:

Navy/USMC

New Destroyer A Good Candidate For Railgun, Navy Chief Says

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

SHARE:

New Destroyer A Good Candidate For Railgun, Navy Chief Says

A prototype railgun. Photo by Office of Naval Research.

The Navy’s new class of Zumwalt-class (DDG-1000) destroyers would make for a good candidate to deploy the electromagnetic railgun the service is developing to lessen dependence on traditional munitions, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan Greenert said Wednesday.The Zumwalts, which are the largest ships built to ever be called a destroyer, already have twice the power generation capacity than required to operate all of the systems going onto the class, meaning there would be plenty of room left to generate…

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]