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The U.S. Navy’s Riverines Are Up-Gunned, High Tech and Ready to Lean Into Great Power Competition

JOINT EXPEDITIONARY BASE LITTLE CREEK, Va. — The Mark VI patrol boat bristles with heavy automatic weapons, and that’s the way its crews like it. “I tell the crews that you want to look like a porcupine,” said U.S. Navy Senior Chief Derrick Cox, who trains the sailors that man the Mark VI as part

New Special Operations Undersea, Surface Vehicles on the Horizon

NOTE: This is the first of a three-part series for Special Operations undersea and surface vessels, air delivery platforms, and land mobility platforms. Links to parts two and three are presented at the bottom of the article. On a deserted beach half a world away, Navy SEALs — elite commandos tasked with completing some of

HEL on High Water: The Top Navy Laser Weapon Systems

The concept of using high-energy and directed lasers for naval military applications is gathering pace among the world’s superpowers. What navy laser weapon systems are currently in development, what are the benefits, and when are they likely to become operational? Across the world, armed forces have been developing navy laser weapon systems to use in