The future of warfare is autonomous. To compete with China, particularly in the Taiwan Straight, the U.S. Department of Defense has been ramping up development of autonomous boats, but, according to ...
The U.S. Navy has experienced several major setbacks in its efforts to develop a new fleet of drones in a race with China. Last month, the Navy was testing autonomous drone boats off the California ...
In a corner of Rice University’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), a group of students is tackling a big idea: revolutionizing maritime transport with swarms of smart, self-sailing boats. “The ...
ABU DHABI, 20th January, 2026 (WAM) -- K2, an Abu Dhabi Government-owned company specialising in autonomous and advanced mobility technologies, is making its first-ever participation at UMEX 2026, ...
In a bold leap into uncharted territory, a group of undergraduate and graduate engineering students from the University of Delaware built and raced an electric, autonomous vessel without any prior ...
In the aftermath of the passage of President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill—which set aside billions of dollars for the rapid prototyping and integration of artificial intelligence systems for the Defense ...