Technicians perform maintenance on a Mark 48 advanced capabilities torpedo at Keyport, Washington in 1982. Wikipedia
National Interest: Meet the Secret New U.S. Navy Torpedo That Promises To Be Even Deadlier
Watch out, Russia and China!
Key Point: Modifications to the weapon improves the acoustic receiver, replaces the guidance-and-control hardware with updated technology, increases memory, and improves processor throughput to handle the expanded software demands required to improve torpedo performance against evolving threats, according to Navy information on the weapon.
The U.S. Navy is now prototyping a new, longer range and more lethal submarine-launched heavyweight Mk 48 that can better destroy enemy ships, subs and incoming weapons at longer ranges, service officials said.
Many details of the new weapon, which include newer propulsion mechanisms and multiple kinds of warheads, are secret and not publically available. However, senior Navy leaders have talked to Scout Warrior about the development of the weapon in a general sense.
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WNU Editor: That must be one hell of a torpedo.
Now the question is, who will be the enemy? For the answer to that you may have to talk to the CIA.
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