Unmanned Systems
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Air ForceUSAF 621st Contingency Response Wing Lays Out Need for C-UAS
Air Mobility Command’s (AMC) 621st Contingency Response Wing (CRW) out of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. and Travis AFB, Calif., wants small handheld units to counter unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS). “In […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU, Marine Corps Select FPV Drones, Related Kinetics For Blue UAS Review
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday said it and the Marine Corps have selected four First Person View (FPV) drones and a related munition to begin evaluations for inclusion […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests New Autonomous Launching And Recovery Of Small Boats, USVs
The Navy recently announced it has started testing a promising technology from Israel’s Sealartec to autonomously launch and recover small boats via a technology testing platform vessel. It tested the […]
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InternationalKratos Adapting MQM-178 Firejet for Use by Taiwan
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIS) are collaborating on the Mighty Hornet IV attack drone, “a revolutionary transformation of the […]
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Unmanned SystemsState Department Will Review UAS Export Requests As It Does Manned Fighters
The State Department on Monday evening said that it has updated U.S. export policy so that review of requests to sell unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for military use on international […]
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Business/FinancialUkraine Drone Autonomy Firm Swarmer Raises $15 Million From U.S. Investors
A small Ukrainian-based firm developing and providing autonomy software for combat drones has received $15 million in a funding round led by U.S. investors that will help Swarmer add talent, […]
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Navy/USMCHII Expands Ingalls DDG Outsourcing Partners, Announces Thales And Babcock Work With Remus UUV
U.S. Navy shipbuilder HII [HII] this week detailed the status of its outsourcing partnerships for Navy ship production while also marking coordination with Thales and Babcock International Group on systems […]
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Navy/USMCAnduril Wins $1.12 Billion Australia Contract For Ghost Shark USV
Australia on Wednesday announced it is investing $1.12 billion to acquire a fleet of dozens of Anduril’s Australian‑designed and built Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs). The Australian Defense […]
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Navy/USMCLeidos Stays Mum During Navy MASC USV Review, But Combining Sea Hunter And Overlord USVs
While some companies are publicizing their bids on the Navy’s newest Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) competition, Leidos [LDOS] is more subtly noting the strength of combining two MUSV designs […]
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Unmanned SystemsGeneral Atomics, AeroVironment Demonstrate Loitering Munition Launch From MQ-9 Drone
General Atomics and AeroVironment [AVAV] on Wednesday said they recently partnered to launch a Switchblade 600 loitering munition from an MQ-9A long endurance drone, the first ever launch of the […]