Defense Systems
NRL looks to make surveillance radar more motion-sensitive
The Navy is working with General Atomics to add inverse synthetic aperture radar to MQ-9 Reaper and Predator XP UAS.
Business
F-35 Production Set to Quadruple As Massive Factory Retools
After years of delays, the Joint Strike Fighter program is finally ready to hit the afterburner.
Science & Tech
The US Navy’s Next-Gen Comms System Is Frozen In the Italian Courts
After seven years and more than $7 billion, MUOS is ready to go. There’s just one problem with its Sicily station.
Defense Systems
Navy again rebrands carrier-based drone program
Officials tell lawmakers what the service has planned for its carrier unmanned capability.
Science & Tech
As Pentagon Dawdles, Silicon Valley Sells Its Newest Tech Abroad
A trio of tech CEOs say red tape and onerous requirements are undermining Ash Carter’s outreach efforts.
Defense Systems
Navy lab lends a FRENDly hand to robotic GEO satellite repair
Military laboratories are contributing to a revolutionary program aimed at robotically repairing satellites more than 22,000 miles above the Earth.
Science & Tech
Old Laws Are Keeping the US Navy from New IT Gear
The service’s deputy chief information officer says outdated regulations 'make it a struggle' for the military to stay on the cutting edge.
Ideas
Divert Course: Beijing Needs A Way To Save Face in the South China Sea
It will take U.S. help and a politically difficult climb-down, but it will help China escape the blind alley its imprudent policies have steered it toward.
Defense Systems
Virtual reality is Navy's vision of future training
The Office of Naval Research recently demonstrated yet another VR simulation tool that puts sailors in realistic combat scenarios.
Defense Systems
Large, sub-hunting drone 'the shape of things to come'
DARPA christens its 132-foot long unmanned ACTUV vessel, setting up open-water tests with the Office of Naval Research.
Ideas
How to Turn The Heat Down in the South China Sea
These five concrete steps can keep tensions from becoming war — if the U.S. acts.
Science & Tech
US Christens First Ghost Ship (and The Dawn of The Robotic Navy)
Autonomous vessels like this submarine hunter will play a growing role in future naval missions and will soon crowd the seas.
Defense Systems
Navy orders more radar jammers to protect Hornet fighters
An $88.3 million contract modification with Exelis will provide more electronic warfare systems to defend against radar-guided missiles.
Defense Systems
NRL project would collect solar power in space
The orbiting solar array could collect solar energy unencumbered by atmosphere, then transmit it to Earth via microwaves.
Defense Systems
Navy strikes deal for backpack anti-IED jammers
The military is continuing to invest in giving ground troops portable electronic warfare tools.
Defense Systems
Boeing's new autonomous UUV can run for months at a time
The 51-foot long unmanned Echo Voyager, which runs on a rechargeable power system, can operate without a surface support vessel.
Science & Tech
F-35 Chief: Think Very, Very Hard Before Making Another Joint Fighter
Lt. Gen. Chris Bogdan has a bit of advice for Air Force and Navy leaders envisioning their next tactical aircraft.
Ideas
Russian Subs Are Reheating a Cold War Chokepoint
As the GIUK gap returns to importance, NATO must look to regenerate its anti-submarine forces.
Defense Systems
BAE to demonstrate next-gen EW detection for the Navy
ONR wants the company to show continued proof-of-concept development in electromagnetic spectrum emitter detection and situational awareness.
Defense Systems