by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 22, 2012 | Monitor
Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder, the chief of Naval research, salutes Virginia Tech’s humanoid robot CHARLI-2 at the Office of Naval Research’s science and technology expo, Oct. 22, 2012. Photo: Wired.com/Jared Soares Never mind looming defense cuts or residual...
by Spencer Ackerman | Oct 9, 2012 | Monitor
The aircraft carriers George Washington and John C. Stennis, left and right, sail in formation during a September 2012 naval exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Photo: Flickr/ U.S. Navy The Navy is just getting started on its new aircraft carrier, a ship it swears...
by Robert Beckhusen | Aug 31, 2012 | Monitor
PLA soldiers in formation outside the Green Pearl, China’s newest military cruise ship, during the ship’s August commissioning ceremony. Photo: People’s Liberation Army The media freaked out about China’s crappy aircraft carrier and...
by Spencer Ackerman | Aug 2, 2012 | Monitor
Maintenance techs perform inspections on a Global Hawk Block 30 surveillance drone. The Air Force wants to stop buying it; a key Senate panel wants to keep the cash flowing. Photo: U.S. Air Force For the first time in over a decade, the Pentagon’s budget has to...
by Spencer Ackerman | Jun 27, 2012 | Monitor
The U.S.S. Ponce, recently transformed into a new Afloat Forward Staging Base, in port at Norfolk, Virginia on June 1. Ships like these are the future of the Navy’s Mideast fleet, according to the Navy’s top admiral. Photo: U.S. Navy The Navy is eager to...