Unmanned Systems

The Pentagon plans to cut spending on unmanned aerial vehicles in fiscal 2014 by one-third of the amount over the previous year, in part because of the winding down of […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] has launched its latest unmanned ground vehicle called CUTLASS, which is designed for the remote surveillance and handling of hazardous threats such as bombs, the company Friday. […]

The head of a House panel said he has concerns about the Pentagon’s proposed changes to a new Army vehicle effort and plans for buying Navy drones, and also is […]

Boeing’s [BA] X-48C blended wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has successfully completed 30 test flights over an eight-month research period, the company said. The blended wing body (BWB) concept is […]

The Integrator unmanned aerial vehicle has completed its first flight off a ship as part of testing before heading into limited production for the Marine Corps. The RQ-21 Integrator snags […]

Technical issues have forced the Navy to push back limited production of its planned high endurance unmanned aerial vehicle for maritime surveillance by at least a year. In rolling out […]

AeroVironment Inc.(AVAV) yesterday said it received $13.8 million in incremental funding on March 30 from the Army for continued performance of a contract action with a not-to-exceed value of $65.5 […]

General Dynamics [GD] Advanced Information Systems yesterday said it has successfully completed the critical design review for Knifefish, the surface-mine countermeasure unmanned undersea vehicle (SMCM UUV), one month ahead of […]

The Congressional Budget Office yesterday released a report that said there are better options for the Army’s desired new $29 billion Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV) after evaluating four alternatives. “Although […]

Seeking public comment on its proposed privacy policy for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday will host an online public engagement session to overview the […]