The Navy’s newest amphibious assault ship, USS Tripoli (LHA 7), departed from Ingalls Shipbuilding division last month, sailing to its homeport in San Diego. Tripoli enters the Pascagoula River channel passing guided missile destroyer Delbert D. Black (DDG 119), which has been delivered to the Navy by Ingalls, and will sail away later this year.

Defense rethink could mean big changes for shipbuilders

Big Changes Ahead? Unmanned surface vessels are something that need keeping under scrutiny because they underscore that the Navy of the not so distant future may look a lot different. A Congressional

Navy starts second phase of “Ghost Fleet” unmanned vessel program

The Navy’s Program Executive Office Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) has started the second phase of an unmanned vessel program that it calls “Ghost Fleet Overlord.” The program, developed by the

Marine Corps puts weaponized unmanned vessel through its paces

Navy civilian engineers who developed a unique weaponized unmanned surface vehicle (USV) tested by the Marine Corps in July envision that its technological capabilities will revolutionize naval warfare. The Expeditionary Warfare USV

Autonomous vessels: Not so remote

JULY 18, 2017—Autonomous vessels and unmanned ships aren’t light years away, but are far closer than you might think. The following article, originally published under the title, “The Future is Now: Unmanned