for the USN’s Program Executive Office (PEO) Carriers told the Surface Navy Association annual symposium in Arlington, Virginia.

Sep 16, 2024 · Another test of the U.S. Navy’s Mark 70 Mod 1 Payload Delivery System (PDS) was conducted last month off the coast of Hawaii for Pacific Defender 24, this time featuring, for the first time, the launch of a RIM-161B SM-3 Block IA anti-ballistic missile which successfully engaged a ballistic target using offboard sensor data.

Jan 11, 2024 · The U.S. Navy showed off its latest efforts in armed drone development, including test footage of an armed small unmanned surface vessel (USV) equipped with Korean-made guided rockets.

Dec 10, 2024 · U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Lisa Franchetti toured Boeing’s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) manufacturing facility, met with Boeing contractors and Sailors assigned to Unmanned Undersea Vehicles Squadron (UUVRON) 3, and gave remarks about the importance of having robotic multi …