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Drone boats, new landing craft get Army Pacific tryouts

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii—Robot boats. Counter-drone systems. A prototype Army landing craft. A million dollars in cash prizes. It’s all part of the Army’s effort to overcome logistics challenges in the ...

US military strikes 2 boats in Pacific in apparent expansion of campaign against alleged drug trafficking

The US military conducted lethal strikes against two boats in the eastern Pacific this week, killing all people on board each vessel, according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
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First black Army deck warrant officer remembers piloting duck boats during WWII

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Army Transportation Museum may be one of the best kept secrets on the Virginia Peninsula. Located at Ft. Eustis, the Transportation Museum is home to nearly 100 ...
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HavocAI raises $85M to sell autonomous boats to the U.S. military as startups vie for money set aside in Big Beautiful Bill

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 ...

Democrats call for a hearing on the use of the military on alleged drug boats

The White House has ordered several deadly strikes on alleged drug boats in the Caribbean. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., about why he's calling for a hearing on the missions.