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Why the US Navy quietly walked away from railguns

Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy’s ambitious railgun program has quietly faded, replaced by the pragmatic reality of ...
Summary and Key Points: The U.S. Navy has officially suspended the DDG(X) program in favor of the BBG(X) Trump-class battleship, a move intended to reclaim maritime dominance through sheer mass and ...
The continuing resolution the House passed on Tuesday would add more than $1.5 billion to start building a warship that the Navy did not request and that experts suggest the shipbuilder may have ...
First commissioned in 1991, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is still a vital component of the US Navy. But as the shipbuilder’s eventually found, the lighter aluminum was more vulnerable to cracking ...
The Navy has voiced a goal of having 75 mission-capable warships that would be able to deploy at a moment’s notice anywhere in the world in support of combat operations. As its global operational ...
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) - On Monday, Ingalls Shipbuilding announced it has delivered Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer Ted Stevens (DDG 128) to the U.S. Navy. This marks the second Flight ...