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Op-Ed: Unmanned Naval Vessels Will Take Long-Term Development
[By James J. Wirtz] Will unmanned forces transform naval campaigning? Given recent events following the Russian invasion of Ukr...
Op-Ed: China is Fighting the Third Opium War - With Fish
[By Dr. Ian Ralby] In the 19th Century, the British East India Company was buying up huge amounts of Chinese goods –...
Unmanned Ships for the Navy: A Fleet to Do What?
[By Jonathan Panter] On March 18, 2021, former Congresswoman Elaine Luria of Virginia criticized the Navy’s the...
More Investment Needed in Submarine Search and Rescue Technology
[By Andrew Song] In the race against time, recent history demonstrates that technology remains limited for submarine search and...
Op-Ed: US Navy Needs a Small, Lightly-Manned Warship to Counter China
[By Shelley Gallup] In past wars, small and well-armed ships, such as destroyer escorts, torpedo boats, and riverine craft have...
Op-Ed: US Navy Needs to Expand Access to Education for Enlisted Sailors
[By Petty Officer 2nd Class Richard Rodgers] In the U.S. Navy, maritime superiority and the readiness of its warfighters have a...
Rebuilding a Navy That Is Self-Sufficient at Sea
[By Anthony Cowden] My recommendations to the next Chief of Naval Operations are based on the difference between the kind of na...
Op-Ed: The U.S. Navy Needs an Operational Level of War Strategy
[By Dr. Steven Wills] This article appears courtesy of CIMSEC's Notes to the New Chief of Naval Operations Series and may b...
Nuclear Torpedo Drones and Their Legality in War
[By Raul (Pete) Pedrozo] Russia and North Korea are both fielding a novel type of naval weapon – nuclear-armed torpedo dr...
Digital Horizon: Proving the Value of Unmanned Naval Surface Vehicles
[By Capt. George Galdorisi] The international community has been tremendously proactive in undertaking operations, ex...