October 22, 2015 Navy declares laser weapons ready to protect ships in Persian Gulf The Navy's 30-kilowatt solid-state laser aboard the USS Ponce is now being fired in operational scenarios by sailors in the Persian Gulf, marking the first-ever deployment of a sea-based directed energy weapon.
October 22, 2015 Navy stands up cybersecurity task force The Navy has established a special new unit designed to protect computer networks and improve cyber security across the service called Task Force Cyber Awakening, or TFCA, service officials said.
October 22, 2015 Navy test-fires upgraded Tomahawk The Navy and Raytheon recently flight tested software upgrades to the Tomahawk missile with two sea-launched test-firings near China Lake, Calif., designed to shoot the weapon up to high altitudes and assess the weapon’s improved maneuverability.
October 22, 2015 The future is now: Navy to deploy lasers on ships in 2014 The Pentagon has plans to deploy its first ever ship-mounted laser next year, a sci-fi seeming weapon capable of obliterating small boats and unmanned aerial vehicles with a blast of infrared energy.
October 21, 2015 Report: Boeing plans for post-fighter future Boeing Co. is planning for an era in which it no longer builds fighter jets, according to a news report.
October 21, 2015 Navy upgrades vertical launch systems The Navy is upgrading the missile-firing vertical launch tubes aboard its cruisers and destroyers in order to add new fire power and extend their service life, service officials said.
October 21, 2015 Navy launching 'NeRD' e-reader that's low on features, but filled with content Hoping to get around security issues and space constraints onboard U.S. military ships, the Navy is launching its own e-reading device, but not with the latest technology you’d come to expect.
October 21, 2015 Video: Watch a Navy missile interceptor scream into the sky The Navy successfully tested its short range ballistic missile last week, destroying a complex moving target that soared over the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, May 15.
October 21, 2015 Air Force launches rocket carrying a Navy satellite aloft A Navy communications satellite is bound for orbit.
February 5, 2015 Navy's newest aircraft carrier, USS Ford, tests anchor system The Navy's newest aircraft carrier has reached another milestone.