Unmanned Systems
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Homeland SecurityDHS Plans Testing Program In 2019 For Counter UAS Systems
With new legislation opening the door for testing, evaluating and eventually deploying systems to mitigate threats from unmanned aircraft systems that can be purchased commercially, the Department of Homeland Security […]
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IIOT AerospaceBelgium Picks General Atomics MQ-9B For High-Altitude Surveillance
Belgium’s government has approved the start of negotiations for the purchase of the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGaurdian. As it is a foreign military sale from California-based General […]
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ArmyCyPhy’s Tethered Drones Provide Limitless Uptime to Army, Navy
Drones can be used for covert surveillance, attacks, refueling, patrolling, inspection, and any number of other tasks that benefit from a portable aircraft with an operator kept out of harm’s […]
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CongressIn FAA Bill, Senate Passes TSA Reauthorization, Counter-Drone Measures
The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a five-year reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that includes additional legislative measures that would also reauthorize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) […]
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Unmanned SystemsBell Moving to Scale Up Autonomous Delivery Drones for U.S. Military
Bell [TXT] is developing the scalability and flight control software of its Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) family of vehicles to meet U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army requirements, […]
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Business/FinancialL3 Acquires UK Firm That Makes Unmanned Surface Vehicles
Adding to its growing franchise of unmanned maritime system capabilities, L3 Technologies [LLL] on Monday said it has acquired ASV Global, a United Kingdom-based developer and manufacturer of unmanned surface […]
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CongressCounter Drone Measure Included In Bipartisan House, Senate FAA Agreement
House and Senate conferees last Saturday evening reached agreement on a bipartisan, long-term reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that includes legislation allowing the Departments of Homeland Security […]
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Navy/USMCMQ-4C Triton Crashes In California
One of two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) crashed yesterday on a Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Calif., base runway following an inflight mechanical issue and landing gear failure. […]
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ArmyUPDATED: Sikorsky Nears First Flight Of Black Hawk Robotic Co-Pilot Retrofit Kit
Sikorsky is nearing completion of the first UH-60 outfitted with an aftermarket robotic copilot kit that can help plan and execute missions in concert with a pilot either in the […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Makes Second Investment In Ocean Aero
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday said it has made a second investment in the unmanned maritime systems company Ocean Aero, a multi-million dollar investment aimed at helping the California-based company […]