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U.S. Marines Are Eyeing an Outpost Just 70 Miles from Taiwan - Naval News The U.S. Marine Corps have been shuttling equipment and supplies to Yonaguni Island, Japan's farthest outlying island located just 70 miles from Taiwan.

Over the past two months, the U.S. Marine Corps have been shuttling equipment to and from Kubura Port on Yonaguni Island, one of Japan’s farthest outlying islands just 70 miles from Taiwan 🇺🇸 🇯🇵 🇹🇼
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Constellation-class Frigate Program Cancelled, U.S. Navy Looking for Faster Procurement of Alternatives - Naval News Secretary of the Navy John Phelan announced a "strategic shift" away from the Constellation-class frigate program this week shifting the fleet towards viable alternatives that can be built faster and ...

[BREAKING] Constellation-class Frigate Program Cancelled, U.S. Navy Looking for Faster Procurement of Alternatives 🇺🇸
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General Atomics Pairing GMLRS, PrSM With Multi-Packed LRMP Submunitions - Naval News General Atomics unveiled a new concept for an anti-ship submunition capability: Pairing GMLRS, PrSM With Multi-Packed LRMP Submunitions

General Atomics unveiled a new concept for an anti-ship submunition capability: Pairing GMLRS, PrSM With Multi-Packed LRMP Submunitions 🇺🇸
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Hypersonic-Armed Destroyers and Submarines are Relocating to Hawaii - Naval News A series of upgrades and modernizations at Pearl Harbor are preparing the sprawling naval base for all hypersonic-armed Zumwalt-class destroyers and up to three hypersonic-armed Virginia-class submari...

A series of upgrades and modernizations at Pearl Harbor are preparing the Honolulu Naval Base for all three hypersonic-armed Zumwalt-class destroyers and up to three hypersonic-armed Virginia-class nuclear attack submarines 🇺🇸🚀
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U.S. Navy Begins AIM-260 JATM Procurement in FY2026 Budget - Naval News The U.S. Navy's next-generation air-to-air missile is receiving budget line funding for the first time as the force transitions towards further JATM procurement.

The U.S. Navy’s next-generation air-to-air missile is receiving budget line funding for the first time as the force transitions towards further AIM-260 JATM procurement 🇺🇸
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U.S. Navy bets on reconciliation for SM-6 interceptors, risking production shutdown if bill fails - Naval News U.S. Navy bets on reconciliation for SM-6 interceptors, risking production shutdown if bill fails

The U.S. Navy is betting on Republican lawmakers in its recently unveiled Fiscal Year 2026 budget, gambling one of the primary surface-to-air missiles fielded in the U.S. Navy and ordered by some major partners in the Indo-Pacific: 🇰🇷, 🇯🇵 🇦🇺
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Another U.S. Navy Hypersonic Program Halted in 'Strategic Pause' - Naval News The SM-6 Block IB, one of the U.S. Navy's future time sensitive strike weapons soon to be fielded, has been put on hold due to 'internal deliberations'.

The SM-6 Block IB, one of the U.S. Navy’s future time sensitive strike weapons soon to be fielded, has been put on hold due to ‘internal deliberations’ 🇺🇸🚀
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U.S. Marine Corps Abandons Tomahawk Missiles, Doubles Down on Extended Range NMESIS in FY2026 Budget - Naval News The U.S. Marine Corps' Long Range Fires launcher, built around a single-cell Mark 41 VLS cell for Tomahawk missiles has been cancelled

The U.S. Marine Corps’ Long Range Fires launcher, built around a single-cell Mark 41 VLS cell for Tomahawk missiles on a ROGUE-Fires vehicle, has been cancelled due to concerns over maneuverability in littoral and austere environments 🇺🇸
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U.S. Navy Destroyer Tests Gun-Based Hypervelocity Projectiles in Support of Counter-UAS Development - Naval News The USS Jason Dunham (DDG 107) tested BAE Systems' Hypervelocity Projectiles (HVP) as part of a fleet trial of Counter-UAS systems.

In August 2024, during the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Composite Training Unit Exercise, the USS Jason Dunham (DDG 107) tested BAE Systems’ Hypervelocity Projectiles (HVP) as part of a fleet trial of Counter-UAS systems 💥
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VADM John Gumbleton gave remarks at the Combined Naval Event in Farnborough, United Kingdom, explaining how the U.S. Navy is revamping its maintenance and modernization planning to improve force generation and contingency preparation 🇺🇸
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AIM-174B 'Gunslinger' Nickname Hinted at by Commander, Naval Air Forces and U.S. Pacific Fleet - Naval News The AIM-174B 'SM-6 ALC' has been given a first official nickname by Commander, Naval Air Forces: Gunslinger

The AIM-174B ‘SM-6 ALC’ has been given a first official nickname by Commander, Naval Air Forces: Gunslinger 🇺🇸
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Lockheed Martin Testing Extended Range Increment One Precision Strike Missiles, Provides Update on Anti-Ship PrSM Family - Naval News Lockheed Martin Testing Extended Range Increment One Precision Strike Missiles, Provides Update on Anti-Ship PrSM Family

Lockheed Martin Testing Extended Range Increment One Precision Strike Missiles, Provides Update on Anti-Ship PrSM Family 🇺🇸🚀
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U.S. Marine Corps Trials Unmanned Logistics Concepts in the Indo-Pacific - Naval News The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed unmanned surface vessels (USV) to Japan as part of a larger push to bring unmanned logistics systems to the Indo-Pacific.

The U.S. Marine Corps has deployed unmanned surface vessels (USV) to Japan as part of a larger push to bring unmanned logistics systems to the Indo-Pacific. 🇺🇸
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General Atomics Confirms Drone-Killing Air-to-Air Laser is in Development - Naval News General Atomics has confirmed the existence of a new airborne laser program being developed for the U.S. military's fleet of MQ-9 drones.

General Atomics has confirmed the existence of a new airborne laser program being developed for the U.S. military’s fleet of MQ-9 drones 🇺🇸⚡️
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'Battle of the BAM': An Inside Look at Early Red Sea Combat Operations - Naval News The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group achieved countless 'firsts' for naval aviation throughout its time in the Red Sea fighting Houthi

The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group redefined how the U.S. Navy performs its highest level pre-deployment integration exercises, achieving countless ‘firsts’ for naval aviation throughout its time in the Red Sea 🇺🇸
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So this is the Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket, specifically this is the ROKMC variant called Poniard. It's basically a 70mm fire-and-forget rocket. Basically APKWS but it's guided by thermal imaging. Now I'm not here to talk about its history. Instead let's talk about how this could augment the USN.

Arleigh Burke-class destroyer could get more firepower with AGM-179 JAGM - Naval News Lockheed Martin is proposing to add multirole AGM-179 JAGM missiles to U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, replacing their RGM-84 Harpoon launchers.

Lockheed Martin is proposing to add multirole AGM-179 JAGM missiles to U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, replacing their RGM-84 Harpoon launchers 🇺🇸
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Lockheed Martin Provides Updates on Naval PAC-3 MSE and G-VLS - Naval News The U.S. Navy continues in their effort to integrate and field PAC-3 MSE on U.S. Navy destroyers. The capability would bring...

Lockheed Martin Provides Updates on Naval PAC-3 MSE and G-VLS 🚀
The #USNavy continues in their effort to integrate and field PAC-3 MSE on destroyers. The capability would bring another layer of proven missile defense to the fleet 🇺🇸
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BlueSky account acquired. Here's my latest for Naval News breaking down exactly what happened to the Ticonderoga-class modernization program and what the U.S. Navy is doing with the lessons they learned from their failures.

DDG Mod 2.0 and future amphibious mods depends on those lessons.