Unmanned undersea vessels eyed by Pentagon as key part of Navy growth
As pressure rises on the U.S. Navy to boost its shipbuilding capacity, the Pentagon has released a call for a new type of unmanned undersea vessel.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
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Severed undersea cables raise legal challenges for NATO
The majority of critical undersea infrastructure is located in international waters, which means would-be saboteurs can take advantage of oversight gaps.
Italian navy gears up for Mediterranean rare earth mining bonanza
“We can make up the gap by going under the sea,” an Italian defense official said, referring to Europe falling behind in the extraction of vital resources.
By Tom Kington
Navy behind schedule, overbudget on robot subs
The Navy is developing five robotic subs that can lay undersea mines, but the project is three years behind schedule and at least $242 million over budget.
Stricken sub Connecticut returns home to Washington state
The Navy has yet to disclose what kind of damage the boat sustained in its October collision with an undersea mountain.
US, Japanese navies conduct anti-submarine warfare exercise in South China Sea
The exercise involved the guided-missile destroyer Milius and a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft.
By Diana Stancy
Lasers could replace sailors in peeling old paint off ships
Sailors could soon be replaced by lasers in removing old paint from Navy ships.
By Sarah Sicard
The greatest risk to national security you’ve never heard of
History has taught us the negative outcomes of vulnerable undersea cables. But the United States doesn't have to be so vulnerable.
By Rep. Rob Wittman
Divers use WWII-era equipment for USS Arizona interment
Fire Control Chief Petty Officer Lauren Fay Bruner died on Sept. 10, a couple months shy of his 99th birthday.
Navy boots boat’s XO
Pentagon officials blamed his relief on “a loss of confidence in his personal judgment.”
In our Wi-Fi world, the internet still depends on undersea cables
NATO continues to warn about Russian subs that have increased their activity around vital undersea data cables in the North Atlantic, a move officials view with alarm. But most cables are put at risk by boat anchors and fishing.
By Nicole Starosielski, New York University