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March 26, 2020

Navy ships seek to stop missile, drone and surface attacks -- all at once

How would the U.S. Navy stop a massive, coordinated, multi-pronged weapons attack?

March 20, 2020

Pentagon hypersonic weapons hit 'impact point'

The Army, Navy and Pentagon fired off a new Hypersonic Glide Body engineered to travel more than five times the speed of sound and destroy enemy targets thousands of miles away in a matter of minutes, a Pentagon report said.

March 19, 2020

Navy plans large new fleet of 'mothership'-controlled drone boats

Overwhelming enemy fleets with surveillance and weapons, finding weak spots along an enemy coastline to pinpoint areas for breakthrough attacks and bringing a new networked group of Unmanned Surface Vehicles into hostile areas -- are all anticipated missions for the Navy’s emerging fleet of drone boats. 

March 13, 2020

Army soldiers will control AI-enabled robot tanks

The Army Research Laboratory is exploring new applications of AI designed to better enable forward operating robot “tanks” to acquire targets, discern and organize war-crucial information, surveil combat zones and even fire weapons when directed by a human.

March 6, 2020

Navy builds 2nd new super high-tech Flight III destroyer

Armed with advanced lasers, cruise missiles and ship-defense interceptor weapons, the Navy’s emerging DDG 51 Flight III destroyers are designed to conduct and win major ocean wars against advanced, high-powered enemies.

February 28, 2020

Advanced Navy undersea sonar and laser sensor finds enemy mines fast

A massive surface ship and submarine maritime attack in enemy waters near a hostile territory needs to accomplish a number of dangerous operations, penetrate defended areas, identify enemy weapons and move quickly to succeed. Lives hang in the balance of time.

February 28, 2020

Dan Crenshaw responds after Pete Davidson says he was forced to apologize for 'SNL' joke

Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw joked Friday that "Saturday Night Live” cast member Pete Davidson cannot get him out of his head after Davidson said he was forced to apologize for mocking Crenshaw for wearing an eye patch during a November 2018 skit. 

February 27, 2020

Chinese destroyer aims laser at US Navy plane in 'unsafe' manner, military says

A People’s Republic of China (PRC) navy destroyer 161 on Feb. 17 aimed a laser at a U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft while it was flying above international waters, according to the U.S. Pacific Fleet. 

February 21, 2020

Son of WWII veteran describes 'unbelievable' moment when father was carried into Trump rally

100-year-old Ervin Julian became a sensation overnight in the Trump world after a video showing a group of Trump supporters carrying the World War II Navy veteran to his seat before the president’s Wednesday rally in Phoenix, Ariz. went viral.

February 20, 2020

Navy arms amphibs with 13 F-35s, changes future attack tactics

Launching a massive, fast-paced air assault from the sea, providing close-air support for amphibious assault forces and bringing forward-operating surveillance and networking technology to maritime warfare -- are all part of the changing operational calculus introduced by adding F-35s to maritime attack.