Unmanned Systems
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Unmanned SystemsFirst Orca XLUUV Minelayer To Deliver This Summer, Navy Developing More Playloads
The Navy plans to receive the first Boeing [BA]-built Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) this summer, a Navy program office leader said this week. The first vessel, dubbed […]
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InternationalNavy Seeks Industry Help For Foreign Partner Long Range UAV
The Navy is seeking industry input on potential solutions for a long-range unmanned aircraft to be used by an unspecified partner country. The Request For Information (RFI), published Wednesday, specifically […]
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Business/FinancialKratos Introduces Landing Gear Variant Of Valkyrie Tactical Drone
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] recently unveiled a version of its Valkyrie stealthy, aerial combat drone with internal landing gear to enable conventional takeoff and landing to give customers […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBattery Manufacturer Lyten Launches Unit Focused On Drones
Lithium-sulfur battery developer and manufacturer Lyten on Thursday said it is launching an initiative to bring its lightweight, domestically-sourced batteries to the drone industry. Battery cells produced by Lyten were […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyCoast Guard Interested in High-Power Microwaves To Stop Small Craft, Drones
The Coast Guard is surveying the market for non-lethal high-power microwave (HPM) technologies for use in the maritime environment to shut down electronic systems on small watercraft and unmanned systems, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Establishes USV Squadron 7 For Small Vessels
The Navy established Unmanned Surface Vessel Squadron (USVRON) 7 on April 25 during a ceremony at Naval Base San Diego, operating under Commander of Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet […]
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InternationalNATO Seeks Solutions To Counter Fiber Optic-Controlled FPV Drones
NATO in June plans to host an Innovation Challenge for solutions that can counter drones that rely on fiber optic cable for control by an operator, a capability Russian forces […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU To Issue Solicitation For Low-Collateral Effects Counter-Drone Solutions
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) next week plans to issue a solicitation seeking commercial solutions to more safely defeat small drones, the head of the unit said on Thursday. The […]
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Air ForceBeale AFB to Be Deployment Center for CCA, As USAF Begins Ground Tests
Beale AFB, Calif.–the home of the U-2 surveillance plane–is to house the Aircraft Readiness Unit (ARU) for U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) to allow them to deploy quickly, […]
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CongressAbility To Detect And Track Drones At Domestic Bases Varied And Insufficient, DoD Official Says
More than a year after a series of drone incursions at a sensitive military base in Virginia, the abilities of domestic bases to observe potential threats from small unmanned aircraft […]