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Navy Sea Robin Launch Canister System...

Navy Sea Robin Launch Canister System
| July 20, 2010 | 170 Views |
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will award a contract to Oceaneering for the development of a submerged launch system that would deploy a UAV launch canister from the torpedo tube of a nuclear submarine. The Launch Canister System (LCS), also known as Sea Robin, would shoot to the surface tethered by fiber optic cables. Once afloat, the Sea Robin would deploy the eXperiemental Fuel...
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Communications At Speed And Depth...

Communications At Speed And Depth
| July 12, 2010 | 150 Views |
A new system developed by Lockheed Martin will bring the Internet and Military networks to U.S Navy submarines cruising the depths of the oceans. The Communications at Speed and Depth is similar to previous systems that use buoys to receive data on submarines, but unlike any others, Lockheed Martin’s new system will be able to receive and send data. Communications at Speed and Depth...
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Navy Phalanx CIWS...

Navy Phalanx CIWS
| June 13, 2010 | 502 Views |
The MK-15 Phalanx is a closed in weapons system (CIWS, pronounced See-Whiz) designed as the last line of defense against anti-ship missiles and aircraft. Originally developed in 1973 by General Dynamics’ Pomona Division, now Raytheon, and sold to Hughes Missile Systems Company in 1992, the Phalanx anti-ship missile defense system has become the mainstay of defense for all...
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Navy Large Vessel Interface Lift On Lift...

Navy Large Vessel Interface Lift On Lift Off
| June 7, 2010 | 346 Views |
The U.S Navy has developed a new crane rig that is able to transfer cargo at sea whilst compensating for surging waves, effectively eliminating the need for a sheltered harbor in emergency or combat situations. Most ships need a protected port with calm waters to prevent cargo from swinging violently while being transferred. However, the Navy’s new Large Vessel Interface Lift On/Lift...
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Navy Laser Weapons System...

Navy Laser Weapons System
| June 3, 2010 | 526 Views |
In the pursuit of new high-tech weaponry, the U.S Navy is working on a modification to the MK 15 Close In Weapon System (CIWS), also known as the Phalanx, which can take down enemy aircraft and vessels at sea. The new laser upgrade, known as the Laser Weapons System (LaWS) “successfully tracked, engaged, and destroyed” a drone in midflight in recent tests over the waters off San...
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US Navy Drone Captures Drug Smugglers...

US Navy Drone Captures Drug Smugglers
| April 7, 2010 | 433 Views |
Drones are taking over aviation warfare and defense, and it’s not surprising, these unmanned aerial vehicles are proving so effective that they just can’t help doing the job, even during training. On the 3rd of April, whilst on a routine test flight a U.S. Navy Fire Scout spotted a go-fast boat suspected of carrying narcotics. Maintain a stealthy tail for three hours; the drone...
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New Littoral Combat Ships Reach Freeway ...

New Littoral Combat Ships Reach Freeway Speeds
| March 16, 2010 | 839 Views |
Back in 2003-2004, the Navy awarded several development contracts for a new littoral (close to shore) combat ship (LCS). In 2008, two ships were delivered, and they’ve gone head-to-head ever since. The pair of new ships, the USS Independence and the USS Freedom, both break speed limitations that typically plague ships of a similar size. USS Independence LCS The Independence, built...
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Navy Ships With Shark Skin...

Navy Ships With Shark Skin
| October 28, 2009 | 770 Views |
The U.S Navy has announced that it will begin coating the hulls of its ships with a bacteria-busting film, Sharklet, designed to inhibit or enhance microorganism growth. The new film, inspired by the rough skin of sharks, is the first no-kill, non-toxic surface developed to control bacteria including Staph a., MRSA, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli and others. The Sharket surface,...
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Ultra-Fast Mini-Sub Travels At 100 Knots...

Ultra-Fast Mini-Sub Travels At 100 Knots
| August 1, 2009 | 1,175 Views |
Turning science fiction in fact once again, DARPA, is ready to begin testing phase of a new ultra-fast mini submarine, capable of traveling at 100 knots. Currently, the Navy’s fastest submarine can only travel at 25 to 30 knots while fully submerged. But the new sub, dubbed the Underwater Express, will shatter existing speed records. The DARPA program was first announce in 2006,...
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USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Supercarrier...

USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Supercarrier
| June 5, 2009 | 1,638 Views |
After receiving an amazing video from a former Marine of the USS Kitty Hawk in high seas, it prompted me to create this post. The power of the US Military is amazing and the conditions that our service members is even more extraordinary. I think it is best I just start with the video to give you a sliver of the potential of the Kitty Hawk: USS Kitty Hawk During High Seas Video It is no...
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Non-lethal Solutions To Combat Pirates...

Non-lethal Solutions To Combat Pirates
| May 15, 2009 | 2,565 Views |
Over the last year, every source of mass media has been inundated with reports on the pirating off Afric’s coast. The loss suffered from these attacks is phenomenal and has lead some of the worlds largest freight companies like Maersk, to re-route cargo at the costs of millions. Combating the threat of pirates is much more difficult than it may seem. Pirates typically use...
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TV Crew To Film Pirates Of Somalia...

TV Crew To Film Pirates Of Somalia
| April 6, 2009 | 1,151 Views |
Pirating of the coast of Africa is big business, so big in fact that the world wants to know more. Spike TV are filming a new reality TV series which covers in detail, the US Navy’s ongoing operation to end the threat of hijacking off the African coast. The US Navy has allowed Spike TV and production company 44 Blue in-depth access on their mission which embarks from a military...
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Titanic Search Was Secret Military Cover...

Titanic Search Was Secret Military Cover Up
| May 26, 2008 | 7,561 Views | 6 Comments
The man who located the wreck of the Titanic has revealed that his mission was used as a cover up story to camouflage the military’s real objective of inspecting the wrecks of two Cold War nuclear submarines. Dr Bob Ballard who led the team that found the wreck of the Titanic back in 1995, admitted that he was only allowed to search for the sunken luxury cruise liner after he located...
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Military Tribute to Armed Forces...

Military Tribute to Armed Forces
| July 4, 2007 | 2,033 Views |
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USN Naval Fleet Near Guam Bases...

USN Naval Fleet Near Guam Bases
| May 28, 2007 | 6,516 Views |
I came across some great Naval pictures of the USN I wanted to post real quick. Eventually I want to add update the photo gallery and get some of these pics up. Naval Fleet Crusing Near Guam USN Fleet Valiant Shield Guam PACIFIC OCEAN (June 18, 2006) — USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) carrier strike groups steam in formation...
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