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US Navy’s four unmanned ships return from Pacific deployment
Four medium USV prototypes spent five months in the region working with the Navy-Marine team and allies to push the limits of concepts of operations.
US Navy halts Iranian boat from seizing a 5th Fleet unmanned vessel
The 5th Fleet spotted the IRGCN support ship Shahid Baziar towing a Saildrone Explorer USV on Monday.
By Diana Stancy
Russia says missile attacks on Kyiv will increase
Russia’s Defense Ministry promised Friday to ramp up missile attacks on the Ukrainian capital.
Navy to hold hearing for sailor accused of igniting warship
Ryan Sawyer Mays, a junior sailor, was charged with aggravated arson and the willful hazarding of a vessel.
West Point cadets are ditching bed-making with this elaborate hack
How the cadets at West Point get out of making their beds every day.
By Sarah Sicard
Russian defense chief scoffs at Western warnings on Ukraine
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow was closely monitoring the deployment of U.S. troops and weapons in Europe as part of NATO’s Defender Europe 2021 drills.
Weather delays Coast Guard divers from searching for shipwreck survivors
The Coast Guard said divers were on the scene Thursday afternoon but could not confirm whether they’d begun diving.
End the Navy’s vessel exception. Give sailors and Marines the due process afforded to every other US service member
Navy leaders often abuse the vessel exception loophole to non-judicial punishment, says the author of this commentary.
By David Johnson
Best pics of the week: Sept. 27, 2020
An Army helo flies by a castle in Germany, Marines simulate embassy reinforcement in Okinawa, Navy ships in formation during Valiant Shield 2020, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
In developing robot warships, US Navy wants to avoid another littoral combat ship
As the U.S. Navy pushes forward with developing its large unmanned surface vessel, a growing consensus is forming that the service needs to get its requirements and systems right before making a big investment.
By David B. Larter