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Marines seek Osprey-portable GPS landing system for austere airfields

In the austere outpost of the future, the Corps wants its aircraft to land on a functioning airfield 90 minutes after the required equipment is flown in.

By Hope Hodge Seck

4 weeks ago

Solar-powered unmanned surface vessel sets new speed crossing Atlantic

The Lightfish beat a previous USV record by over 12 days after it made the 4,000 mile journey in just a little over two months.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

5 weeks ago

SOCOM wants to train operators to build, wield FPV drones

U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for a contractor to develop a 10-day course to train operators in building and flying first-person view drones.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

6 weeks ago

How Hitler’s fear-inducing ‘flying bomb’ ushered in drone warfare

The V-1 "flying bomb" could accurately be described in today’s nomenclature as an unmanned aerial vehicle — moreover, as the first suicide drone.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

3 months ago

US Navy test-fires unarmed Trident nuclear-capable missiles

The U.S. Navy carried out four scheduled unarmed missile tests of the Trident II D5LE off the coast of Florida last week.

3 months ago

CENTCOM forms task force to speed delivery of drones, tech to troops

The Rapid Employment Joint Task Force aims to deliver viable technology to service members and units in the field within 60 days.

By Zita Ballinger Fletcher

3 months ago