Ongoing testing of optionally-manned cargo trucks in leader-follower configurations that began two years ago has developed hardware and software to the point where the Army plans to use the systems and the soldiers that have been working with them in larger military exercises in 2022, an Army ...

Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Italy’s Leonardo this week said they will jointly pursue global opportunities in the market for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). The companies said the partnership will leverage Northrop Grumman’s expertise in advanced aircraft and ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Wednesday voted to rescind year-old guidelines to help companies comply with laws governing mergers and acquisitions of other businesses within their supply chain, a decision that two dissenting commissioners said clouds the legal landscape for businesses to ...

The private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) on Tuesday said it acquired Jennings Aeronautics, Inc. (JAI), a designer, developer and manufacturer of small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS). The firm is combining it with its portfolio company UAV Factory, scaling the company and further ...

After a marathon markup session that began Tuesday morning and ended early Wednesday morning, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved a budget reconciliation bill that includes $1.1 billion for two Coast Guard icebreaker programs, the new polar security cutter (PSC) and a ...

The House Homeland Security Committee on Tuesday voted along partisan lines to add more than $1 billion in new funding for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) over the next 10 years as part of a $3.5 trillion catch-all spending plan put together by House and Senate ...