Houthi rebels have escalated attacks in the Red Sea. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control implemented sanctions against an alleged funding network that sends Iranian…
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Pentagon Concerned Over Costs of Houthi Attacks
They compare a $2M missile with a $2,000 drone. Over the past two months, U.S. Navy destroyers have shot down 38 drones and multiple missiles launched by Houthi…
Read MoreU.S. Destroyer Shoots Down Drones in Red Sea
Houthi rebels claim responsibility for the attacks against the U.S. vessel and three commercial vessels. The Pentagon confirmed that a U.S. warship and commercial vessels in the Red…
Read MoreU.S. Navy Shoots Down Yemen-Fired Drone
The drone was headed toward a U.S. warship. The Pentagon announced Wednesday that sailors aboard the USS Thomas Hunter engaged a drone that originated from Yemen and was…
Read MoreU.S. Drone Shot Down by Houthis
Pentagon seeks to contain Middle Eastern conflict. The Pentagon confirmed the report that Houthi rebels in Yemen, a terror group backed by Iran, shot down an American Reaper…
Read MoreU.S. and Australia Explore Drone Collaboration with Japan
The three countries examine the benefits of shared drone systems in the Indo-Pacific. The White House and Australia opened up the possibility of drone system collaboration with Japan…
Read MoreU.S. Navy Using Drones to Monitor Iranian Military
Service is utilizing robotic platforms in hybrid fleet. The U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet is utilizing a diverse range of unmanned systems on the ground, underwater, and in the…
Read MoreU.S. Sanctions Iranian Drone Suppliers
Sanctions include individuals in Hong Kong, Turkey, UAE, and Iran. The Treasury Department imposed sanctions this week on those accused of supplying drones to Russia for use in…
Read MorePentagon to Produce Autonomous Weapon Systems
The low-cost, unmanned Replicator initiative is intended to counter the Chinese threat. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced a new Pentagon initiative to build thousands of autonomous…
Read MoreU.S. Navy Holds UNITAS 2023 Exercises
The naval branch is working to integrate proven unmanned technology into surveillance, range clearance, and target identification. The U.S. Navy used air and surface drones during the two-week…
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