The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division has broken ground on a new facility focused on autonomous unmanned ...

Northrop Grumman debuted its historic unmanned combat drone that will be utilized by the U.S. Navy. The defense contractor said it began developing the X-47B aircraft back in 2007 when it was ...

Defense contractor AeroVironment says it performed the first test flights of the Wildcat drone it is developing for DARPA's ANCILLARY program.

The Navy recently launched two groundbreaking weapons tests as the service continues its push for unmanned systems.

The new Electric Launch System for Unmanned Aircraft allows UAS operations on a variety of vessels, including aircraft carriers, destroyers and expeditionary sea bases. General Atomics has ...

Navy Rear Adm. Kevin Smith led an office in charge of designing, developing, building, maintaining and modernizing Navy unmanned systems.

The U.S. Navy has developed a directed-energy weapon that can intercept unmanned drones and possibly cruise missiles while enhancing naval operations in combat areas.

The Navy relieved the executive officer for unmanned and small combatants programs on Tuesday, the service said. Dr. Brett Seidel, acting assistant secretary of the Navy for research, development ...

The US Navy is deploying two UAV interceptors to defend its aircraft carriers from drones. Anduril's Roadrunner-M and Raytheon's Coyote are set to launch from destroyers.

Navy commanders are gleefully adopting the newest drone technology. Speaking to crowds in San Diego, Rear Adm. Milton Sands, the Navy Special Warfare Command boss, said the Navy must “embrace ...

Analysts with RAND Corp. argue the US Navy needs drone aircraft carriers and envision a whole new strike group to surround them.