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NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Feb. 5, 2024) The first four Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Crafts (GARCs) are delivered to Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron 3 (USVRON 3). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kelby Sanders)

Navy ramping up production of autonomous GARC vessels

The Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft are built by Maritime Applied Physics Corp.

5 hours ago By Jon Harper

Six EA-18G Growlers attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, the ‘Wizards’, conduct a flight formation over Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., Dec. 14, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacquelin Frost)

Navy’s Next Generation Jammer reaches critical milestone

The Mid-Band pod will be mounted on the sea service's EA-18G Growler aircraft.

Jan 9, 2025 By Mark Pomerleau

Lt. j. g. Anthony W. Mclennan, Destroyer Squadron 15 meteorology and oceanography officer, stands at parade rest on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while manning the rails pierside at Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 1, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Wadelon Presley)

Navy information warfare officers now eligible for sea command

“The transition of Information Warfare (IW) officers from restricted line to IW line represents a pivotal evolution in how the Navy views and employs IW capabilities across…

Dec 27, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

One of the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon Transporter Erector Launchers assigned to Bravo Battery, 5th Battalion, 3rd Field Artillery, Long Range Fires Battalion, 1st Multi-Domain Task Force, participates in exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3 on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., Aug. 5, 2024. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. David Kim)

Army, Navy complete highly anticipated hypersonic missile test

“This test builds on several flight tests in which the Common Hypersonic Glide Body achieved hypersonic speed at target distances and demonstrates that we can put this…

Dec 13, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Lockheed Martin rendering of a Next-Generation Air Dominance platform

Air Force, Navy should work more closely to develop 6th-gen fighter, senator says

“I think it helps if we can jointly build whatever the next system is. I think that would be a positive thing," said Sen. Mark Kelly.

Dec 9, 2024 By Mikayla Easley

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin addresses hundreds of sailors aboard the USS George Washington at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan, on Dec. 9, 2024. (Photo by Brandi VIncent)

Aboard Japan-based carrier with stealth fighter jets, Austin spotlights China as top threat

Docked in Japan, the USS George Washington is currently the only forward-deployed U.S. aircraft carrier anywhere in the world.

Dec 9, 2024 By Brandi Vincent

Lt. Kevin Kreutz, a shooter in the arresting gear officer’s pit, watches an EA-18G Growler from the “Shadowhawks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in support of exercise Talisman Saber 2013. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ramon G. Go/RELEASED)

Raytheon wins follow-on Next Generation Jammer production contract

The $590 million contract covers the Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band pod.

Dec 5, 2024 By Mark Pomerleau

Former U.S. President Donald Trump points to supporters as he arrives on stage for a Get Out The Vote rally at the North Charleston Convention Center on February 14, 2024 in North Charleston, South Carolina. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump picks Daniel Driscoll to lead Army as ‘disruptor and change agent’

Driscoll has been serving as a senior adviser to JD Vance.

Dec 4, 2024 By Jon Harper

Nov. 5, 2024 — An unmanned surface vessel, equipped with an aerial missile system, sails to its position for launch during exercise Digital Talon 3.0 in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. (Photo by Spc. Karla Guerrero)

Navy plying new tactics while pairing kamikaze drones with robo-ships

The latest Digital Talon exercise, conducting earlier this month in the Middle East region, included a variety of robotic capabilities that could play a significant role in…

Nov 25, 2024 By Jon Harper

A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19, 2020, during a Department of Defense flight experiment. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)

Grady: DOD preparing for ‘hypersonics 2.0 and 3.0’ to understand operational concepts

“It gets back to the kill web. So, where do hypersonics fit into how we are going to fight?” Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff…

Nov 22, 2024 By Mikayla Easley