U.S. Navy Is Using AI to Plan Out Drone Swarm Operations

New details about MASC USV emerge in Navy budget proposal

As the Navy prepares to combine medium and large unmanned surface vessel efforts into one program, fresh details have emerged in the service's fiscal year 2026 budget request, which details research and development plans for the new Modular Attack Surface Craft program. Following a November meeting between lawmakers and the Navy on funding to support MASC -- the merger of LUSV and MUSV into a new medium-sized USV -- plans for the new program hav…

As Atlas V soars, ULA launches ‘RocketGPT’ to usher in a new era of aerospace AI

As United Launch Alliance rolled out its second Atlas V mission of the year on June 23, it wasn’t just rockets taking center stage. An ambitious artificial intelligence initiative dubbed “RocketGPT” has quietly lifted off behind the scenes, signaling the company’s broader modernization agenda alongside the final missions of the reliable Atlas fleet. more…

U.S. Navy is Using AI to Plan Out Drone Swarm Operations

Drones are already playing a key role in combat at sea, as seen in the Black Sea and in the recent Red Sea crisis. Leading navies are investing in drone technology in all domains, and are learning how to orchestrate drone capabilities to work together to maximum effect. In the U.S., Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is using AI to plan out the actions of unmanned air, surface and subsurface assets all at once.  NAWCAD's newly-d…

Navy Leaders Agree That Autonomous is the Future

JULY 1, 2025 – Current conflicts across the globe prove that the way we engage in war is changing daily – and that winning requires scalable, attritable systems that can adapt to evolving mission landscapes in real-time. Captain Colin Corridan, Acting Director, U.S. Navy Disruptive Capabilities Office (DCO), heard this live from the watch floor of the Maritime Operation Center in Bahrain, where he was stationed 2022-2024. As he listened to the C…

Hanwha Aerospace's new Unmanned Rocket Launcher and Naval MLRS

At MADEX 2025, Hanwha Aerospace unveiled a new Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) designed for naval vessels. The company also re-introduced the Unmanned Amphibious Rocket Launcher (UARL) or Unmanned MRL, which was previously unveiled at KADEX 2024.