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Stripping Confederate Ties, the U.S. Navy Renames Two Vessels
The vessels will be named for Robert Smalls, a mariner who commandeered a Confederate ship to freedom from slavery, and Marie Tharp, an ocean geologist who studied continental drift.
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U.S. Govt. Should Pay $155m in Piracy Damages, Software Company Argues
At the US Court of Federal Claims, software company Bitmanagement requests $155 million in copyright infringement damages from the US Govt.
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How Russian Spy Submarines Can Interfere With Undersea Internet Cables
America and the West’s dependency on undersea internet cables could be a strategic vulnerability. It is the consequence of both geography and the rise of the international digital economy. Russia, by comparison, doesn’t rely on the cables as much, and it has a substantial fleet of spy submarines designed to operate on them.
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China expands its amphibious forces in challenge to U.S. beyond Asia
China launched its military build-up in the mid-1990s with a top priority: keep the United States at bay in any conflict by making the waters off the Chinese coast a death trap. Now, China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is preparing to challenge American power further afield.
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US Navy Plans To Pimp Up Its Nuclear Subs With Mysterious Laser Weapons
Laser weapons can hit at the speed of light, and they are quickly deploying to each potential fighting domain, whether on property, at the atmosphere , and in sea. But what about beneath the sea? Open-source funding documents, the oldest of which date back to 2011, reveal the Navy’s plans to arm Virginia-class nuclear subs with high performance laser weapons.
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The US Navy Quietly Shut Down its Task Force on Climate Change
The US Navy has dismantled its Task Force on Climate Change, which was designed to use the best available science to prepare naval leadership for global shifts in sea levels, melting ice sheets and ocean temperatures. The task force was shut down in March 2019 without a public announcement and climate change science and information has been scrubbed from the Department’s website.
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The Navy Is Arming Nuclear Subs With Lasers. No One Knows Why.
Laser weapons can strike at the speed of light, and they’re quickly deploying to every possible fighting domain, whether on land, in the air, and at sea. But what about under the sea? Open-source budget documents, the earliest of which date back to 2011, show the Navy’s plans to arm Virginia-class nuclear subs with high-energy laser weapons. It’s a strange idea seeing as laser weapons definitely do not work underwater.
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Chinese spy ship staying just outside Australia's territorial waters ahead of Talisman Sabre war games with US and Japan.
A Chinese spy ship that is being closely tracked by the Australian Defence Force arrives off the coast of Queensland to monitor joint military exercises.
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The Navy Says UFOs Are Real. UFO Hunters Are Thrilled
With the Navy's recent revelation that its pilots have been regularly spotting unidentified flying objects, some of those in the UFO community who were once thought crazy now have some concrete evidence to point to. And the regular spate of mainstream news stories about UFO sightings has inspired a new generation of UFO hunters and researchers.
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One lucky destroyer crew will officially be the first to rock the Navy's newest laser weapon
The Pearl Harbor-based USS Preble will be the first destroyer to be equipped with a high-energy laser to counter surface craft and unmanned aerial systems, according to a published report, with the Navy planning to one day use the powerful light beams to defend against Chinese or Russian cruise missiles
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Chinese Warship Possibly Armed With an Electromagnetic Railgun Appears to Have Set Sail
A Chinese navy warship armed with what looks like a mounted electromagnetic railgun has apparently set sail, possibly for testing in the open ocean.
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The sea port where few ships can go
A vast trading port in Ukraine lies mostly empty, after a sea-clash when Russia seized three boats.
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Military school dean fired after using cannabis to treat cancer
Veteran Henry Cobbs promises to take his case to the U.S. Supreme Court if needed. A Vietnam veteran and career educator at an elite military training school now finds himself resorting to a Reagan-era executive order in hopes of clearing his name. Henry Cobbs’ crime — vaping a non-psychoactive form of cannabis to treat his prostate cancer.
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UK investigates WW2 shipwreck looting claims
The UK will investigate allegations that British World War Two wrecks in Asia have been targeted by scavengers, the defence secretary says. Gavin Williamson said he was "very concerned" to hear claims that four shipwrecks off the Malaysian and Indonesian coasts had been looted. The Mail on Sunday said HMS Tien Kwang, HMS Kuala, HMS Banka and SS Loch Ranza were targeted for their metal.
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U.S. Navy wants to ‘weaponize slime’ to stop enemy ships
Whether it’s autonomous ships with no crew or ultra-strong underwater glue inspired by mussels, the U.S. Navy has some pretty intriguing research projects. Their latest? Weaponized slime, capable of being fired at enemy vessels to stop them in their tracks.
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Spain's new sub 'too big for its dock'
An attempt to deploy a new submarine for Spain's navy has run aground again, after it emerged it cannot fit in its dock, Spanish media report. The S-80 boat was redesigned at great expense after an earlier mistake meant it had problems floating, and it was lengthened to correct the issue. Spanish newspaper El País now reports that after the changes, the docks at Cartagena can no longer fit the vessel.
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China's new destroyers: 'Power, prestige and majesty'
China's navy is getting bigger and better and doing it at a speed unmatched by any nation around the globe.
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China hacked US Navy contractor - reports
The FBI is investigating after the Chinese government hacked a US Navy contractor and stole highly sensitive security data, US media say. Data stolen in the breach include plans for a supersonic missile project, US officials told the Washington Post. The attacks, in January and February this year, were confirmed by CBS News.
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While Australia watched a wedding, China was making its next move
By landing H-6K heavy bombers on the Paracel islands, China asserted its intention to dominate Australia's chief trade lifeline.
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U.S. navy fleet will deploy to combat Russia's resurgence
The U.S. Navy’s Second Fleet will be sent to the North Atlantic Ocean again as the Pentagon plots ways to combat Russia’s revanchist tendencies.With a resurgent Russia, the U.S. announced Friday that it will re-establish a fleet of its Navy that it abolished nearly seven years ago as a cost-cutting measure. The U.S. Navy’s Second Fleet will be sent to the North Atlantic Ocean again, as the Pentagon plots ways to combat Russia’s revanchist tendencies. According to the Pentagon, the Second Fleet will now have operational and administrative control over ships, aircraft and landing forces on the East Coast and the northern Atlantic Ocean.
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