The Ukrainian navy—ironically, a fleet without any large ships—got there first, with an unmanned boat that launches explosive ...

This spring, the Defiant will embark upon a multi-month demonstration that will test the craft’s autonomy, endurance, and ...

Finding and disposing of underwater mines on the sea floor is one of the US Navy's hardest and most dangerous tasks. Robots ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

THE world’s first full-size drone warship that can wage war without a single sailor on board has been spotted taking to the seas. Excited Washington State residents caught sight of the USX-1 ...

The Navy has burned through costly missiles, some with a price tag of $28.7 million. So, it has turned to 5-inch gun rounds ...

The Navy fired hundreds of interceptors, some costing $28.7 million a piece, to destroy Houthi and Iranian missiles and ...

Read about a U.S. Navy contract awarded to Anduril for the installation, delivery and sustainment of Installation-Counter small unmanned aircraft systems at Marine Corps bases.

The Black Sea has become the Navy’s laboratory for rehearsing and operationalizing the best ways to tie unmanned, robotic ...

The US Navy's USX-1 Defiant unmanned surface vessel (USV) promises cost-effective, high-endurance fleet expansion while ...

The Trump administration's nominee for secretary of the Navy says the military service branch is at a "crossroads" and must ...

The program planned to integrate autonomous drone ships into the U.S. Navy fleet, thereby enhancing combat power, reducing risk to American sailors, and cutting costs. Essentially, it is the U.S ...