US Navy reveals the truth about two infamous UFO videos

The U.S. Navy has revealed new details regarding three previously released videos of Naval aviators investigating or pursuing Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, or UAP’s — commonly referred to as UFOs outside of investigative circles. These videos, known online as “FLIR1,” “GIMBAL,” and “GoFast,” have all drawn headlines in the recent past alongside stories about the Pentagon’s […]

The US Navy just used a drone ship to clear a minefield

Recently, the U.S. Navy announced plans to commission the world’s largest autonomous naval vessel, clearly building on the successes they’ve had with the Sea Hunter program — a drone warship purpose built to aid in hunting encroaching enemy submarines. This week, the Pentagon announced that they had reached yet another major milestone in aquatic drone […]

China reveals its new drone warships

Last week, the United States Navy released industry solicitations for their new conceptual large unmanned surface vehicles (LUSV), as they begin the hunt for the right ship builder to assemble a fleet of ten of these large drone ships. Building off the successes the Navy and DARPA have had with their autonomous Sea Hunter drone […]

New Russian stealth drone: Threat or liability?

In January, NEWSREP covered leaked images of Russia’s “stealth” combat drone, the Su-70 Okhotnik-B, in an effort to assess the validity of Russia’s claims regarding the platform. At the time, it seemed clear that the aircraft likely had the power required to carry some serious firepower (thanks to what appears to be a fourth generation, […]

USS Boxer downs Iranian drone in Strait of Hormuz

The USS Boxer downed an Iranian drone earlier this week while operating in the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports. The USS Boxer’s commanding officer, Captain (O-6) Ron Dowdell, issued a statement on the vessel’s Facebook page reassuring loved ones back home that all sailors aboard were safe. “I wanted to take just a moment […]

The US Navy’s new badass unmanned sub: The Orca XLUUV

In an effort to make unmanned subs more affordable, useful and lethal to operate, the U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract worth $274.4 million. The contract requires Boeing to build up to five Orca extra-large unmanned undersea vehicles (XLUUV). Orca is based on the Echo Voyager test bed, a 15.5-meter long sub that can […]

The Pic of the Day: Who said all drones are small?

An RQ-4 Global Hawk receives routine maintenance after being refueled on June 12, 2019, at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The Global Hawk mission is one that continues 24/7, 365 days per year, which is made possible via a collective effort of every squadron on base.

Trump: 10 minutes away from war with Iran

The New York Times and Newsweek have both reported that President Trump ordered retaliatory strikes against Iran for their downing of a Global Hawk drone over international airspace in the Persian Gulf. Trump confirmed this via Twitter, writing: We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights [sic] when I asked, […]

Watch: This insane drone footage puts you inside a rocket artillery barrage

Despite the widespread use of photo- and video-capturing technologies in our modern world, there are still some sights that elude all but the most fortunate (or unfortunate) of us. Bigfoot remains nothing more than a brown blur no matter how many megapixels Apple crams into its new iPhones, and although we’re all certain that being […]

DARPA tech lets one pilot control multiple aircraft using only their brain

Ever since the first military drone took to the sky, pilots have wondered if their days in the fight were numbered. Drones, first relied on for reconnaissance, were soon armed and carrying out combat operations that used to fall solely to manned aircraft. Drones have grown to encompass more and more of the U.S. military’s […]

Watch Russia’s insane AK-drone dogfight with a remote control airplane

NEWSREP recently reported on a patent filed by Russian arms manufacturer Almaz-Antey in 2018 for what appeared to be a drone built around an AK-47 platform. The patent was first brought to much of the world’s attention thanks to a tweet from defense journalist Steve Trimble. Russian air defense manufacturer Almaz-Antey last year patented a […]