LONDON, U.K., and ARLINGTON Va. — Kraken Technology Group, a maritime technology leader specialising in the disruptive design and manufacturing of high-performance platforms, and Auterion, the company building the software-defined future for mobile robotics and powering the world’s leading drone…
U.S. Navy Delivers First P-8A Poseidon Aircraft for Increment 3 Block 2 Modifications
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, PATUXENT RIVER, Md. — The U.S. Navy delivered the first P-8A Poseidon aircraft to be modified with Increment 3 Block 2 capabilities to Boeing on March 27, enabling the fleet to be outfitted with the full…
March 27 Red Sea Update
From U.S. Central Command, March 27, 2024 TAMPA, Fla. – Between 2:00 and 2:20 a.m. (Sanaa time) on March 27, United States Central Command successfully engaged and destroyed four long-range unmanned aerial systems (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen. These…
Unmanned Systems Help Coast Guard Members Navigate the Future
By David Santos, Coast Guard Academy External Affairs, March 27, 2024 U.S. Coast Guard leaders envision a future where Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) launched from Coast Guard cutters monitor air and surface contacts or fly autonomously inside large ships to…
Navy’s Top Officer Credits Training, Logistics with Meeting Red Sea Mission
By Matthew Olay, DOD News Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti yesterday said she credits both a recent transformation in the Navy’s surface warfare training regimen and the quality of logistics operations for the service’s ability to successfully counter…
Kraken Teams with Auterion to Boost Autonomous Capabilities for Security Boats
LONDON, UK, and ARLINGTON, Virginia — Kraken Technology Group and Auterion have announced a strategic partnership to exponentially develop autonomous capabilities in the high-performance littoral security boat sector. The partnership is focused around the development and implementation of modular, low-cost autonomy…
First AH-1Z to Receive SIEPU Upgrade Arrives at Bell Amarillo Assembly Center
AMARILLO, Texas — The first Bell AH-1Z set to receive the Structural Improvement Electrical Power Upgrade (SIEPU) modification to be provided by Bell Textron Inc. under a contract with the U.S. Marine Corps has arrived at Bell’s Amarillo Assembly Center….
Benign 4th Fleet AOR Useful for Unmanned Vehicle Operationalization, Admiral Says
By Richard R. Burgess, Senior Editor ARLINGTON, Va. — The Navy’s use of unmanned systems in the U.S 4th Fleet area of operations (AOR) is enabling the fleet to move from experimentation to operationalization of the unmanned systems, even discovering…
First of its Kind Deployment of Marine Cyber Forces to the INDO-PACOM Theater
Story by Maj. Zachary Leuthardt, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command OKINAWA, Japan — Marines assigned to U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyber Command deployed to Okinawa, Japan as part of the inaugural iteration of a new cyber rotational force concept. The cyber…
Unified Command, Joint Information Center Established for Key Bridge Response 2024
BALTIMORE – A Unified Command and Joint Information Center have been established in Baltimore Wednesday to coordinate response and disseminate information for the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on Tuesday morning. The Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command includes the: …
