Breaking silence: 'Connectivity' - key to future submarine ops

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The US Navy's submarine force is pursuing a radical transformation, including enhanced connectivity that contains reduced in time latency, increased throughput and communications capability from below periscope depth at tactically useful speeds. Superior information gathering and management, complemented with networked force communications capabilities, continues to play a vital role in the submarine's success in joint and coalition operations.

Usage, Technology application, Submarines, Submarine boats

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Naval warfare at the speed of light

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The US Navy (USN) aims at introducing a range of electronic weapons, electromagnetic (EM) rail guns, high-energy lasers (HELs), and high-power microwaves to be used against a range of asymmetric and conventional threats. The directed-energy weapons (DEW) include lasers, microwave radiation emitters, and particle beam accelerators that could damage targets without using kinetic or chemical energy.

Product introduction, All Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, Ordnance & Accessories, Defense industries, Armaments, Military weapons, High power lasers

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USS Ronald Reagan makes effective debut

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USS Ronald Reagan's maiden operational deployment in the U.S. Fifth Fleet's Area of Operations (AOD) in January 2006, provided an opportunity for the U.S. Navy to assess the ship's evolutionary design.The design changes implemented in the construction of USS Ronald Reagan are discussed.

Services introduction, Evaluation, Design and construction, Company service introduction, Service introduction, Nuclear aircraft carriers, Ronald Reagan (Aircraft carrier)

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