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December 2023
JUST IN: Navy Must Invest in Shipbuilding Industrial Base to Outpace China
By Allyson ParkCHARLESTON, South Carolina — The U.S. Navy and the defense industry’s current shipbuilding pace is cause for major concern, and together, the two must improve the entire shipbuilding industrial base in order to outpace China, a top Navy official said. -
December 2023
Uncrewed Surface Vehicle Sails Through Certification
ARLINGTON, Virginia — California-based company Saildrone announced its Voyager robotic boat has become the first commercial uncrewed surface vehicle to meet light warship standards of the American Bureau of Shipping. -
November 2023
JUST IN: US Navy Robotic Ships Sail to Australia for 'Autonomous Warrior' Exercise
SYDNEY — Darling Harbor is home to a range of pleasure boats, but for the last week, the U.S. Navy’s unmanned surface vessel Seahawk has been moored in the harbor and turning heads. -
May 2023
BREAKING: Coast Guard Lays Out Plan to Expand Unmanned Systems Ops
The Coast Guard — long seen as lagging behind the other armed services in the use of unmanned systems — has released a robotics roadmap that called for their increased use in a variety of missions. -
May 2023
JUST IN: Coast Guard Learning to Love Data Management, Information Technology
As the United States Coast Guard defines its roll in an increasingly complex maritime domain, it must focus on managing decades of data and harnessing information technology, said the service’s top official. -
April 2023
Partnership, Presence Key to U.S. Strategy In the Arctic
With climate change opening once impenetrable Arctic sea lanes, great power competition is heading north, leading the United States and its allies to invest more in partnerships and presence in the region to maintain free and open seas. -
April 2023
New Radar to Boost Coast Guard Search, Rescue Missions
The Coast Guard is investing in a next-generation weather radar system that could improve search-and-rescue missions with automated technology. -
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March 2023
A Rising Sun Lifts All Boats
A rising tide lifts all boats,” is an aphorism President John F. Kennedy frequently used in speeches to describe his economic policies. -
March 2023
Power-Hungry Navy Ships Require New Engine Tech
The Navy is looking at a variety of new propulsion systems — from gas turbines to electric engines — that will get surface ships where they need to go, and give them the energy they need to power new weapon systems.
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