Unmanned Systems
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ArmyAeroVironment Unveils New Puma UAS with Increased Range, Payload Capacity
AeroVironment said Oct. 14 it has launched the newest iteration of its Puma All Environment (AE) small unmanned aerial system dubbed Puma LE (Long Endurance), offering increased range and endurance […]
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Business/FinancialDedrone Acquires DroneDefender From Battelle; Creates Federal Unit For Counter UAS
Dedrone, which develops and sells technology used to detect, track and identify small drones that may pose a threat to critical infrastructure or event security, has acquired a drone defeat […]
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Homeland SecurityLocal Law Enforcers Need Authorities To Counter Drones Near Airports, Report Says
To counter growing threats posed by small drones operating near airports, whether due to ignorance or criminal activity, state and local law enforcement agencies need legal authorities from Congress to […]
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Business/FinancialFLIR Acquires Assets Of Former Tethered Drone Company
FLIR Systems [FLIR] on Wednesday said it has acquired the intellectual property and assets of Aria Insights, Inc., which made tethered drones for intelligence and surveillance, and communications applications before […]
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InternationalStudy Says 95 Countries Have Military Drone Program Versus 60 Decade Ago
At least 95 countries have active military drone programs, a 58 percent increase from 60 countries over a decade ago, demonstrating the now common usage of unmanned aircraft globally, according […]
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Unmanned SystemsDARPA’s Gremlins Test Flight Pushed Back Due to California Earthquakes
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – The first test flight of an autonomous vehicle built by Dynetics for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Gremlins program has been pushed back to later […]
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Business/FinancialRAFAEL To Acquire Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufacturer Aeronautics
Israel’s RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. on Monday said it and a partner have agreed to acquire Aeronautics Ltd., an Israeli developer and manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems and platform […]
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Unmanned SystemsBell and Yamato’s Autonomous Aerial Logistics Solution ‘APT’ Takes Flight
FORT WORTH, Texas — Out at Wrangler Field, an old Army airstrip far from dense populations and controlled airspace, Bell [TXT]and Japanese logistics company Yamato on Monday demonstrated to journalists […]
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Air ForceAFRL Successfully Flies New Robotically Piloted Air Platform
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has announced the successful flight demonstration of a new robotically manned air platform whose technology could pave the way for more optionally manned aircraft […]
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ArmyArmy Plans Addition of Ka Band for Gray Eagle to Bolster Communications
The Army plans to add Ka-band satellite communications capability for its fleet of General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAVs, the military service said on Aug. 13. General Atomics is to […]