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National Defense
August 2004
Joe Pappalardo |
Navy Will Build Electromagnetic Gun Test Site The U.S. Navy is preparing to break ground on a program dedicated to testing the science behind electromagnetic rail guns.   |
National Defense
November 2007
Grace Jean |
Electric Guns on Navy ships: Not Yet on The Horizon Scientists have been researching the electromagnetic rail gun for decades and as it slowly develops, analysts question when and if it will come to fruition in the face of ongoing engineering challenges. |
Popular Mechanics
November 14, 2007
Erik Sofge |
World's Most Powerful Rail Gun Delivered to Navy A rail gun uses magnetic rails to launch solid, nonexplosive projectiles at incredible speed, negating the risks associated with carrying around explosive ammo. |
National Defense
April 2012
Eric Beidel |
Navy's Electric Gun Could Hit Targets More Than 100 Miles Away The Navy has begun firing a weapon that uses electricity instead of gunpowder to launch projectiles faster and farther than ever before. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2006
Ben Ames |
Navy pushes forward in developing electric warship Navy leaders have taken two steps toward creating an all-electric destroyer -- awarding a contract and funding further research. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
As Navy Tech Advances, Will New Weapons Cause a Power Crunch? The Navy is developing new weapons and sensors that demand large amounts of electrical power. |
National Defense
June 2013
Dan Parsons |
Energy Weapons: The Next Gunpowder? The U.S. military has been investigating and investing in solid-state lasers and other directed energy weapons for half a century. All that work has finally paid off, as the Navy is set to deploy the first laser small enough to fit on a ship. |
National Defense
June 2015
Allyson Versprille |
Integration Biggest Challenge for Railgun As the Navy prepares to test its electromagnetic railgun at sea for the first time in 2016, service leaders said one of the biggest challenges will be integrating the new technology onto existing platforms. |
National Defense
September 2011
Fumiko Hedlund |
Navy to Invest $100 Million In STEM Education The Navy will increase its investment in science, technology, engineering and math education programs from $54 million to $100 million, Secretary of the Navy Raymond Mabus recently announced. |
National Defense
July 2005
Robert H. Williams |
Gun Demonstrator Advancing Ordnance Art A modular gun demonstrator--crafted by Applied Ordnance Technology Inc. and Advanced Power Technology Inc.--was put through its paces at the Navy's Dahlgren division terminal test range. |
National Defense
March 2012
William I. Oberholtzer |
An Inexpensive Solution for Quickly Launching Military Satellites Into Space The recent publication of the successful work done by the Naval Research Laboratory on rail gun technology indicates it is timely to consider the use of the rail gun as a timely response for the initial or replacement launch of satellites. |
Popular Mechanics
January 24, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Secret Test at Air Force Base Aims to Break Land Speed Record Next week, engineers at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico will try to break a land speed record, blasting a rail-mounted rocket sled at Mach 8.9 during a test of a classified Navy system. |
National Defense
November 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Technology Roadmap Calls For No-Nonsense Research Far from being disconnected from the practical concerns of deployed forces, Navy scientists are making it their business to be attuned to the demands of sailors and Marines. |
National Defense
November 2015
Jon Harper |
Navy Working on 'Sci-Fi' Weapons The Navy's research-and-development dollars are going toward systems that will help the service stay ahead of advanced weaponry being developed by China and other potential adversaries. |
National Defense
March 2012
Eric Beidel |
Navy Leaders Want a More Flexible Fleet After fighting two land wars for a decade, the military is putting an emphasis back on the sea and is shifting its focus to the Asia-Pacific region and to a more maritime-weighted mission in the Middle East. |
National Defense
February 2016
Ashley Johnson |
Naval Energetics Research Needs Renewed Focus While other nations are making strides in energetic material development, the United States has remained dormant. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
May 2006
Courtney E. Howard |
Unmanned underwater vehicle advancements surface at 2006 Sea-Air-Space exposition Major industry players demonstrated the first solutions to support the U.S. Navy's "Mission Reconfigurable Unmanned Undersea Vehicle System" master plan. |
National Defense
October 2006
Robert H. Williams |
Submersible Boat Gains Speed The Multi-role Intermediate Support Craft, made by Stidd Systems Inc., is a submersible boat that can travel at speeds up to 30 knots on the surface. It can be outfitted with a .50 caliber machine gun, MK-19 40 mm grenade launcher and other weapons systems. |
National Defense
July 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Shipbuilding Plans Shrouded in Secrecy Lawmakers were in an uproar this month over the Navy's decision to not turn in a congressionally mandated report that outlines the service's 30-year ship acquisition forecast. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
November 2009
John Keller |
Navy Wants Ideas From Industry on How to Counter Directed-Energy Weapons The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in technology to counter high-energy lasers and non-lethal weapons like high-power microwave transmitters, particle beams, and pulsed high-power electromagnetic systems. |
National Defense
June 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
For the First Time, Navy Will Launch Weapons From Surveillance Drones The Navy will request funds in fiscal year 2010 to begin outfitting its new surveillance drone with kinetic weapons. |
National Defense
July 2012
Antoine Martin |
Promising Outlook for Navy's Unmanned Aviation The U.S. Navy has ambitious plans to deploy new families of unmanned aircraft over the next decade. |
National Defense
October 2013
Valerie Insinna |
Navy's New Drones Taking Center Stage The Navy finally is developing its own custom unmanned air systems, with the service planning on fielding four new aircraft in the next few years. |
National Defense
April 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy's Revised Strategy to Emphasize `Global Partnerships' In its soon-to-be-unveiled strategy for future maritime operations, the Navy will emphasize the importance of international partnerships and global naval presence. |
National Defense
June 2015
Allyson Versprille |
Crowdsourcing to Solve Tough Navy Problems The Navy is using crowdsourcing among its ranks as a way to solve some of its toughest problems. |
National Defense
November 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Naval Leaders Make a Case for the Relevance of Sea Services An armed conflict at sea that interrupts commerce is bad news for most of the civilized world and should be prevented at all costs. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2007
Carolyn Meinel |
For Love of a Gun The recent history of railgun research is a cautionary tale about military R&D. It's an enterprise where the best technology doesn't always win, and even when it does, it may very well have cost far more to field than it should have. |
National Defense
November 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Naval Officials Seek `Intellectual Renaissance' in the Sea Services As they continue to ponder the value of naval forces in the nation's wars, Navy leaders want to broaden the debate by encouraging participation from all levels of command. |
National Defense
May 2005
Sandra Erwin |
Shipbuilding Strategy Makes Sure Bet on Uncertain Future War-strained Pentagon budgets, rising shipbuilding costs and inconsistent messages by the Navy's leadership are conspiring to bring about what could be a dramatic downsizing in the Navy. |
National Defense
November 2006
Grace Jean |
Navy Leaders to Articulate Current and Future Missions Recent efforts by the Navy to deploy forces for ground combat and engage in other non-traditional duties are signs that the service intends to be relevant in the U.S. war on terrorism. |
National Defense
March 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
A Navy With Fewer Aircraft Carriers No Longer Unthinkable The display of naval firepower currently in progress in the waters of the Persian Gulf is a reminder of the commanding presence of the big-deck aircraft carriers. But it may not be enough to save the venerable flattops from the overwhelming power of the Pentagon's budget ax. |
National Defense
June 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy on a Mission to Cut the Cost of Aviation Expectations of a smaller force and leaner budgets set the tone for an ongoing, sweeping review of Navy aviation programs -- in favor of its shipbuilding plan. |
National Defense
January 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Taking Cues From New Administration, Naval Forces Shift Focus to Soft Power The Navy and Marine Corps will be turning more attention to "soft power" missions in the coming years, officials said. |
National Defense
August 2004
Harold Kennedy |
Navy Special Operators Test Advanced High-Speed Craft The U.S. Navy is putting through its paces a sleek, fast, shallow-draft technology demonstrator that promises to reduce crew and passenger injuries caused by a combination of speed and choppy water. |
National Defense
June 2006
Jean & Erwin |
For Navy, More Unmanned Aircraft on the Horizon An unmanned combat aircraft that can operate from carrier decks would be of great utility to the Navy, but it appears to be unaffordable, at least for the time being, said a naval aviation expert. |
National Defense
May 2008
Grace Jean |
New Ships are Breaking The Bank So the Navy is Fixing its Old Ones The ballooning costs of new ships are forcing the Navy to extend the service life of dozens of surface combatants that typically would have been decommissioned. |
National Defense
November 2005
Harold Kennedy |
Navy's High-Speed Vessel Aids Relief Effort The HSV-2 Swift may be a forerunner of a next-generation fleet of fast, shallow-draft American-built transports capable of operating close along the shorelines of the world's hot spots. |
National Defense
November 2007
Sandra I. Erwin |
Technology Spending Will Target Current and Future Navy Fleet The Navy should direct its future science, research and technology spending to both improving the current fleet and designing next-generation systems, officials say. |
National Defense
April 2013
Dan Parsons |
Small Boats Mean Big Business for Shipbuilders Big ships -- aircraft carriers, destroyers, submarines -- get all the glory, but it is the Navy's smallest vessels that could prove pivotal in future conflicts. |
National Defense
May 2012 |
Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Readers comment on stories that dealt with unconventional warfare and rail guns. |
National Defense
March 2004
Sandra I. Erwin |
Navy Downsizing Force to Pay for New Ships The desired expansion of the fleet--from 292 to about 375 ships--would be financed largely with cutbacks in personnel. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2011
Steven Cherry |
High-Speed Rail Is in High Gear China and Spain lead in new construction |
