Solar-powered unmanned surface vessel sets new speed crossing AtlanticThe 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 Fletcher3 weeks ago
SOCOM wants to train operators to build, wield FPV dronesU.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 Fletcher4 weeks ago
Navy cannibalizing materiel for spare parts, watchdog saysBecause of delays relying on vendors, Navy maintainers have been forced to scavenge parts from submarines and grounded aircraft.By Riley Ceder2 months ago
Marines retire ‘workhorse’ Assault Amphibious Vehicle after 50 yearsFrom the shores of Grenada to the deserts of Iraq, Assault Amphibious Vehicles shielded and carried Marines from ship to sea to shore since 1972.By Claire Barrett2 months ago
How Hitler’s fear-inducing ‘flying bomb’ ushered in drone warfareThe 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 Fletcher3 months ago
CENTCOM forms task force to speed delivery of drones, tech to troopsThe Rapid Employment Joint Task Force aims to deliver viable technology to service members and units in the field within 60 days.By Zita Ballinger Fletcher3 months ago