Flight tests are slated to begin in 2024. The Navy fleet is experimenting with launching and recovering medium UUVs from submarines, even as a formal acquisition effort is still ongoing. The mini missile fire was part of an exercise by a unit working to develop the Navy's drone and artificial intelligence technologies. South Korean and U.S. troops have been conducting live-fire exercises. The Silent Shark exercise comes as the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan completed a port visit to Busan this month. South Korea's air force says the drill involved a B-52 bomber from the United States and fighter jets from South Korea and Japan. Starting in 2025, sailors won’t be able to rank up to the E-6 and E-7 paygrades without attending. A birdwatcher in Japan reportedly found an American artillery shell, then waited a week to report it. The event, which took place Sept. 11-15, saw the United States, Bulgaria, France, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom perform naval drills. Virus infection cases within the VA health care system are up more than 200% in the last two months. Load More