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 ...

Photos of the odd-looking, 180-foot ship escorted by a tugboat through the Puget Sound emerged on Reddit earlier this week ...

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

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

Iran has unveiled a new miniature jet-powered “stealth fighter” drone that it says can carry out bombing and reconnaissance missions.

Experts say it's likely the drone was collecting information for the Chinese navy to use, but the country's foreign minister ...

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 ...