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Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) Network to Be Used for Arctic Communications

The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) network was developed for the U.S. Navy by Lockheed Martin to provide next-generation secure ultra-high-frequency (UHF) satellite communications. General Dynamics also worked on parts of MUOS, especially its integrated…

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Marvin Minsky: the Human Brain Contains Hundreds of Computers

Marvin Minsky, an inventor known as the father of artificial intelligence, passed away at age 88 this week. Minsky served in the US Navy from 1944-45 and earned a degree in mathematics in 1950 from…

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US Navy Diversifying Cyber Systems to Hamper Hackers

Diversifying cyber systems is an idea whose time has come. With increasingly sophisticated hacking occurring every day, is it out of the realm of possibility to imagine that a US nuclear ICBM could be launched…

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New Undersea Wireless Energy Transfer Charges Underwater Vehicle Batteries

Extending Underwater Time to Months Instead of Hours The US Navy operates a fleet of “unmanned underwater vehicles” (UUVs) that run on batteries. UUVs are used to detect threats such as mines and for mapping…

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Autonomous Swarm Boats Helping US Navy on Toughest Missions (Video)

The use of drones brings to mind unmanned planes flying over enemy targets. Now, the US Navy is taking up the use of swarms of drone boats, or “unmanned surface vehicles” (USVs), which are remotely…

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US Navy’s Flying and Swimming Drone Looks Like a Duck

The US Navy is developing a duck-like drone called Flimmer (flying swimmer) to track submarines. Flimmer can fly or swim, and is able to make an easy transition between the two. It can quickly reach…

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US Navy Tests Fighter Jet and Drone’s Simultaneous Takeoff from an Aircraft Carrirer

The U.S. Navy recently conducted tests of its unmanned drone alongside a manned fighter jet, operating together aboard an aircraft carrier. Manned aircraft follow the precise timings for quick deployment but getting a drone to…

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US Navy Awards $80.5 Million More Toward the Production of Joint Standoff Weapons

Defense technology company Raytheon has been awarded an additional $80.5 million to a previously awarded contract from the US Navy for the purchase of 200 full rate production Lot 10 AGM-154C-1 Joint Standoff Weapons. Joint…

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The US Navy’s First Supercarrier Sells for One Cent

The U.S. Navy’s first supercarrier, the now-decommissioned USS Forrestal (AVT-59), has been sold for one cent to Texas-based All Star Metals. What does the company plan to do with its new purchase? Take the supercarrier…

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Tag Archives: US Navy

Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) Network to Be Used for Arctic Communications

Marvin Minsky: the Human Brain Contains Hundreds of Computers

US Navy Diversifying Cyber Systems to Hamper Hackers

New Undersea Wireless Energy Transfer Charges Underwater Vehicle Batteries

Autonomous Swarm Boats Helping US Navy on Toughest Missions (Video)

US Navy’s Flying and Swimming Drone Looks Like a Duck

US Navy Tests Fighter Jet and Drone’s Simultaneous Takeoff from an Aircraft Carrirer

US Navy Awards $80.5 Million More Toward the Production of Joint Standoff Weapons

The US Navy’s First Supercarrier Sells for One Cent

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