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The US Navy stands at the precipice of a new era of technology advancement. In an address at a military-industry conference, the then-US Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Gilday, revealed the Navy’s goal to grow to 500 ships, to include 350 crewed ships and 150 uncrewed maritime vessels. This plan has been dubbed the “hybrid fleet.”

Ukraine’s claim of downing Russian jets has raised eyebrows over such a “marsupial” capability, but no one’s officially requested it yet, a SOCOM official said.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth pledged anti-ship missile deployments, increased military training and defense industrial base cooperation to the Philippines under steps to “re-establish” deterrence in the Indo-Pacific alongside Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilbert Teodoro today in Manila.

The U. S. Navy stands at the precipice of a new era of technology advancement. In an address at a military-industry conference, then-U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Michael Gilday, revealed the Navy’s goal to grow to 500 ships, to include 350 crewed ships and 150 uncrewed maritime vessels. This plan has been dubbed the “hybrid fleet.” More recently, the former CNO, Admiral Lisa Franchetti, has stressed the importance of the hybrid fleet in her Navigation Plan for Amer

Maritime Tactical Systems (MARTAC) and Sealartec have introduced a new fully autonomous launch and recovery system (ALARS) for unmanned surface vessels (USVs).

The new Autonomous Launch & Recovery System (ALARS) allows medium-sized USV to deploy and recover smaller USV, facilitating unmanned swarming missions.

Η Βορειοατλαντική Συμμαχία ανέπτυξε μη επανδρωμένα σκάφη επιφανείας (USV) στη Βαλτική Θάλασσα στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος Task Force X. Σύμφωνα με το Naval News, η ανάπτυξη πραγματοποιήθηκε στα ανοιχτά των ακτών της Δανίας από 17 έως 20 Φεβρουαρίου και είχε ως κύριο στόχο τη δοκιμή της διαλειτουργικότητας των USV με ναυτικές δυνάμεις κρούσης.

The North Atlantic Alliance has deployed surface drones in the Baltic Sea as part of the Task Force X program.

NATO has tested its capability to integrate uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) into its operational task groups. The capability demonstration – which took place on a training range in the Baltic Sea off Denmark, from 17-20 February – was a significant step in the development and operational integration of USVs into NATO Allied Command Operations (ACO) activities.

NATO’s Standing Naval Forces have conducted a major demonstration of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in the Baltic Sea, with exercises taking place near Denmark from 17 to 20 February, according to a press release.

Swarms of weaponized unmanned surface vessels have proven formidable weapons in the Black and Red Seas. Can the US military learn the right lessons from it?

The U.S. Marine Corps has spent more than 75 years honing the ability to assault a heavily defended beach, beginning with the famed island-hopping campaigns in the Pacific during World War II. In that time, the service has updated its tactics, techniques, and procedures and embraced new technology to maximize the success of these assaults and minimize the loss of sailors and Marines.

One of the most frequently-read recent articles on this site is Mike Daum’s excellent piece: Infantry Wins Battles, Logistics Wins Wars: The Role of the Army’s ‘Little Navy’ in the Pacific​. As the title implies, this piece is focused on the U.S. Army; however, two key statements universalize Daum’s argument. He argues that “getting American troops into the fight is relatively easy—the hard part is keeping them there” and that “one suggestion is to integrate uncrewed surface

MILAN — The NATO alliance has begun planning for its own fleet of unmanned boats meant to help protect critical undersea infrastructure across the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.

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The US government will provide the Philippines with additional Mantas T-12 unmanned surface vessels (USVs) to enhance its surveillance capab

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According to MaxDefense Philippines, the U.S. Department of Defense is ramping up its efforts to modernize the Philippine Navy by facilitati

The United States has sent new unmanned drone boats to the Philippines to help protect its waters in the South China Sea. This is part of a

The latest Digital Talon exercise, conducting earlier this month in the Middle East region, included a variety of robotic capabilities that

The Philippines Navy has received several advanced unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) from the United States, marking a major step toward enha

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The Pentagon has revealed the existence of a forward-deployed task force in the Philippines focused on supporting Manila’s maritime operatio

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MANILA – The Philippines is expected to receive more unmanned surveillance platforms from the United States through its USD500 million Forei

US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III confirmed on Tuesday that the Philippine Navy will receive additional T-12 unmanned surface vessels

The Philippines has received MARTAC MANTAS T-12 unmanned surface vehicles from the U.S. within the last year to bolster its maritime securit

U.S. defense leaders toured the Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Command headquarters in Palawan province.

Austin also noted unmanned boats and other U.S.-funded tech upgrades.

The unmanned future!

Paris – Companies around the world have noted the significance of the uncrewed surface vehicle (USV), or sea drone, as could be seen at Euro

At the Euronaval show held in Paris in early November 2024, MARTAC announced the launch of the DevilRay T18 SUSV or smart USV.

MARTAC is set to manufacture hundreds of SUSVs (Smart USVs) in 2025 including the new Devil Ray T18, an easily transportable, stealthy Syste

As the Department of Defense aims to accelerate delivery of autonomous systems to the warfighter, researchers from the Johns Hopkins Applied

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