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For only the second time ever, we're seeing video from the ocean surface inside a major Category 4 hurricane.

An unmanned drone has returned incredible footage of its intercept of Hurricane Fiona, a Category 4 hurricane, as it barrels across the Atlantic Ocean towards Bermuda. The footage was captured...

Iran has recently seized US Navy vessels that brought into light the Pentagon's use of sea drones and AI for policing the Gulf Region.

WASHINGTON: Iran’s recent seizure of unmanned US Navy boats shined a light on a pioneering Pentagon programme to develop networks of air, surface and underwater drones for patrolling large...

WASHINGTON: Iran’s recent seizure of unmanned US Navy boats shined a light on a pioneering Pentagon programme to...

Pentagon combines sea drones, AI to police Gulf region

Iran's recent seizure of unmanned US Navy boats shined a light on a pioneering Pentagon program to develop networks of air, surface and underwater drones for patrolling large regions, meshing their surveillance with artificial intelligence.The year-old program operates numerous unmanned surface vessels, or USVs, in the waters around the Arabian peninsula, gathering data and images to be beamed back to collection centers in the Gulf.

In the past weeks, the US and Israel have carried out a series of strikes on Iranian targets in Syria and elsewhere, setting the stage for a dangerous escalation of conflict in the Middle East.

Two American destroyers in the Red Sea, as well as Navy helicopters, responded to the incident, the official said.