Primary “targets of interest” that the service might want to zap include aerial and maritime drones.

The robotic platforms, which are built by Saronic, were recently employed in an attack against Iran for the first time.

A Pentagon spokesperson declined to share whether an interim DRPM-UxS director has been named.

"That bomb was lodged in the helicopter, it didn't explode, it was on fire, but it didn't explode," Trump said.

It marks the U.S. military’s first publicized use of an unmanned surface vessel to recover aircrew in real-world warfare.

Officials involved suggested that a notable portion of the effort focused on developing the tactics, techniques, and procedures for manned-unmanned teaming.

What is unfolding now is an inconvenient truth.

The Navy's oceanographic survey assets capture crucial information about the world’s oceans — and maritime threats that lurk in them.

The military’s adoption of drones and counter-drone tech has been historically fragmented, with each service pursuing its own strategies.

Officials released a source-sought notice for the ANCHOR initiative.