Navy taps Gecko Robotics for ship-scaling robots to identify repairs in Pacific Fleet
Gecko will conduct work on 18 ships in the US Pacific Fleet over the next nine months.
Navy will consolidate Medium, Large USV programs: GAO
The GAO's report comes just days before the Navy is scheduled to host industry to discuss the new consolidated program.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
What a historic absence of its top officer means for the Navy
The Navy has never gone this long without a fully empowered chief of naval operations. Former officials and analysts say the consequences of that are stacking up by the day.
Acting CNO reveals fleets’ surge readiness at around 68 percent amid quest for 80
The push for higher surge readiness comes at a time when the Navy's operational commitments globally are rising, to include at the United States's southern border.
Rapid pace of modern conflict requires modern pace of training: Officers
“You cannot train units and personnel once the fighting begins without leaving gaps in then-operational forces,” Lt. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, the head of the USMC Training and Education Command, said.
Navy’s Plans Call For New Drones To Shoot, Spy, Jam
"I can clearly -- in my mind -- envision a way to say ‘fly a defensive combat spread, shoot on this target,’ and I will squeeze the trigger or I will enable that unmanned platform to shoot the designated target," Rear Adm. Gregory Harris says.
Breaking Defense announces Breaking Defense Europe, a new, distinct, European edition
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
Navy’s New Unmanned Plan Short on Specifics, But Big On Ambition
"There is an underlying commitment to move as fast as you can... because the pacing threat is constantly moving and accelerating," said Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, commander of Marine Corps Combat Development Command.
Fincantieri Wins Bigger Place In Navy Plans, Takes Frigate Contract
“This is going to be a real workhorse supporting distributed maritime operations in the future,” Vice Adm. James Kilby, deputy chief for warfighting requirements and capabilities, said.
Talk To Us First, THEN Congress: Navy Acquisition Officials
“From an industry perspective, calling us, engaging us, talking to us, and synchronizing that alignment can be most helpful. It can also be, frankly, harmful if the appropriators or the authorizers get some stray voltage that doesn’t match up to the story."