A Marine with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, conducts reconnaissance and surveillance from an observation post during exercise Platinum Ren at Sorreisa, Norway, May 25, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Miguel A. Rosales)
While many foundations remain the same, a top Marine general said, "we shouldn’t be talking about reconnaissance without talking about robotics and sensors, and so that’s the…
U.S. East coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operators (SEALs) conduct dive operations to increase maritime lethality during training off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, Feb. 18, 2025. Naval Special Warfare Group TWO produces, supports, and deploys the world’s most lethal maritime special operation forces to ensure the United States will deter and win wars. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Katie Cox)
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)
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 95th Clearance Company, 84th Engineer Battalion, 130th Engineer Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, conduct live-fire and breach training during a demolition range on Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, March 26, 2026. The training enhanced Soldiers’ proficiency in obstacle reduction and explosive breaching, strengthening combat readiness and engineer capabilities in support of operations across the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Devin Davis)
A U.S. Navy Global Autonomous Reconnaissance Craft (GARC) maneuvers in the Atlantic Ocean during UNITAS 2025, the 66th iteration of the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise. (Official U.S. Navy photo)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Freddy Muñoz and Sgt. Kory Millsap, assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, engage a target using an M224A1 60mm Lightweight Mortar System from a conventional setup at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, March 17, 2026. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Addison Shinn)
Blast overpressure, as the effect is called, is the sudden, volatile expansion of air from not only explosions, but weapon systems commonly used by ground troops.
Modern technologies, such as robotics, advanced sensors, and data-driven analysis, fundamentally change how quickly and accurately we can understand the health of ships.
A screenshot taken of a Defense Department video released as part of an investigation by the Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. (Department of Defense video)
The agenda and activities were designed to help participants explore best practices for collecting and storing narrative data associated with UAP sightings, and determine methods to integrate…
Sailors, attached to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 2, deploy an MK18 Mod 1 Swordfish unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) during UNITAS LXV, September 5, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Hunter S. Harwell)
A Standard Missile-3 Block IIA is fired from a Vertical Launching System on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam as part of Flight Experiment Mission-02, on December 10, 2024. (courtesy photo/released)
The organization intends to launch selected sensor and seeker prototypes into space for a demonstration no later than two years after it contracts vendors.
