The Coast Guard has deployed two of the autonomous drones on Lake Ere and another two on Lake Superior, with plans to add one each to Lake Huron and Lake Ontario this fall, said John Mustin, president of California-based Saildrone Inc, which makes the drones.

Environmental scientists and water resource managers need precise, high-resolution maps to reveal areas that farmers should avoid when planting crops, to limit polluting waters with phosphorus from fertilizer or manure.

Officials said the hope is to make drone cargo delivery a reality to lessen delivery vehicles on already congested roads.

The Israeli military is dealing with a new threat from Hezbollah. It faces small drones controlled by fiber-optic cables the width of dental floss that avoid electronic detection.

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The unmanned vessels, which are powered by wind and solar energy, will be used to gather weather data and monitor the Great Lakes for illegal activity.

Fort Stewart soldiers are figuring out how to train on unmanned systems after the base stood up the Marne Unmanned Center of Excellence.

Previously, foreign-made routers and drones were only allowed to receive software updates until early 2027, potentially leaving them vulnerable to hacking.