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Navy Seal Dies, Seven Injured at Fort Knox

Navy Seal Dies, Seven Injured at Fort Knox

By Sean Patterson May 17, 2013

A Navy SEAL was killed and seven other soldiers have been injured in a training accident that occurred this week in Fort Knox, Kentucky. According to a Louisville Courier-Journal report, 23-year-old Navy SEAL Jonathan Kaloust died Wednesday after his Humvee …

Drone Crash in Maryland: No Injuries Reported Drone Crash in Maryland: No Injuries Reported

A drone crash on Maryland’s Eastern Shore occurred on Monday, though no injuries or property damage was reported. According to a spokeswoman from the Unmanned Aviation and Strike Weapons program, the 44-foot unmanned plane was on a routine training mission …

Stealth Destroyer Can't Properly Defend Itself Stealth Destroyer Can't Properly Defend Itself

Stealth destroyer DDG-1000, the Navy’s high-tech contribution to naval combat, was cancelled two weeks ago thanks to its nearly $5 billion price tag. However, more details about the failed vessel have begun to find its way into the public domain, …

US Navy Starts Search For 6th Generation Fighter US Navy Starts Search For 6th Generation Fighter

Days after the DoD released their 30 year aviation plan, the United States Navy has started the exploratory process to find a 6th generation fighter to replace the F/A18-E/F and EA-18G. This was mentioned in the aviation plan as something …

U.S. Navy's Strange Tweet of the Day U.S. Navy's Strange Tweet of the Day
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Business Insider picked up a peculiar tweet posted to the official Twitter account of the United States Navy this morning. Typically, @USNavy posts the types of things you might expect from an official account belonging to this particular branch of …

Department of Defense Releases 30 Year Aviation Plan Department of Defense Releases 30 Year Aviation Plan

The department of defense released their 30 year plan for the entire fleet of aircraft currently available to the Department of the Air Force (DoF), Department of the Navy (DoN-includes the Navy and Marines), and the Department of the Army …

US Navy Unveils New Recruitment Center For Robots US Navy Unveils New Recruitment Center For Robots
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The United States Navy has really picked up research on robotics in the last few years. Recently the Laboratory for Autonomous Systems Research(LASR) unveiled a 50,000-square-foot complex on the campus of the Naval Research Laboratory. The lab is going to …

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To help further improve future shipboard firefighting capability, scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory have formed an interdisciplinary team to develop a humanoid robot that could fight fires on the next generation of combatants. A humanoid-type robot was chosen because …

Facebook Timeline Only Goes Back to 1800 Facebook Timeline Only Goes Back to 1800
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We recently covered a story about Facebook’s Timeline change starting for brand pages earlier this week. Less than a week later, they are already encountering problems. Facebook’s current timeline settings only go back to 1800, a seemingly arbitrary limit to …

Google Maps Drives Navy To Change Building
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Google Maps is forcing the U.S. Navy to change the design of one of its buildings in San Diego called "The Seals Lair" which from an aerial photograph appears to be in the shape of a swastika.

Navy to Redesign Building Due to Google Maps

Quite some time back, I came across this Swastika-shaped building via Google Maps, and posted the screengrab in my Flickr account. Since then, it became one of my most popular Flickr pictures, since strange stuff like this can become quickly viral.

Navy, Marines Stop Yahoo, Google

Overseas government computers are now blocked from connecting to commercial web-based email services like Gmail.

Rolls-Royce Helping Navy Recreate Philadelphia Experiment

A partnership with the renowned motor company will help make naval vessels stealthier in the water.

Gateway Sails Forward With Navy Deal

The number 3 US computer maker signs a comprehensive deal with a Navy Division to provide products and services.

Did Google Maps Find Hitler At A US Navy Base?
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Not really, but the satellite imaging service did find something on a US Naval base that could cause some raised eyebrows.

From War Zone To Web, Navy Keeps Soldiers In Touch

Members of the armed forces serving overseas turn to Internet services supported by a Naval branch.

Titan Reaches Settlement Agreement with Navy

Titan confirmed today that it has reached an administrative settlement agreement with the U.S. Navy debarring official.