Unmanned Systems
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Business/FinancialPrivate Equity Firm Acorn Growth Acquires Counter-Drone Company Black Sage
Acorn Growth Companies on Thursday said it has acquired Black Sage Technologies, a company focused on developing, integrating and deploying counter-unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for defense, government and civil applications. […]
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Homeland SecurityTech Developments
DJI Introduces Drone Solution for Government Programs Chinese civilian drone manufacturer DJI has introduced a new architecture to ensure that drone data, including images captured during flight, never leave the […]
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ArmyArmy Units Equipped with Squad Level Nano-UAS Deploying This Summer
In late April and early May, soldiers from the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the Ft. Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Airborne Division received Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) […]
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Homeland SecuritySenators Suggest Extending Counter UAS Authorities to State and Local Officials
With federal civilian government agencies slow to test and field technologies to mitigate potential threats from small drones, particularly populated urban environments where safety is paramount, several senators suggested on […]
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ArmyL3 Technologies Looks Forward to Air-Ground Synergies With Harris for MUM-T Effort
PARIS AIR SHOW–L3 Technologies [LLL] believes that its merger next week with Harris Corp. [HRS] will create air-ground synergies that will benefit L3 efforts, such as the company’s bid for U.S. […]
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ArmyTextron to Deliver Aerosonde HQ Drones to Army for FTUAS Testing
PARIS AIR SHOW–In the coming months, Textron Systems [TXT] is to deliver its Aerosonde HQ vertical take-off and landing drone to the U.S. Army as part of the service’s Brigade […]
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Homeland Security
Senate Panel Hears About Supply Chain Security Risks From China’s Dominance Of Small Drone Market
China’s dominance of the small drone market, particularly in the U.S., raises a slew of risks related to how the technology is used, where the sensor data collected by the […]
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CongressSenators Suggest Extending Counter UAS Authorities To State And Local Officials
With federal civilian government agencies slow to test and field technologies to mitigate potential threats from small drones, particularly populated urban environments where safety is paramount, several senators suggested on […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Teams With Black Sage On Counter-Drone Technology; Howler C-UAS Achieves IOC With Army
Raytheon [RTN] on Tuesday said it has teamed with counter-drone technology supplier Black Sage to provide an integrated solution to mitigate threats from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for civil, critical […]
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Air Force‘Valkyrie’ Unmanned Air Vehicle Successfully Completes Second Flight
The Air Force’s XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aerial vehicle completed its second flight last week and completed all test objectives, the service said June 17. The 71-minute flight took place June […]