Unmanned Systems
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Air ForcePACAF Evaluating Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat In Valiant Shield
As the U.S. Air Force continues to fund the development of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Anduril Industries, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) said […]
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Unmanned SystemsU.S. AFRICOM Experimenting With ‘Zone Defense’ Concept For Countering Drones
Recent testing of a government-developed system to launch swarms of drones to intercept adversary unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) demonstrated progress from initial experimentation efforts earlier this year, U.S. Africa Command […]
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Unmanned SystemsMARTAC Partners With Intrepid Powerboats To Build Hundreds Of USVs
Florida-based Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) developer Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) said that it is teaming with another Florida boatbuilder, Intrepid Powerboats, to scale up production of the T38 Devil […]
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Air ForceGeneral Atomics And Anduril Continue Into CCA EMD; Shield AI, Collins, And Anduril Picked For Mission Autonomy
The Air Force has chosen both the FQ-42A by General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the FQ-44A by Anduril Industries to continue into engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) of the […]
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Air ForceBuild Of At Least 45 MQ-9s By Start Of FY 2029 Required By SASC Bill
Down to an inventory of 135 MQ-9A Reapers due to the loss of two dozen aircraft in strikes on Iran, the Air Force would have to field at least 45 […]
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Navy/USMC
GAO Recommends Navy Improve Drone Development Via Reorganization, Iterative Approach
Over a year ago the Government Accountability Office (GAO) gave the Navy recommendations on how to reorganize and shift its approach to robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) in order to […]
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Air ForceMore Than 20 Companies In The Running For CCA, Increment 2, Air Force Says
While the Air Force said in February that it had picked nine companies initially for Increment 2 of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, more than 20 remain eligible for […]
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Unmanned SystemsShield AI, Destinus Demonstrating Collaborative Autonomy Between Drones For Use In Ukraine
Shield AI and Dutch defense company Destinus have been flight-testing autonomous collaboration and mission planning capabilities between different drones in preparation for additional testing in Ukraine with a strike platform, […]
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Unmanned SystemsGA-ASI And Germany’s INTEC Enter German CCA Competition
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Germany’s INTEC Group are to collaborate to offer GA-ASI’s Gambit series of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the German CCA competition. The Bundeswehr […]
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Unmanned SystemsSaronic, Castelion Partner For Sea-Launch Of Hypersonic Vehicle From MUSV
Unmanned surface vessel (USV) developer Saronic Technologies and Castelion, which is developing low-cost hypersonic strike missiles, have partnered to conduct a maritime containerized launch in 2027 of a Blackbeard missile […]