Sailors, schmailors: Navy tests uncrewed marine drones on 5,000-mile missions

Bruce Crumley -
U.S. Navyautonomous operationmaritime drones

Searching for solutions to the morale-sapping effects that long, boring, or even dangerous missions can have on its sailors, US Naval authorities are testing uncrewed, automated marine drones to sail themselves. And their most recent results with those have been doozies.

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Watch aerial refueling drone top off US Navy jet in midair

Ishveena Singh -
BoeingU.S. Navy

A Boeing-owned aerial refueling drone has made aviation history by successfully topping off a US Navy fighter jet in the skies over the Midwest. This first-ever aerial refueling mission between a manned receiver aircraft and an unmanned tanker took place on June 4.

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Drones to prevent bird eggs from hatching near airfields in US

Ishveena Singh -
Drone researchU.S. Navy

Aircraft collisions with birds and other wildlife are a growing concern for aviation safety across the globe. According to data from the Federal Aviation Administration, wildlife strikes killed more than 292 people and destroyed over 271 aircraft between 1988 and 2019 globally.

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Are these photos of the UFO/drones pestering US Navy warships?

David MacQuarrie -
U.S. Navyufo

It’s always best to keep your skeptic hat on in cases like these. But a Las Vegas television station is running a story with pictures it claims are of the mysterious flying objects following US Navy warships off the California coast.

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Navy destroyer will control a swarm of drones during exercise

Josh Spires -
Drone swarmU.S. Navy

The USS Michael Monsoor, a navy destroyer, will be controlling a swarm of drones and autonomous boats during an upcoming naval exercise part of the US Navy’s futuristic battlefield plan. The USS Michael Monsoor is a Zumwalt-class guided-missile destroyer.

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US Navy ships encountered mysterious drones flying above

Josh Spires -
U.S. Navyufos

During the summer of 2019, US Navy ships near California’s Channel Islands began to report seeing unidentified aircraft in the night sky. When the sightings were recorded, as many as six drones were spotted flying above for prolonged periods.

Last year, documentary filmmaker Dave Beaty shared details about the events focused on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Kidd. On top of the initial information shared, we now have more details on the events thanks to a Freedom of Information request from The Drive.

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