Did A Major U.S. Defense Contractor Falsify Its Tests On Submarine Stealth Coating?

Anechoic coating loss known issue for #US Virginia class submarines but this is worst I've seen via @DougieCoullPics https://t.co/GfQiu22gYg pic.twitter.com/jnj3TrHliX

— Joseph Dempsey (@JosephHDempsey) June 12, 2017

Task & Purpose: Whistleblower accuses largest US military shipbuilder of putting ‘American lives at risk’ by falsifying tests on submarine stealth coating

America's largest military shipbuilding company has been accused of falsifying tests and certifications on stealth coatings of its submarines "that put American lives at risk," according to a complaint filed in federal court last month.

Huntington Ingalls Industries, which spun-off from Northrop Grumman in 2011, "knowingly and/or recklessly" filed falsified records with the Navy claiming it had correctly applied a coating, called a Special Hull Treatment, to Virginia-class attack submarines which would allow the vessels to elude enemy sonar, the Sept. 26 complaint alleges.

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Update: Photos: US Submarine Engineer Warns of ‘Falsified’ Certification for Stealth Coating (Sputnik).

WNU Editor: Huntington Ingalls Industries is America's largest military shipbuilding company. These accusations are very serious, and if true, damaging to both the company and it puts at risk the U.S. submarine fleet.

U.S. Navy Stealthy Special Operations Boats Spotted At A Port In Japan

那覇軍港で荷役中の米陸軍 Harpers Ferry (LCU 2022)。見慣れた光景ながら甲板に搭載されていたのがデジタル迷彩のステルスボートっぽいんですが何なんでしょ？ pic.twitter.com/wiz5HLqWLP

— Yukidaore (@takucht) August 11, 2019

Defense Blog: U.S. Navy stealthy special operations boats spotted at a port in Naha

A group of United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) stealthy Combatant Craft Medium Mark 1 boats were photographed at a Japanese port in Naha last week.

Ship spotter with posted numerous photos on its Twitter account of stealthy special operations boats, commonly known as CCM Mk1.

Photos posted on Twitter on Aug. 11 appear to show the load several stealthy boats onto the deck of the Runnymede-class large landing craft USAV Harpers Ferry (LCU 2022) at Naha port in Okinawa Prefecture. The Naha port facility, formerly the Naha Military Port, is a United States Forces Japan facility located in Naha, Okinawa, Japan, at the mouth of Kokuba River, which flows into the East China Sea.

According to open sources, the CCM Mk1 is a newest larger, but still stealthy combat boats of Naval Special Warfare fleet, come into initial service in late 2015.

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Update: Ship Observer Photographs Navy's New Stealth Boat (Zero Hedge)

WNU Editor: Love the paint job.

Juliet Marine’s “Ghost” Ship

GHOST ship (image: Juliet Marine Systems)—Supercavitating ship from Portsmouth, NH-based Juliet Marine Systems

Juliet Marine’s “Ghost” Ship Emerges from Stealth Startup, Gears Up for War -- Xconomy

About an hour north of Boston, in a city by the sea, there’s a project underway to reinvent the marine industry. More specifically, the marine defense industry.

Imagine a boat that moves through the water differently from any other boat in existence. It uses “supercavitation”—the creation of a gaseous bubble layer around the hull to reduce friction underwater—to reach very high speeds at relatively low fuel cost. Its speed and shape means it can evade detection by sonar or ship radar. It can outrun torpedoes. Its fuel efficiency means it has greater range and can run longer missions than conventional boats and helicopters.

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My Comment: A fascinating story .... read it all.

Sweden Deploys The First 'Operational' Stealth Warships

Image from Wired

From Wired:

The country that gave us Volvos, Saabs and ABBA has developed what it claims is the world's first fully operational stealth warship that is essentially invisible to radar.

The two Visby-class corvettes will enter service by the end of the year. They are made from composite materials and use Rolls-Royce water jets to make them electronically undetectable at more than eight miles in rough seas and more than 14 in calm waters. The ship's acoustic and optical signatures are lowered by its non-magnetic hull that, like the F-117 Nighthawk, features large, flat surfaces and sharp angles. The water jets are 10 to 15 decibels quieter than propellers.

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