Sea-Air-Space

Navy scientists seek tech breakthroughs in areas that companies ignore

With private-sector R&D funding rising, the Office of Naval Research is adjusting to new budget priorities.

  • Patrick Tucker

The Navy will keep shrinking until the industrial base catches up

A commission on the service’s future is looking at ways to help the service along as ships wear down before they can be replaced.

  • Meghann Myers

Sub that sank Iranian warship reflects Navy’s drive to adapt, CNO says

“That was a glimpse of the future force,” Adm. Caudle said at Sea-Air-Space.

  • Bradley Peniston

Why the US can’t copy Ukraine’s robot navy

Command and control will remain a human endeavor—even as the Pacific fills with robo-boats.

  • Patrick Tucker

How to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

It will take existing, though battered, diplomatic and military frameworks plus some creative thinking.

  • Luke Coffey

Confronted with ‘eye-opening’ costs, SecNav vows to root out waste

Phelan said his service is beginning to review existing acquisition contracts and will “demand accountability of the shipbuilding enterprise.”

  • Lauren C. Williams

Marine Corps to field counter-drone systems to dismounted units

The fielding plans follow a September fly-off.

  • Meghann Myers

The Navy wants dashboards that holler before things break

Real-time data is great, leaders say, but they want something more predictive.

  • Meghann Myers

Sub-drone sonar trap concept unveiled at Navy conference

Anduril and Ultra Maritime team up on a new-ish concept.

  • Patrick Tucker

Can Navy warships follow aviators’ path to 80%-deployable rates?

Leaders say the keys are planning better, stockpiling parts—and hiring thousands of shipyard workers.

  • Meghann Myers
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