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Sea Survival Training Center

Royal Navy Survival Training Recalls Falklands Battle Damage

The Royal Navy learned many hard lessons from the Falklands war in 1982.  And they don’t want today’s sailors to forget.

The Royal Navy’s new Sea Survival Training Center at …

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First BAE railgun shots

U.S. Navy’s Railgun Program on Track New prototypes look like naval guns

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The U.S. Navy took another step closer toward arming a warship with an electromagnetic railgun.

Tom Boucher, railgun test director at the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Dahlgren, Va., says …

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Laser dazzler firing

U.S. Navy Explores Long Range “Ocular Interrupter”

U.S. Navy representatives have revealed service interest in available technologies and solutions that could be applied to a potential long range ocular interrupter (LROI) that would provide the Navy with …

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Enhanced Mojave Viper Convoy Training

Train As You Fight While using lessons learned to train for the fight in Afghanistan, Marines retain training in the core competencies

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A part of the Marine Corps that is critical to everything else – especially to the ability of the Corps to carry out its missions with the highest potential for …

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Riverine well deck ops aboard Oak Hill

Riverine Well Deck Certification

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Add another arrow in the naval expeditionary quiver.  The Navy’s Riverine Command Boat (RCB) and Riverine Patrol Boat (RPB) have successfully docked and undocked with an amphibious ship, and are …

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The German Sachsen-class frigate Hessen (F 221) and USS Normandy (CG 60) participate in Exercise Neptune Warrior off the coast of Scotland on May 1, 2007. Hessen uses a high-frequency active phased array radar (APAR) forward, and long-range target detection radar aft, while the Aegis cruiser employs the SPY-1 passive phased array. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Starkey

Sensors at Sea

Surely the most spectacular recent advance in naval sensing has been the rise of unmanned vehicles – air, surface, and underwater – carrying sensors, whose output they can record or …

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A U.S. Air Force B-2 bomber and 16 other aircraft from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps participate in Exercise Valiant Shield 2006 in the Philippine Sea June 18, 2006. An effective counter to the anti-access/area-denial threat will require investment in a range of systems and programs. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Benjamin Dennis

Resourcing the AirSea Battle Concept

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China’s rapidly improving military capability and its increasingly aggressive effort to keep U.S. military forces out of striking range are raising concerns about America’s future ability to protect its vital …

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The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) receives fuel from the Military Sealift Command Auxiliary oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO 200) while steaming through the central Pacific Ocean before taking part in the 2008 multi-national Rim of the Pacific exercise. This was Kitty Hawk's last exercise before decommissioning in early 2009. The X-47B test program is designed to show that the aircraft can operate from a carrier, further demonstrating an extremely useful means of projecting U.S. power. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Seaman Anthony R. Martinez

A2/AD Answers?

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Two of the most important recent naval developments both relate to aircraft carriers: the flight of the U.S. Navy’s X-47B unmanned carrier attack aircraft in February 2011 and the advent …

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The Navy celebrated Earth Day by showcasing a supersonic flight test of the "Green Hornet," an F/A-18 Super Hornet strike fighter powered by a 50/50 biofuel blend. The test, conducted at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., drew hundreds of onlookers that included Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, who has made research, development, and increased use of alternative fuels a priority for the Department of the Navy. U.S. Navy photo by Kelly Schindler

Energy Investments The Office of Naval Research (ONR) invests in advanced energy technologies to meet unique naval requirements.

Chief of Naval Research Rear Adm. Nevin P. Carr, Jr., recently appeared before the Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee to report on science and …

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The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713) leads a formation of ships from USS George Washington (CVN 73) Carrier Strike Group and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for a photo exercise during the final day of Exercise Keen Sword 2011. The U.S. Navy seems headed for a "Two-Hub" scenario, concentrating on the Western Pacific and the Middle East and Indian Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas

The Tipping Point and the Future U.S. Navy Fleet

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The first 10 years of the 21st century have seen profound change for the U.S. Navy, the United States, and the world. Today, as the Navy takes on increased responsibilities …

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