The drone’s deployment reflects the chief of naval operation’s desire to get more unmanned systems out to the fleet quicker.
By Justin KatzAI can make logistics data as valuable as intelligence or operational data for mission success
Valuable intelligence insights can be gleaned from logistics or flight-test data when artificial intelligence or machine learning is applied.
In a room of full shipbuilders, the CNO acknowledged Navy cutting ship fleet is not popular, but may be “responsible.”
By Justin Katz
The selection of Remus 300 for the Lionfish program is a big win for HII, which has spent much of recent years positioning itself for the unmanned systems market.
By Justin Katz
The Navy’s pitch to Congress to embrace unmanned technology is changing, analysts say, to one that embraces the ‘evolutionary’ rather than the ‘revolutionary.’
By Justin Katz
“I’ve concluded, consistent with the analysis, that we need a naval force of over 500 ships,” the Navy’s top admiral told attendees at the West 2022 conference in San Diego.
By Justin Katz
Navy officials insist that Project Overmatch is critical for JADC2 and the future fight, but the effort’s chief said — beyond an analogy to Yelp — the secrecy is intentional.
By Justin Katz
The Navy’s top admiral wants to see unmanned platforms operating in the fleet by the 2030s, but has also taken clues from Congress about the service’s approach.
By Justin Katz
How to ensure readiness of next-generation defense technology: Solving the issue of massive heat.
High-performance systems generate tremendous amounts of heat that can compromise missions and make high-tech systems less effective in tactical environments. But there is a solution to this modern-age challenge.
Rear Adm. James Downey said that while the upgrades being made are “not minor,” they also do not require hull, mechanical or electrical changes to the ships.
By Justin Katz
The contract will focus on a wide range of research and development areas across the Navy’s unmanned portfolio.
By Justin Katz The new integration offices will play a key role in ensuring programs across the Navy are able to meet the technical requirements imposed by Project Overmatch.
By Justin Katz
The Navy has been eyeing the Zumwalt-class ships as a platform for hypersonic weapons.
By Justin Katz
House lawmakers say they are “highly circumspect” of the Navy’s analysis for closing the strike fighter shortfall.
By Justin Katz
The Navy’s top officer hit industry on Monday for lobbying for “aircraft we don’t need.”
By Justin Katz
“We shouldn’t have to stand for this,” former Navy Secretary Richard Spencer says of industry cost overruns.
By Richard Spencer