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Navy/USMCNavy Hopes To Use MUOS-5 Satellite Despite Propulsion Woes
A U.S. Navy official expressed optimism Nov. 2 that the service will ultimately be able to use the fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) communications satellite, which experienced a glitch […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Stands Up First Squadron For Triton Unmanned Plane
The U.S. Navy formally stood up its first squadron for the MQ-4C Triton unmanned surveillance plane during an Oct. 28 ceremony at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida. The creation […]
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Air ForceLawmaker Urges Pentagon To Expedite Counter-Drone Defenses
Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.), a member of the House Armed Services Committee, is urging the Pentagon to speed up efforts to defend against the growing threat posed by hostile unmanned […]
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ArmyNavy To Test New Bomb Disposal Robot
The Navy will soon begin trying out its new man-portable, bomb-disposing robot, the Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System (AEODRS) Increment 1, according to a service official. AEODRS Increment I […]
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UncategorizedDefense Watch
UUV Roles. The Navy is not looking for futuristic, Star Trek-like technology when it comes to unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), according to Rear Adm. Bill Merz, director of submarine warfare. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Fashioning Future Attack Sub With UUVs In Mind
The U.S. Navy, which is in the early stages of exploring a potential successor to the Virginia-class attack submarine, expects that unmanned underwater vessels (UUVs) will be an integral part […]
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Navy/USMCDoD To Review Navy’s Ohio Replacement Sub In November
The Pentagon plans to conduct a high-level review of the Navy’s Ohio-class replacement submarine program in early November, a key service official said Oct. 26. The Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Nears Competition For Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle
The U.S. Navy plans to conduct an industry competition for the Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) in the current fiscal year, according to a service official. In September, the […]
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Navy/USMCONR To Integrate Payloads On Swarming UAVs
The Office of Naval Research (ONR), whose Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) program has been experimenting with flying swarms of small unmanned aerial vehicles, plans to begin integrating payloads on such drones […]
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Air Force
Air Force Leader Aims To Field Counter-UAV Systems Quickly
Recent incidents involving small, hostile unmanned aerial vehicles in Iraq underscore the need for the United States to rapidly field defenses against this “emerging danger,” Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee […]