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Brian James
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Flight Ops....USS George Washington...Atlantic Ocean, May 4th 2024.
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Meet The U.S. Navy's Vanguard: The First Purpose-Built USV
Notable about Vanguard is that it is the first USV built for the U.S. Navy for autonomous operations from the keel-up. It was jointly developed by a team led by Austal USA and L3Harris.
In military terms, the “vanguard” is the foremost contingent of an advancing army or naval force, but it also means the effort to lead the way in new developments or ideas. Thus, it is a fitting name for the U.S. Navy’s first purpose-built Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), which was recently christened at a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama.
Vanguard is part of the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) “Ghost Fleet Overlord USV” program, which the Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) officially transitioned to the Navy Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) in March 2022. SCO initiated the Ghost Fleet Overlord Program in 2018 to accelerate the U.S. Navy’s adoption of unmanned and autonomous systems.
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Notable about Vanguard is that it is the first USV built for the U.S. Navy for autonomous operations from the keel-up. It was jointly developed by a team led by Austal USA and L3Harris.
In military terms, the “vanguard” is the foremost contingent of an advancing army or naval force, but it also means the effort to lead the way in new developments or ideas. Thus, it is a fitting name for the U.S. Navy’s first purpose-built Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV), which was recently christened at a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama.
Vanguard is part of the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) “Ghost Fleet Overlord USV” program, which the Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) officially transitioned to the Navy Program Executive Office, Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) in March 2022. SCO initiated the Ghost Fleet Overlord Program in 2018 to accelerate the U.S. Navy’s adoption of unmanned and autonomous systems.
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Also https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Media/News/ ... ce-vessel/
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Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS Leyte Gulf pictured on entry to Naval Station Norfolk on May 17th 2024, marking her final deployment....No replacement for the Class for the foreseeable future?
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USS New Jersey yesterday.
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Wreckage of US World War Two submarine found after 80 years
The wreckage of a US Navy submarine that sank the most Japanese warships during World War Two has been found in the South China Sea, some 80 years after it was sunk by enemy forces.
The USS Harder was found 3,000ft (914m) below water off the Philippines' northern island of Luzon.
The Harder was sunk in battle on 29 August 1944, along with its crew of 79 men.
In one of its final war patrols, it sank three Japanese destroyers and heavily damaged two others over four days, according to the US Navy's History and Heritage Command (NHHC).
This forced the Japanese to change their battle plans and delay their carrier force, contributing to their defeat.
“Harder was lost in the course of victory. We must not forget that victory has a price, as does freedom,” said Samuel J. Cox, a retired US admiral who heads the NHHC.
The Philippines was one of the main Pacific battlegrounds of World War Two, as the US fought to retake its former colony from the Japanese Imperial Army.
Waters in and around the archipelago have served as the resting place of famed World War Two battleships.
In 2015, US billionaire Paul Allen located the wreck of the Musashi, one of the two largest Japanese warships ever built, in the Philippines' Sibuyan Sea.
The Harder, which sailed under the motto of "Hit 'em harder', was found by the Lost 52 project, which aims to find the 52 US submarines lost during World War Two. It was found sitting upright on its keel or spine, and relatively intact, the US Navy said.
The submarine and its crew were later awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for its service during the war. The honour recognises extraordinary heroism in action.
Its skipper, Commander Sam Dealey, was posthumously awarded the US's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor
Source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqq8gn014xo LFT
The wreckage of a US Navy submarine that sank the most Japanese warships during World War Two has been found in the South China Sea, some 80 years after it was sunk by enemy forces.
The USS Harder was found 3,000ft (914m) below water off the Philippines' northern island of Luzon.
The Harder was sunk in battle on 29 August 1944, along with its crew of 79 men.
In one of its final war patrols, it sank three Japanese destroyers and heavily damaged two others over four days, according to the US Navy's History and Heritage Command (NHHC).
This forced the Japanese to change their battle plans and delay their carrier force, contributing to their defeat.
“Harder was lost in the course of victory. We must not forget that victory has a price, as does freedom,” said Samuel J. Cox, a retired US admiral who heads the NHHC.
The Philippines was one of the main Pacific battlegrounds of World War Two, as the US fought to retake its former colony from the Japanese Imperial Army.
Waters in and around the archipelago have served as the resting place of famed World War Two battleships.
In 2015, US billionaire Paul Allen located the wreck of the Musashi, one of the two largest Japanese warships ever built, in the Philippines' Sibuyan Sea.
The Harder, which sailed under the motto of "Hit 'em harder', was found by the Lost 52 project, which aims to find the 52 US submarines lost during World War Two. It was found sitting upright on its keel or spine, and relatively intact, the US Navy said.
The submarine and its crew were later awarded the Presidential Unit Citation for its service during the war. The honour recognises extraordinary heroism in action.
Its skipper, Commander Sam Dealey, was posthumously awarded the US's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor
Source https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqq8gn014xo LFT
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The former USS Enterprise pictured with the future USS John F. Kennedy at Newport News Shipbuilding Shipyards on May 22nd 2024.
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USS Ronald Reagan conducts a RAS with Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer USS Barry...2024.
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Navy’s Former Second-Highest-Ranking Officer Arrested, Charged with Bribery
The Department of Justice announced yesterday the arrest of Robert P. Burke, a retired four-star Navy Admiral, on criminal charges in a bribery scheme that allegedly awarded a sole-source contract to a company in 2021 in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job and stock options. Two business executives were also arrested and charged.
Adm. Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, Fla., faces the prospect of becoming only the second U.S. admiral to be found guilty of committing a federal crime while on active duty, after his arrest on a five-count indictment returned Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington.
Burke was arrested with Yongchul “Charlie” Kim, 50, and Meghan Messenger, 47, founders of the New York-based technology services firm Next Jump, prosecutors announced.
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The Department of Justice announced yesterday the arrest of Robert P. Burke, a retired four-star Navy Admiral, on criminal charges in a bribery scheme that allegedly awarded a sole-source contract to a company in 2021 in exchange for a $500,000-a-year job and stock options. Two business executives were also arrested and charged.
Adm. Burke, 62, of Coconut Creek, Fla., faces the prospect of becoming only the second U.S. admiral to be found guilty of committing a federal crime while on active duty, after his arrest on a five-count indictment returned Thursday in U.S. District Court in Washington.
Burke was arrested with Yongchul “Charlie” Kim, 50, and Meghan Messenger, 47, founders of the New York-based technology services firm Next Jump, prosecutors announced.
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74....RIP....Never forgotten.....Placed at the Cenotaph this forenoon.
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Ticonderoga Class Guided Missile Cruiser USS Normandy pictured on arrival at Cherbourg for the 80th D Day Commemorations.
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