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      <title>USS Jack H. Lucas, First Flight III Destroyer, Commissioned</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The US Navy commissioned USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG-125), its first Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer with the SPY-6 radar, on October 7, 2023, at Tampa.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:55:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Virginia-Class Attack Submarines: The Navy&apos;s Fast-Attack Fleet, As of 2026</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A guide to the Navy's Virginia-class fast-attack submarine program, its two-shipyard construction partnership, and its status through the July 2026 contract award and the August 2026 fleet-tasking milestone for USS Massachusetts (SSN-798).]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How U.S. Navy Ships Get Their Names</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Secretary of the Navy makes the final choice, working from recommendations staffed by the Naval History and Heritage Command, under a naming authority that federal law barely defines.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:46:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>What Replaces the Constellation-Class Frigate Program</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy truncated its FFG-62 frigate buy to two ships in late 2025 and redirected funding toward a new FF(X) class built on the Coast Guard's National Security Cutter hull.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:46:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Navy Railgun Explained: Two Decades of Development and Why the Program Stalled</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How the Navy's electromagnetic railgun worked, its Dahlgren test record, and why it was defunded in favor of hypersonic missiles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Naval Unmanned Surface Vessels Explained: Sea Hunter, Ghost Fleet, and the Road to LUSV</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A guide to Navy unmanned surface vessels: Sea Hunter, Ghost Fleet Overlord, LUSV plans, and what still blocks production.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hull Coatings and Antifouling Technology Explained: The Science Below the Waterline</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The science below the waterline: antifouling paints, foul-release silicones, biofouling's fuel cost, and hull cleaning cycles.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Cooperative Engagement Capability Explained: How Warships Fire Using Another Ship&apos;s Radar</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How CEC fuses radar data into one fire-control picture, and how NIFC-CA lets a destroyer shoot SM-6 beyond its own horizon.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Naval Mine Countermeasures Explained: From Minesweepers to Underwater Drones</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How navies clear sea mines: hunting versus sweeping, Knifefish and unmanned sonar boats, helicopter neutralization, Avenger-class retirement.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Tomahawk Cruise Missile Explained: Variants, Launchers, and the Block V Era</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The BGM-109 Tomahawk explained: variants from Block III to Block V, launchers from Mk 41 to Typhon, combat history, export customers, and what comes next.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EMALS Explained: How Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Replaced Steam on the Ford Class</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System works, its edge over steam catapults, and its reliability record on USS Gerald R. Ford.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Why Submarines Are Quiet: A Primer on Acoustic Signatures, Machinery, and Propulsion</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A primer on submarine quieting: machinery rafting, propulsor design, cavitation, anechoic coatings, and how navies measure acoustic signatures.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>The Aegis Combat System Explained: From Radar Antenna to Missile Intercept</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How the Aegis Combat System works: SPY-1 and SPY-6 radars, baselines, the Mk 41 launch sequence, and ballistic missile defense.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Naval Laser Weapon Systems Explained: How Shipboard Directed Energy Works and What the Navy Has Fielded</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How shipboard laser weapons work, and what the U.S. Navy has actually fielded: the 60 kW HELIOS on USS Preble, the ODIN dazzler, and the 2014 LaWS trials.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <dc:creator>James Wellington</dc:creator>
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