Maritime Security

A unique amphibious craft uses caterpillar tracks to move into and out of water allowing the versatile boat to be used for a wide...

SkyGuardian unmanned aerial system will be taken to the United Kingdom later this year for a series of operational capability demonstrations for NATO allies.  The...

The US Navy is looking for the next-generation maritime strike helicopter, as a successor to the Navy’s MH-60 Seahawk and MQ-8 Fire Scout.  The Navy’s...

A breakthrough development in the history of defense technology, lasers engage targets at the speed of light, operating with great precision and producing very...

Turkey launched its first locally-built frigate, the I-class TCG Istanbul, advancing a program that involves the production of four corvettes and four frigates. Under the...

New naval technology will increase the lethality of U.S. forces, with a network of unmanned vessels traveling autonomously for extended ranges and transporting loitering...

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) participate in various operations involving landing aboard aircraft carriers and launching from carriers. However, the conditions at sea do not...

For the first time, an unmanned aerial vehicle has deployed an anti-submarine warfare system to help detect submarines. The U.S. Navy and General Atomics...

Laser weapons have become more and more prevalent, but they require a lot of power in an immediate way, faster than a mechanical generator...

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is not the only one worried about climate change. US military officers have long believed climate change seriously threatens...

The US Coast Guard needs higher Interoperability and networking levels. Modern threat environments require more dispersed, yet interoperable mission tasks, a dual-pronged tactical approach...

A U.S.-funded center in Cyprus will help train officials from countries in the eastern Mediterranean region and the Middle East on the latest techniques...

The successful operation of unmanned aerial systems depends to a large extent on their transportation and logistics. Autonomously folding wings for an unmanned aerial...

Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) can serve for a wide variety of missions, including intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, mine countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare, etc. The German Navy...

A rigorous sea trials program has demonstrated that a new autonomous navigation system can safely navigate unmanned vessels in real-time and in a real-life...

New unmanned aerial vehicles will significantly enhance the French Navy’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance capabilities. The French Navy has accepted for operational use two...

The ocean is a challenging environment. The ability to map and navigate the depths of the world’s oceans becomes increasingly essential to maintaining an...

In the near future, drones will be used to test and evaluate ships’ new laser weapons. Researchers from the US Naval Surface Warfare Center,...

Turkey made a big investment in improving its naval defenses in the last decade, increasing the number of warships and military vessels and relying...

Drone delivery flights are limited to daylight hours globally, due to the additional technical and operational challenges associated with night operations. Operation during night...

A logistics unmanned air system (UAS) will execute long-range naval ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport missions, replacing tactical aircraft. The Blue Water Maritime Logistics...

Autonomous vehicles will replace manned teams in the middle of the ocean. An autonomous team of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) equipped for Anti-Submarine Warfare...