April 08, 2014, ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) - Navy engineers are making final adjustments to a laser weapon prototype that will be the first of its kind to deploy aboard a ship late this summer. The prototype, an improved version of the Laser Weapon System (LaWS), will be installed on USS Ponce for at-sea testing in the Persian Gulf, fulfilling plans announced by Chief of Naval … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2014
Sea-Air-Space Begins: Exposition Reaches New Levels of Attendance
April 7, 2014, NATIONAL HARBOR, MD. - The Sea Air Space Exposition begins today with record attendance levels including more government employees and uniform military personnel than have attended in the history of the exposition. More than 202 defense industry businesses and 20 Navy commands will attend the exposition. According to Executive Director Kevin Traver, … [Read more...]
Navy to Deploy Electromagnetic Railgun Aboard JHSV
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April 7, 2014, WASHINGTON (NNS) - The U.S. Navy plans to install and test a prototype electromagnetic railgun aboard a joint high speed vessel in fiscal year 2016, the service announced today. This test will mark the first time an electromagnetic railgun (EM railgun) has been demonstrated at sea, symbolizing a significant advance in naval combat. EM railgun technology uses … [Read more...]
SecArmy: Tracking ‘Insider Threats’ Challenging
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, April 7, 2014) - The Army has done "a great deal since the tragedies at Fort Hood in 2009" to track the "insider threat but something happened, something went wrong, and we need to know what that was," Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh told lawmakers April 3. McHugh was responding to questions from the Senate Armed Services Committee, … [Read more...]
Improved Coating for Howitzer Spindles to Save Money, Reduce Environmental Impact
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (April 7, 2014) - U.S. Army engineers' efforts to implement an improved coating for howitzer breech spindles will provide several benefits - easing the logistical burden on Soldiers, reducing hazardous waste and saving millions of dollars. Rust, wear and corrosion problems force the Army to condemn breech spindles before their full service … [Read more...]