Saildrone, a leading maker of Unmanned Surface Vehicles (USVs) based in Alameda, California, produces wind- and solar-powered drones that collect ocean data for government and commercial clients, incl…
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy demonstrated the SensorMAX AI/ML sonar system on two MH-60R helicopters during RIMPAC 2026 off Hawaii, showing that ground operators could label unfamiliar acoustic s…
Blue Water Autonomy, led by CEO Rylan Hamilton, was selected by the U.S. Navy to compete for open-ocean mapping work under a two-year contract with a shared ceiling of $40 million, covering internatio…
Billionaires behind California Forever, a plan to build a city for 400,000 residents on 65,000 acres in Solano County, are seeking Governor Gavin Newsom's help to advance the project, which includes a…
The U.S. paused its Iran military escalation after running out of munitions, while President Donald Trump spent the day posting hundreds of AI-generated propaganda images on his presidential account, …
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered annual testosterone screenings for all service members age 30 or older and tightened Navy beard-waiver rules, moves critics say prioritize personal aesthetic…
China has built a life-size replica of a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the Taklamakan Desert for anti-ship missile and hypersonic weapon testing, according to satellite images. The People…
Hanwha Systems launched a 30-ton-class unmanned surface vessel near Busan for sea trials of AI-based autonomous navigation, testing narrow-waterway navigation, rough-sea operation, and long-range auto…
In 1926, Berkeley launched a major vehicle safety campaign, including a parade with wrecked cars and a morgue wagon, to educate motorists and pedestrians about new red stop signs. The city simultaneou…
The Pentagon is fast-tracking civilians with AI expertise into officer ranks to address concerns about slow adoption of frontier AI technology. The U.S. Army has commissioned Silicon Valley executives…
DeepSeek released DSpark, an open-source inference framework that accelerates AI model generation by up to 85% without hardware upgrades, challenging U.S. export controls on advanced chips. The framew…
Iran launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday in retaliation for U.S. airstrikes, threatening to halt negotiations if Washington continues its attacks. The strikes targeted G…
Contracts obtained through a public records request reveal that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) included a detainee labor program in task orders for two warehouse detention facilities i…