Unmanned Systems
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Unmanned SystemsDoD Taking Equity Stake In Drone Manufacturer Neros With Planned $450 Million Loan
The Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has signed a $450 million conditional loan commitment with drone developer and manufacturer Neros, Inc., to include an equity stake in the […]
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Business/FinancialOshkosh Defense To Manufacture Grid Aero’s Autonomous Cargo Drone In New Partnership
Oshkosh Defense on Monday said it has entered a strategic partnership with Grid Aero to produce the startup’s Lifter autonomous cargo drone. The partnership leverages Oshkosh Defense’s manufacturing expertise with […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin Also Nabs Spot In Next Round Of Army C-UAS Interceptor Program
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received a $57.3 million, three-year contract to develop and build an interceptor to defeat unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and other short-range air defense threats, joining L3Harris […]
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Navy/USMCCNO Downplays Near Term Unmanned Hybrid Fleet, Says Concept Of Deployment Too Fragile
The Navy’s top officer Monday warned he does not see unmanned forces making the fleet a full hybrid force yet because concepts of deployment are still too fragile and he […]
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Unmanned SystemsSpecial Operations Command Awards Small Contracts For Kinetic Drones
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) recently awarded contracts to six companies to further mature their solutions for small, first person view attritable kinetic drones for use by tactical units. Awards […]
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Business/FinancialSingularity Successfully Static Firing Rocket Motor For Low Cost Interceptors
Singularity has successfully completed four increasingly challenging static fires of a solid rocket motor it has co-designed with a Navy research center that will be used to power the startup’s […]
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Navy/USMCDIU Opens Second Phase In USV Prize Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week launched the second phase, or sprint, of a three-phase 12-month prize challenge seeking production-ready maritime counter-air solutions based on Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs). […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAustralia Unveils New Anduril Ghost Shark UUV Payloads
The Australian government on Monday revealed three new payloads developed for the Anduril Industries Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (XL-AUV), some soon to be tested under AUKUS Pillar 2 […]
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ArmySikorsky’s Unmanned U-Hawk Enters Flight Test Program, Sees ‘More Interest’ From Marines
Sikorsky’s [LMT] U-Hawk platform, an unmanned version of its Black Hawk helicopter optimized for autonomous cargo-carrying operations, has officially moved into a flight test program, the company’s lead official said. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Tests Drone Without GPS To Land On Moving Ships
The Navy this week announced that over the summer it successfully proved out software that can have a drone navigate missions then land on moving Navy ships without GPS or […]
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