Lessons from Red Sea action spurring investment and innovation in missile defense
The demand for rocket motors for missiles is acute, with steps being taken to expand domestic production that includes more international cooperation.
News of the Big Horn’s damage comes at a tenuous moment for the Navy’s aging support ship fleet.
Vice Admiral George M. Wikoff suggested that in addition to murkier supply lines, the Houthis have developed their own offensive capabilities to the point where "there's discussion that they could [be] becoming exporters of technology."
The command said the operations were focused on tracking Iranian military and paramilitary vessels.
Vice Adm. Brad Cooper's command has been the front of the US Navy's efforts to experiment with unmanned surface vessels.
The incident comes just two days after an IRGC Navy support ship seized and then released a similar drone.
CDAO’s Advana data analytics platform is ingesting data from about 500 DoD business systems.
The encounter ended peacefully following multiple attempts by a US ship to contact the Iranian crew.
The announcement comes at a time when the Navy's regional command is publicizing a variety of security efforts.
This year's IMX will include a focus on how unmanned systems can change naval operations, from rescue operations to endurance missions.
“What is different... is a dramatic uptick in the UAV activity in the region, both in terms of their capability, their profiles, and the density of activity,” Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said.
New Horizon was the first exercise conducted by a Navy task force focused on unmanned in partnership with the Bahrain Defense Force.
The Navy is standing up "task forces" focused on unmanned systems, but its unclear how they'll work together or with the Unmanned Campaign Plan.