Unmanned Systems
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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 […]
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Navy/USMCEpirus Delivers Prototype Counter-Swarm Energy Weapon To Navy
Epirus, a defense startup, on Tuesday said it delivered its prototype high-power microwave (HPM) Expeditionary Directed Energy Counter-Swarm (ExDECS) weapon to the Navy for testing earlier this year. The ExDECS […]
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Unmanned SystemsSaronic Adds Mirage And Cipher To Small Autonomous Surface Vessel Offerings
Autonomous surface vessel (ASV) developer Saronic said Wednesday it has created two new larger small unmanned surface vessel designs, boosting the range and cargo capacities of its small ASV offerings. […]
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Navy/USMCDIU Seeks Demonstrable Long-Range High-Capacity Payload UUVs
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Thursday launched a new Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) initiative to find more uncrewed vessels that can demonstrably hold high-capacity payloads for extended ranges for […]
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Unmanned SystemsShield AI Touts V-BAT Sorties In Ukraine
The V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has conducted more than 130 sorties in Ukraine, including training and operations in contested environments in the country’s war against Russian invaders, drone manufacturer […]
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Unmanned SystemsLeidos Pitches New Low-Cost Attritable UUV
Leidos [LDOS] last week pitched a new Sea Dart small, attritable low-cost uncrewed undersea vessel (UUV) as an alternative to more expensive systems during the annual 2025 Sea-Air-Space expo. “Sea […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAutonomous Technology Company Scout AI Exits Stealth With $15 Million Seed Round
Scout AI, a year-old startup developing an autonomous platform for defense robotics, on Wednesday emerged from stealth with an oversubscribed $15 million seed round led by Align Ventures and Booz […]
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Air ForceUSAF Offensive sUAS Program Surveys Industry for Multi-Domain Comms for Drone Swarms
The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Offensive Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) program (AFLCMC/WISS) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio wants to hear from companies able to integrate low size, […]
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Business/FinancialSaronic Acquires Gulf Coast Shipbuilder; Introduces 150-Foot USV
Saronic on Wednesday said it has acquired Louisiana-based Gulf Craft, a small shipbuilder that gives it a strategic location on the Gulf Coast and facilities to immediately support development and […]
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Business/FinancialAUV Developer Vatn Systems Employs Palantir To Scale Manufacturing
Joining other defense technology startups that are leveraging Palantir Technologies’ [PLTR] software manufacturing platform, Vatn Systems on Wednesday said they have partnered with the company to help as it transitions […]
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