Ideas
To Save the Navy’s Next-Gen Drone, Kill It First
Aircraft carriers need better protection, so let’s restart the UCLASS program from scratch. By Paul Scharre and Shawn Brimley
Defense Systems
Welcome aboard: Navy shipyard crews going paperless
Accenture wins a $16.3 million contract to develop a tablet-based mobile system for maintenance operations.
Science & Tech
Inside the Navy’s Secret Swarm Robot Experiment
Swarming robot boats could be heading to a contested strait near you. By Patrick Tucker
Defense Systems
Navy puts autonomous 'swarmboats' into action
In a breakthrough demonstration, 13 boats operating autonomously or by remote worked together to escort a high-value vessel and surround a mock enemy.
Ideas
The Navy Has No Strategy? A Response to Randy Forbes
The Navy is far from rudderless. In fact, it’s a victim of it’s own overwhelming success. By Jerry Hendrix
Science & Tech
This Could Be the Navy SEAL's Boat of Tomorrow
The attack boats of tomorrow could look nothing like those of today. By Patrick Tucker
Defense Systems
Navy tracks how solar events can disrupt satellite navigation
Coronal mass ejections can affect WAAS and other electronic systems in wide-ranging ways.
Science & Tech
The Defense Industry Is Expanding the Use of 3D Printing
The Navy is still several years away from being able to print spare parts for ships and airplanes, but ‘that day will surely come.’ By Marcus Weisgerber
Science & Tech
The Navy Wants a Tactical Cloud
The Office of Naval Research says the cloud infrastructure will exist at the 'tactical edge' of Navy and Marine forces, not ashore. By Bob Brewin
Science & Tech
DOD's Quest for Better Email Will Test Microsoft's Cloud
The Navy Reserve is the latest Defense Department component to launch a commercial cloud pilot program to lower costs. By Bob Brewin
Defense Systems
Navy's Triton UAV takes its first cross-country flight
The unmanned maritime surveillance aircraft has flown from California to Maryland for the start of operational testing.
Defense Systems
Navy looks for layered 'fishing nets' of cyber defense
ONR official also calls for more automated cyber tools that can provide proactive detection and defense.
Defense Systems
Navy hires Lockheed for next phase of SEWIP
Lockheed Martin receives up to $147 million for low-rate initial production of the upgraded electronic warfare system.
Defense Systems
Putting powerful analytics into a 'Facebook for terrorists'
Modus Operandi’s semantic technology corrals and analyzes intelligence big data and puts it into a familiar interface.
Defense Systems
NRL pushes research to draw power from the sea
The Naval Research Laboratory has demonstrated several energy concepts that convert seawater and microorganisms into electricity.
Defense Systems
Navy's tactical cloud would see all in expeditionary warfare
The Office of Naval Research wants to combine cloud, big data and cross-domain technologies into a comprehensive, real-time view.
Ideas
It’s Time to Sink the Littoral Combat Ship
Things that seem too good to be true usually are, and so it is with the LCS. By Jacob Marx and William D. Hartung
Science & Tech
Navy Ships Will Get $2.5 Billion in Cyber and Intelligence Upgrades
Five companies just won mutli-year contracts to consolidate ship-based networks for future missions. By Bob Brewin
Defense Systems
Navy awards $2.5B in contracts for CANES
The next-generation shipboard system will replace five networks, boosting interoperability and streamlining upgrades.
Defense Systems