Unmanned Systems
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Air ForceUSAF Wants to ‘Stop the Bleeding’ in Sustainment Accounts
One top U.S. Air Force priority is bolstering sustainment and flying hours funding, as the service moves to an envisioned fleet of cheaper to maintain, unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) […]
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InternationalBrits Receive First Autonomous Anti-Mine Vessel
The U.K. Ministry of Defense last week announced it received its first new end-to-end autonomous mine hunting vessel, the unmanned surface vessel (USV) RNMB Ariadne. In a March 14 announcement, […]
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Business/FinancialBooz Allen, Shield AI Partner On Autonomous Solutions For U.S. Military
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] and Shield AI are collaborating to bring artificial intelligence-powered autonomous solutions to warfighters. The partnership leverages Booz Allen’s mission expertise and Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomous pilot […]
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Business/FinancialMach Industries To Manufacture UAS For HevenDrones In New Partnership
Mach Industries will manufacture drones designed by HevenDrones under a new partnership between the companies that will allow the Miami-based developer of the unmanned aircraft (UAS) to scale its production […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Surveying Industry on Mature Counter UAS
The U.S. Air Force wants to hear from companies able to demonstrate mature, Technology Readiness Level 6 ground-to-air and air-to-air counter drone systems by June 30 and to increase production […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDIU Selects Companies To Rapidly Prototype Long-Range Loitering Munitions For Contested Environments
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) last Friday said it has awarded contracts to AeroVironment [AVAV], Auterion, Dragoon Technology, and Swan to rapidly prototype and demonstrate long-range loitering munitions that can […]
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Air ForceFirestorm Labs Selected For STRATFI Funding To Scale Modular UAS, 3D Printing Cell
Startup Firestorm Labs has been selected for an Air Force venture funding award to help the company scale its Tempest unmanned aircraft system (UAS) and its additive manufacturing cell that […]
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Navy/USMCSaildrone Becomes Third Defense Startup To Partner With Palantir
Saildrone on Thursday announced a new strategic partnership with Palantir Technologies [PLTR] the third agreement with a defense startup and fourth overall in recent months. Saildrone said this cooperation will […]
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Business/FinancialShield AI Brings In Seasoned Executive To Help Scale Company
Shield AI on Wednesday announced Gary Steele as its new CEO beginning in May, charging him with helping the startup transition to an established company. Steele’s has more than 30 […]
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Unmanned SystemsDHS Wants To Take Counter-Drone Activities Nationwide
The Department of Homeland Security wants to expand its current research, developing, and operational activities around detecting, monitoring, and defeating threats from small drones across the U.S. to support mission […]