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ARCTIC OCEAN: Partners assess Arctic readiness in ICEX 2020
The Watch Staff
Five nations and two U.S. Navy fast-attack submarines broke the Arctic ice in March 2020 to assess their operational readiness and train with…
JAPAN: Japan defense budget beefs up cyber, space capabilities
The Watch Staff
In December 2019, Japan approved a record defense budget of U.S. $48.5 billion for 2020 with the aim of strengthening the nation’s…
ITALY: Unmanned aircraft lift NATO capabilities
Reuters
A cooperative NATO defense project that gives the alliance a state-of-the-art ground surveillance system gained steam in December 2019 with the…
Arctic energy research could expand military reach
The Watch Staff
The U.S. Army and Dartmouth College are teaming up to find ways to better deliver energy to military bases in extremely cold weather.
The…
U.S. Navy wants larger robot warships
THE WATCH Staff
The U.S. Navy wants to work with private industry to build the world’s largest unmanned warship.
The Navy wants 10 Large Unmanned Surface…
Unmanned system sets flight endurance record
THE WATCH Staff
An Israeli company’s unmanned aerial system designed for military and homeland defense completed an Israeli record-breaking 25-hour flight in…
Confronting an evolving threat
Nations beefing up defenses against unmanned aircraft systems
THE WATCH Staff
ASeptember 14, 2019, attack on oilfields in Saudi Arabia by 18 unmanned…
Vaccine progress stalls
New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF have found that 12.9 million infants, or nearly 1 in 10 around the world, didn’t receive any…
A baby step toward human gene editing
The Associated Press
For the first time in the United States, scientists have edited the genes of human embryos, a controversial step toward someday helping…
Norway has electric plans for autonomous ship
Agence France-Presse
Norway plans to launch the first autonomous and fully electric cargo ship in 2018, a feat the project’s backers say will save 40,000…