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It’s been many years now since the first drones took to the sky, and even if most of them still need human operators, they could easily perform activities in autonomous mode. However, not the same can be said about seafaring vessels, whose self-sailing capabilities are just beginning to be researched.

Burma Spring Benefit Film Festival To Debut Online Beginning June 4th A 10-day event set to feature 30 films and live speaking forums with all donated proceeds to benefit humanitarian causes in the country. June 4, 2021, 9:02 pm During the first ever Burma Spring Benefit Film Festival, which takes place from June 4-13, film fans world-wide can view over 30 movies online while learning more about the country via a series of daily live forums. “We hope to reach many people with real information...

Desperation offers strong motivation for innovation.

USNI News Ghost Fleet Ship ‘Nomad’ Transited Panama Canal, Headed to California May 20, 2021 12:03 PM Ghost Fleet vessel Nomad transits the Miraflores locks in the PAnama Canal on May 18, 2021. USNI News Graphic An experimental unmanned surface vehicle has transited the Panama Canal on the way to its new home in California, USNI News has learned. Nomad, a former offshore patrol vessel retrofitted with systems to allow the ship to operate autonomously, passed through the Panama Canal this we...

There were once 340 warships, standing proud on the water in the Suisun Bay.

Obscure Bay Area: Once a sign of military strength, the eerie Suisun ghost fleet has disappeared FacebookTwitterEmail There were once 340 warships.  Standing proud on the water in Suisun Bay, ready to head out and protect the country in a time of national emergency.  But there they sat, unmoved for decades, a floating phalanx on the horizon rusting into the bay, catching passing motorists eye on 680. The National Defense Reserve Fleet program started in 1946 at the end of World War II. At the...

View Gallery 30 Photos 1 of 30 Palmerston Forts A series of island forts off the coast of Britain were built during Victorian times to offer resistance to a French invasion. Later these forts were designed to serve as defense stations during World War I, thought to serve as a line of protection against submarine threats. Following the war, many of the sites transformed into resorts, some still operating and one — No Man’s Land — abandoned after disease emerged on the isla...

Can a U.S. Aircraft Carrier Be Sunk? Here Are Five Ways How At some point, the game will be up; carriers will no longer pack the offensive punch necessary to justify their vulnerability. Heres What You Need to Know: Aircraft carriers are instruments of geopolitical influence. As long as they serve usefully in that role, nations will seek means to neutralize them. We know how to kill aircraft carriers—or at least we know how best to try to kill aircraft carriers. Submarine-launched torpedoe...

Hope Hodge Seck 0:00 Welcome back to Left of Boom. Im your host, Military.com managing editor Hope Hodge Seck. Its not often that you see generals and admirals walking around with a novel tucked under their arm. But if you do, theres a solid chance its one written by Dr. Peter Singer and August Cole. These military technologists have pioneered a way to bring future warfare scenarios to life through gripping fiction that is as fun to read as it is terrifying to envision. Their first collaborativ...

Sea Of Thieves Season 2: Patch Notes, New Forts, And Boatloads Of Cosmetics Players can now tackle new forts and take work with the Merchant Alliance to earn more gold. The second season for Sea of Thieves is now available for players to access, and brings with it chests full of new content. Besides the expected 100 extra levels of rewards to unlock, scallywags across the seas can expect to find new ways to make some cash, either by trading or fighting. Looking through the games patch notes, pl...