Surface Ships Need More Offensive Punch, Outlook

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Navy slow to adopt modern ship-designing tools, GAO finds

The service is getting in the way of shipbuilders who want to go digital, the watchdog said.

www.defenseone.com

 

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SEALs want loitering munitions aboard insert/extract patrol boats

The launcher addition to the SEAL boat would hold loitering munitions, drones or other payloads.

www.defensenews.com

 

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1790391354075328690

View: https://x.com/grantshapps/status/1790391354075328690

 

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Shapps is really a smart cookie isn't he? I mean who knew the Navy had to be able to destroy targets on the sea, in the air and on land?
Tomorrow's revelation - the RAF needs aircraft with wings on which to fly.

 

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Shapps is really a smart cookie isn't he? I mean who knew the Navy had to be able to destroy targets on the sea, in the air and on land?
Tomorrow's revelation - the RAF needs aircraft with wings on which to fly.

No, tomorrow's revelation is that the RAF needs anti-ship missiles to destroy targets at sea.

House panel takes aim at Navy size, new capabilities in defense bill

Here are some of the issues House lawmakers take issue with, in regard to the Navy's fleet plans.

www.defensenews.com

 

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In Red Sea, US Navy Paying The Price Of Shipbuilding Failures​

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/red-sea-houthi-navy/

 

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CHIPS and Ships: Time to Stop Gambling with U.S. Seapower - Defense Opinion

While the Biden administration is moving fast on chips, U.S. Navy combat ships are in big trouble.

defenseopinion.com

https://defence-blog.com/chinas-new-stealth-warship-spotted-during-sea-trials/?mc_cid=66d0b8a341&mc_eid=307947a252

 

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https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/5/14/allies-filling-in-us-navys-fleet-gaps?mc_cid=66d0b8a341&mc_eid=307947a252

 

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UK Navy to buy six vessels, enter new ‘golden age’ of shipbuilding

The country also plans to give its future frigates the ability to attack land-based targets.

www.defensenews.com

Royal Navy To Get Up To Six New Amphibious Warships

The Royal Navy will get as many as six Multi-Role Support Ships as part of a shipbuilding program that includes 28 warships and submarines.

www.twz.com