Articles about U.S. Navy

Defense giant Anduril is quietly building autonomous warships on Seattle’s historic ship canal

With little fanfare, Anduril Industries spent tens of millions to revamp the old Foss Shipyard on the Lake Washington Ship Canal. The facility is now the U.S. hub for building a new class of drone warships for the Navy. Read More

Tech Vets: Kevala CEO Todd Owens leads startup much like he navigated his role on Navy submarine

[Editor’s note: “Tech Vets: Profiles in Leadership and Innovation,” is a GeekWire series showcasing U.S. military veterans leading companies within the Pacific… Read More

Zeno Power wins $7.5M Pentagon contract for underwater radioisotope power system

Zeno Power says it’s been awarded a $7.5 million contract from the Department of Defense to build and demonstrate a… Read More

Wave Motion team with jet-gun demonstration launcher

Wave Motion wins $1.3M award to work on prototype jet-gun launcher for U.S. Navy

Everett, Wash.-based Wave Motion Launch Corp. has been awarded $1.3 million to support the venture’s efforts to develop a barrel-less… Read More

Blue Angels say Seafair’s post-COVID air show will be cooler and louder than ever

The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels had to pass up their traditional Seafair air show in Seattle last year due to… Read More

U.S. Navy officially releases UFO videos, years after they were unofficially leaked

The Defense Department has authorized the release of three unclassified Navy videos, captured in 2004 and 2015, that purport to… Read More

Boeing wins $1.5 billion contract for a fresh batch of P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $1.5 billion production contract for the next 18 P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft,… Read More

Boeing and the U.S. Navy turn Growler jets into remote-controlled drones as ‘force multiplier’

The era of remote-controlled combat jets has come a little closer in the wake of a demonstration staged by Boeing… Read More

Boeing’s MQ-25 military refueling drone aces its first test flight at St. Louis airport

Boeing’s MQ-25 Stingray drone successfully completed its first test flight today, marking a big step toward providing the Navy with… Read More

Boeing wins $805M contract to build U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A robotic refueling planes

After a months-long competition with the likes of Lockheed Martin, Boeing has won a $805.3 million contract from the Pentagon… Read More

Navy admits its pilots are to blame for huge sky penis drawn over Washington town

The bluest skies you’ve ever seen are in Seattle, so the song goes. But the biggest sky penis is over Okanogan… Read More

72 years after fighting together in WWII, Navy pilots reunite at Paul Allen’s Flying Heritage Museum

Surrounded by the vintage aircraft they remembered from their days in the U.S. Navy, two aviators who fought alongside each… Read More

U.S. Navy swapping $38,000 periscope joysticks for $30 Xbox controllers on high-tech submarines

OK, so my 10-year-old kid could board an advanced U.S. Navy submarine and operate the periscope? That seems to be… Read More

Watch: Rare VR experience aboard aircraft carrier shows Navy prepping for major combat

Above and below the deck of a ship at sea and from the airplanes and helicopters supporting it, a new… Read More

After 30 years in the air, Blue Angels jet is on its way to Seattle’s Museum of Flight

A 30-year-old Navy F/A-18 Hornet jet that’s been through combat duty as well as a dozen years with the Blue… Read More

Geek of the Week: Navy Lt. Ryan Chamberlain calls his Blue Angels jet ‘the best office in the world’

While he wouldn’t necessarily think he qualifies as a “geek,” U.S. Navy Lt. Ryan Chamberlain will certainly be performing for… Read More