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First Navy Submarine Resupplied by Commercial Drone

Oct 31, 2019 | Defense

It was only a matter of time before somebody thought of this. On Oct. 10 a small quad-rotor delivery drone, of the type used for delivering packages to your door, resupplied a U.S. Navy submarine. The honor fell to the suitably named USS Hawaii (SSN 776), one of the...

5G: Pentagon Asks Tech Sector For Help

Oct 23, 2019 | 5G, Defense

The Defense Department will release a draft Request For Proposals next month, asking the private sector for ideas on how to apply 5G network technology to military purposes — including fixing glaring security problems with the new technology. After...

FAA Threatens $25K Fine for Anyone Weaponizing Drones

Aug 28, 2019 | Defense, Featured

There is a rite of passage, it seems, for a certain kind of person who acquires a drone. First, buy said drone. Have fun experiencing the novelty of playing with it. After that, see what you can get away with adding to it — which, for some people, unfortunately, means...

U.S. Army Wants To Microwave Drones in Midair

Aug 15, 2019 | Defense

The U.S. Army, as part of a broad counter-unmanned aerial systems strategy, is pushing forward with the U.S. Air Force to develop a high-powered microwave weapon. A microwave would short out the electronics of a drone in flight, causing it to crash. The weapon’s...