{"id":15502,"date":"2020-11-17T02:14:47","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T02:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/11\/17\/the-us-navy-is-moving-to-put-more-ship-killer-missiles-on-submarines\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:32:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:32:00","slug":"the-us-navy-is-moving-to-put-more-ship-killer-missiles-on-submarines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/11\/17\/the-us-navy-is-moving-to-put-more-ship-killer-missiles-on-submarines\/","title":{"rendered":"The US Navy is moving to put more ship-killer missiles on submarines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Navy is pushing ahead with fielding more anti-ship cruise missiles<\/a> on submarines in the Pacific, the head of U.S. Navy Submarine Forces said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the U.S. fleet grapples with the rising threat of China\u2019s expanding Navy, which now has more ships than the U.S. Navy\u2019s fleet on both coasts combined, the service is packing its submarines with longer-range weapons, including the forthcoming Maritime Strike Tomahawk, Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re increasing our range and how we deliver kinetic effects,\u201d Caudle said. “Long-range torpedoes<\/a>, of course, because that\u2019s our clandestine weapon, but also bringing back Harpoon<\/a> in the Pacific. We\u2019ve tested that capability \u2014 we know it works. The weapon, as everyone knows, has limitations, but still gives us some stand-off capability. And we\u2019re also pressing hard to get the Maritime Strike Tomahawk building as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t