May 3, 2016 Drone swarms join the Navy Just like how locust swarms can cause devastating natural disasters, the U.S. Navy’s Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) drones could devastate adversaries.
May 3, 2016 Navy develops autonomous air-launched missile for F/A-18 The Navy is working on a deal with Lockheed Martin to integrate its new, autonomously guided Long Range Anti-Ship Missile onto an F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft, giving the fighter an increased ability to identify and strike targets at longer ranges from the air, service and Lockheed officials explained.
May 3, 2016 Navy will test its electromagnetic railgun aboard DDG 1000 The Navy is evaluating whether to mount its new Electromagnetic Rail Gun weapon aboard the high-tech DDG 1000 destroyer by the mid-2020s, service officials said.
May 3, 2016 Navy tests flying/undersea drone The U.S. Navy is working on a submarine-fighting drone that can operate both in the air and underwater.
May 3, 2016 Veterans, active duty military, tap social media network for support Since its launch in 2012, the RallyPoint social forum has become an online community, sounding board, and professional guide for over 500,000 veterans and active duty men and women serving in the military.
May 3, 2016 White House gets drone defense wake-up call The quadcopter drone that crashed onto the White House grounds overnight has highlighted the growing security threat posed by small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), experts warn.
May 3, 2016 Military innovations: X-Planes, jumbo jet war machines, 'digital quarterbacks' Despite cutbacks, the defense industry continued to produce innovative military planes in 2014. Here’s a look back at three aircraft innovations readers’ found very promising – the Navy’s latest flying ‘digital quarterback,’ the hybrid X plane, and jumbo jets being adapted as war machines.
April 28, 2016 'Sea Hunter': World's first unmanned ship stalks subs A new hunter is lurking in the deep — and it's made of metal, silicon, and lots and lots of artificial intelligence
April 5, 2016 Drone ships are now coming to the open ocean thanks to the US Navy Drones may known for their prowess in the skies, but thanks to some new developments at the U.S. Navy, they'll soon be turning the open seas into their turf as well.
April 4, 2016 History of remote weapons in pictures For centuries there have been attempts to develop weapons that could be remotely controlled. Here is a look at some of these attempts from the past 100 years.
