The US Navy is spending millions on testing new drone technology. Setbacks have been significant
Trump’s signature domestic policy bill includes nearly $5 billion for maritime autonomous systems
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UK Set For More Legal Challenges Over Migrant Hotels
Britain’s government was considering Wednesday whether to appeal a court ruling blocking the housing of asylum seekers in a flashpoint hotel, as it scrambled to come up with contingency plans for the migrants.
How the Marines’ attack drone team is defining UAV warfare
A competition to find the Corps’ best operators begins this fall.
Texas judge blocks Ten Commandments in public schools with epic ruling that quotes Sonny & Cher, Kurt Vonnegut and Billy Graham
Several GOP-led states launch First Amendment battle to knock down firewall between church and state
Judge denies justice department request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts
The ruling came after the judge presiding over the case against Ghislaine Maxwell also turned down the government’s request.
Bulgarian devotees welcome ‘divine new year’ in mountaintop ritual
Followers of a Bulgarian spiritual movement, Universal White Brotherhood, welcomed the group’s new year with a ritual.
Anduril Receiving Air Force Contract for Rocket Cargo Design Study
Anduril Industries is receiving an up to $1 million contract for a Department of the Air Force (DAF) Rocket Cargo-related design study, Air Force Materiel Command and the Air Force […]
Judge Blocks Trump Admin’s Bid To Unseal Jeffrey Epstein’s Grand Jury Records
A US judge denied on Wednesday the Justice Department’s bid to unseal records from the grand jury that indicted the late financier Jeffrey Epstein on sex trafficking charges.
Alleged Rapper Bot DDoS botnet master arrested, charged
US federal prosecutors have charged a man with running Rapper Bot, a powerful botnet that was rented out to launch large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks around the world. According to court documents, 22-year-old Ethan Foltz of Eugen…
VA Processes Record-Breaking Number of Disability Claims This Year, with 62% Approval Rate
The department has made changes in the past several years designed to process disability compensation claims faster and reduce the number of claims older than 125 days — what the department refers to as its backlog.