Navy ramping up sea drone arsenal as officials aim for half of the ...
Jan 15, 2026 · Emerging Tech Navy ramping up sea drone arsenal as officials aim for half of the surface fleet to be unmanned by 2045 Senior officials shed new light on a variety of moves the Navy is …
US Navy Drones: The Top Five Deployed by the Country
May 28, 2019 · Four of the top five unmanned aerial vehicles used by the US Navy were developed by Northrop Grumman. Naval-technology lists the top five US Navy drones based on their payload …
The US Navy Is Quietly Building Up a Drone Fleet
Jan 11, 2026 · The US Navy operates a handful of fixed-wing and rotary drones, but has kept them in support roles, avoiding a wholesale replacement of its manned forces.
Long-Standing Navy Program Accelerates Drone, AI, and Technology ...
Aug 11, 2025 · As drones, AI, and a wide range of other technical innovations regularly undergo vigorous testing at JIFX, they encounter field conditions mimicking some of those faced during …
US Navy Unveils Armed Modular Drones in Strategic Leap
Aug 4, 2025 · Instead of designing each vessel for a single dedicated role, the Navy now aims to deploy a new fleet of autonomous surface drones that can be quickly outfitted with weapon systems, …
Navy awards drone contracts to the ‘big five’ defense contractors
Sep 10, 2025 · The Navy has awarded contracts to develop Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) drones to major defense contractors Anduril, Lockheed Martin, General Atomics, Boeing and Northrop …
U.S. Navy Continues BQM-177 Target Drone Demos with Hivemind AI
Jan 12, 2026 · The U.S. Navy demonstrated the manned-unmanned teaming capabilities of BQM-177s using Shield AI’s Hivemind software in a simulated CCA air combat
Exclusive: The US Navy is building a drone fleet to take on China. It's ...
Aug 20, 2025 · U.S. military leaders, seeing the outsized impact of maritime drones in the Ukraine war, have repeatedly said they need autonomous swarms of aerial and maritime drones to hinder a …
F-35 Digital Twin Prepares US Navy for Drone Warfare - New Atlas
Jan 13, 2026 · As combat drones continue to move from the laboratory to the battlefield, the US Navy is exploring how to use a digitally simulated F-35 Lightning II aircraft to develop new tactics to go with …
See the Unmanned Sea Drones That Make up the US Navy's Hybrid …
Aug 7, 2024 · Ukraine, Houthi rebels, and Israeli forces are using sea drones for military operations. The US Navy is looking to deploy sea drones to expand its hybrid fleet at a fast pace and low cost.