A Harpoon missile launches from the missile deck of the U.S. Navy littoral combat ship Coronado off the coast of Guam on Aug. 22, 2017. (MC2 Kaleb R. Staples/U.S. Navy)

In an LCS first, drone supports targeting mission for missile

The U.S. Navy has for the first time used a UAV to provide over-the-horizon targeting information and damage assessment for a missile fired from onboard a ship.

By: Mike Yeo
An unarmed AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missile is released from a B-52H Stratofortress over the Utah Test and Training Range during a Nuclear Weapons System Evaluation Program sortie Sept. 22, 2014. (Staff Sgt. Roidan Carlson/Air Force)

Lockheed, Raytheon nab contracts for nuclear cruise missile

The Air Force has awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and Raytheon for additional work on a new, nuclear-capable cruise missile.

By: Valerie Insinna
Richard Spencer was sworn in as the 76th secretary of the Navy Aug. 3, 2017. (U.S. Navy)
Navy secretary, Hill and military leadership top Defense News Conference agenda

Navy Secretary Richard Spencer will be among the keynote speakers at the inaugural Defense News conference Sept. 6, less than a month after he was confirmed by the Senate.

By: Rachael Kalinyak
In this April 24, 2002, photo, flight instructor Capt. William Cupples, front seat, and Ensign Kristin Burke begin their flight in a T-45 aircraft at Naval Air Station Kingsville in Kingsville, Texas. The base was evacuating as many of the trainer jets as possible ahead of Hurricane Harvey. (Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Navy bases in Texas evacuate jets, personnel ahead of hurricane

About 100 of the Navy's T-45 trainer jets are directly in the path of the storm

By: Tara Copp
An automated direct/indirect mortar system suppresses enemy fire during a robotics demonstration at the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Ga., on July 22, 2017. (Jen Judson/Staff)

US Army tackles teaming robots and ground forces on battlefield

The U.S. Army is no stranger to teaming manned aircraft with unmanned ones, but it is now tackling how to approach the concept with ground vehicles.

By: Jen Judson
Croatia’s leading defense manufacturer Duro Dakovic also submitted an offer for the AMV-related tender. (Duro Dakovic)

Rafael to benefit from Elbit win in Croatia weapons tender

The Croatian MoD has named Israel’s Elbit Systems as the winner in a tender to purchase weapons for the country’s 126 Patria eight-wheel drive armored modular vehicles.

By: Jaroslaw Adamowski
A MQ-9B Sky Guardian lands at General Atomics' facility in Gray Butte, Calif. on Aug. 16, 2017. During the flight from Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., the Sky Guardian passed through multiple classes of airspace. (General Atomics)

General Atomics sheds light on the future of unmanned tech

Swarming, automation and an improved version of the MQ-9 Reaper are just some of the technologies where General Atomics is making investments.

By: Valerie Insinna
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