October 13, 2019
The Navy's New Torpedo Will Send Russian and Chinese Subs Running
But can they outrun it?
by Kris Osborn
Key point: As more countries build submarines, anti-submarine warfare will become a bigger deal.
The U.S. Navy is now engineering 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 previously talked to Scout Warrior about the development of the weapon in a general sense.
Naturally, having a functional and more high-tech lethal torpedo affords the Navy an opportunity to hit enemies at further standoff ranges and better compete with more fully emerging undersea rivals such as Russia and China.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/navys-new-torpedo-will-send-russian-and-chinese-subs-running-87641
