Tag: U.S. Navy
Remember the hubbub about Ukraine’s military dolphins? Turns out the U.S. Navy has them, too. Our mammalian friends won’t be heading into fin-to-fin combat anytime soon, though. As the Guardian explains, they’re mostly used to find underwater mines: Yes, the navy trains and keeps dolphins, whose powerful innate echolocation abilities help sailors spot suspicious undersea objects that […]
We already knew that the U.S. Office of Naval Research has been hard at work building laser guns. Now, it’s come to light that the office would like to begin equipping Marine humvees with the futuristic weapons, in hopes of keeping them better protected from drones. They’re offering a contract worth up to $400,000 for […]
