There was a time when elements of the U.S. Navy appreciated the complexity, effort, duration, and assets anti-submarine warfare, or ASW, demanded of a fleet. Expecting to fight a blue-water war-at-sea ...
The upgraded MK 48 Mod 7 torpedo variant will arm the U.S. Navy’s Columbia-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines with a longer-range, more lethal, and more capable conventional weapon.
Taiwan unveiled its first domestically made submarine in late September. The vessel can carry heavyweight Mk-48 torpedoes that can rip through ships and subs. Defense experts told Insider the sub and ...
As the top-tier Columbia-class nuclear-armed ballistic missile submarine program surges forward with keel laying and additional production, the high-priority platforms have been tasked with ensuring ...
A Pentagon report confirms the effectiveness of modified Mk 48 torpedoes. (US Department of Defense) The US Navy's modified Advanced Processor Build (APB) 5+ Mk 48 torpedo is “operationally effective ...
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC) has been awarded a $1.1 billion contract to produce, assemble, test and deliver the U.S. Navy’s MK 48 MOD 7 Torpedo ...
December 23, 2024: The U.S. Navy is having problems deciding what types of weapons their Virginia class SSN attack submarines should carry. The most favored weapons are launched from torpedo tubes. It ...