USN in General

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Happy Birthday US Navy – Whenever and Wherever the Date and Place May be

See - https://www.oldsaltblog.com/2023/10/hap ... more-60947

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How the US Navy Tested a Revolutionary Super Advanced Hybrid Ship

Welcome back to the FLUCTUS channel for a discussion about how catamaran hull designs are changing the game for civilian, military, and construction vessels.

See - https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=R0pf-WqliI8 - LFT

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Personnel Shortage At U.S. Coast Guard Sinks 10 Cutters & 29 Stations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXPqKceOZpc - LFT

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Naval History and Heritage Command

The site is at - https://www.history.navy.mil/

Example - https://www.history.navy.mil/news-and-e ... 11423.html - LFT

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US Navy upgrading torpedoes, leveraging cloud computing for submarines

The U.S. Navy is pushing new technology to its undersea fleet to make it safer, smarter and deadlier, while also nearing a major step in developing its next-generation attack submarine.

Among the changes that will have the most impact is moving the Submarine Warfare Federated Tactical System to a cloud-based common computing environment. SWFTS comprises a sub’s sonar, imaging, electronic warfare and combat systems, and also ties into ship control, navigation and more.

Capt. Todd Weeks, the program executive officer for undersea warfare systems, said at the Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium that this move forces the decoupling of hardware and software, which makes it quicker and easier to upgrade each.

The common computing system also comes with boosted cybersecurity and creates the bandwidth to install artificial intelligence tools for submariners.

Weeks said submariners are inundated with more sonar and electronic warfare data than they can manually analyze. An AI tool could rapidly toss out meaningless data, allowing sailors to look through a narrower set of potentially interesting information.

Continues at - https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2023/ ... ubmarines/ - LFT

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“Fat Leonard,” Center of US Navy Bribery Scandal, Extradited to US in Prisoner Swap with Venezuela

At last count, the long-running fraud and bribery investigation regarding Fat Leonard has resulted in federal criminal charges against 34 U.S. Navy officials, with 33 defendants convicted of various fraud and corruption offenses.

Full report at - https://www.oldsaltblog.com/2023/12/fat ... more-61138

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U.S. Navy Considers Extending All Its Nimitz-Class Carriers

The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class carriers are about to turn 50. But given the demand for the carrier air wing and delays to the Nimitz-class replacement—the Ford-class—the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) itself is unlikely to retire as soon as expected.

The Navy’s fiscal 2023 budget has already called to extend the first-in-class CVN 68, commissioned in 1975, for another deployment cycle instead of decommissioning it in 2025 as previously planned. Service officials say the upcoming budget request could include a final decision on extending the next in the class, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, beyond its 2027 projected end-of-service date—though extending just that ship likely will not be enough.

“Extending Nimitz, extending Ike, it’s going to happen for every Nimitz-class carrier. At least one extension,” Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, then-commander of Naval Air Forces, said during an Aug. 25 discussion at the Tailhook Symposium shortly before retiring from the service.

USS Nimitz extended, Eisenhower likely to follow
The service seeks Ford-class advanced procurement change
Repeated extensions could worsen strike fighter deficit

The future of the Nimitz class and oversight of ongoing issues facing production of the second Ford-class carrier, the USS John F. Kennedy, was a focal point of the discussion at the symposium. The Navy’s current plan for the Nimitz calls for $200 million for extension work as part of a 5.5-month maintenance schedule, according to a March 2023 report to Congress.

Continues at - https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/ ... s-carriers

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Improved Los Angeles Class Fast Attack Submarine USS Annapolis pictured as she berths at Guam Naval Base on December 21st 2013.

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Hypnotic Process of Launching New US Navy Billion $ Battleships

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature on the launching techniques employed by the U.S. Navy to launch some of its warships, including side-launch and the floating-out method.

See - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mPlww2msVs - LFT