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The US military has a plan to turn the Taiwan Strait into an 'unmanned hellscape' if China invades, top admiral says
To stop a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the US plans to employ thousands of unmanned drones and ships…
Chris Panella
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US Navy aircraft carriers may soon be fighting alongside unmanned ships and pilotless aircraft
With its unmanned ships and aircraft, the Navy is trying to "move very fast" and, like Google, "fai…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Video shows a US Navy drone boat firing off its own exploding drone in the Middle East, a first for the unmanned vessels
The Navy previously used its drone boats to spy on Iranian ships, which US officials frequently acc…
Jake Epstein
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The US Navy's giving a stealth Zumwalt destroyer control of drone ships and aircraft for a future naval combat experiment
The Navy will give the stealth destroyer control of the unmanned assets in an exercise looking at p…
Ryan Pickrell
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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps tried to capture a US unmanned vessel, but a US Navy patrol ship and helicopter stopped them
The US Naval Forces Central Command said it noticed an IRGC support ship towing the unmanned vessel…
Jake Epstein
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China launched the world's first AI-operated 'mother ship,' an unmanned carrier capable of launching dozens of drones
Beijing has touted the crewless drone carrier, the Zhu Hai Yun, as a powerful maritime research too…
Alia Shoaib
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Russia sank ships to protect a key bridge from Ukraine's naval drones. It might not be enough to keep the small exploding vessels from hitting their targets.
Russia is sinking its ships to protect Kerch Bridge from drone boats, but one expert told Insider t…
Chris Panella
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Ukraine shows off its next-generation 20-foot-long underwater drone designed to sink Russian warships from below the surface
Ukraine has been attacking Putin's Black Fleet using surface naval drones, but the 20-foot-long und…
Alia Shoaib
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China shows its hand in the intensifying competition with the US to sail unmanned warships
Chinese military observers refer to China's latest development as a "mini Aegis-class destroyer" be…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy is battling 'the best Iranian technology' in the Red Sea and changing how it fights to beat it, admiral says
US forces in the Red Sea have been intercepting missiles and drones launched by the Iran-backed Hou…
Jake Epstein
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China is menacing Taiwan with a drone swarm attack — and the US is playing catch-up
Taiwan and the US lack the capacity to battle a possible Chinese mass drone attack, say analysts.
Tom Porter
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New military photo captures a NATO warship taking out an explosive-packed drone boat during a Red Sea rescue mission
A French frigate was dispatched to save the crew of an oil tanker that was stranded after being att…
Jake Epstein
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The US Navy is planning for possible war by 2027, when China expects it will be ready to invade Taiwan, US admiral says
Adm. Lisa Franchetti outlined a seven-goal plan for 2027, which Washington has repeatedly said is X…
Matthew Loh
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Iran and Turkey are betting on drone aircraft carriers to project power
Drone-carrying ships, like those Iran and Turkey are building, are a gamble on the rising power of …
Paul Iddon
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China is rapidly building an unusual assault ship with an apparent catapult system for launching planes, but its purpose is still a mystery
The large, unique Type 076 amphibious assault ship, boasting a catapult for launching fixed-wing ai…
Chris Panella
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Footage appears to show deadly Houthi sea drone strike on cargo ship in the Red Sea
The Greek-owned cargo carrier was attacked by Yemeni Houthi militants on June 12, a UK maritime age…
Cameron Manley
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Taiwan is one-upping Ukraine's navy to defeat a Chinese invasion
Taiwan is taking a cue from Ukraine's successful use of naval drones to try to defeat China's formi…
Michael Peck
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Houthis claim video shows one of its sea drones striking an oil tanker in the Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi rebel group shared a video of what it claimed was a sea drone striking an oil tanker…
Thibault Spirlet
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Russia's navy sought a safer spot, but is still at the mercy of Ukraine's drones and missiles, experts say
Russia's warships are firing on Ukraine from the Sea of Azov, thinking it's a 'safer' spot, a Ukrai…
Thibault Spirlet
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Allied P-8 Poseidon crew shares what it was like hunting down and torpedoing a US Navy nuclear submarine in big Pacific drills
The P-8A Poseidon first dropped sonobuoys to track the USS Topeka before targeting it with Mark 54 …