Unmanned Systems
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Navy/USMCAUKUS Partners Test Pillar II Autonomous Systems In Australian Exercise
The U.S., Australia and U.K. partners recently completed a three-week-long experimentation exercise with AUKUS Pillar II autonomous capabilities, Autonomous Warrior 24, the Navy said Thursday. The Autonomous Warrior 24 exercise […]
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Navy/USMCGD Nabs Navy MEDUSA Mining Contract
The Navy recently awarded General Dynamics’ Mission Systems [GD] a contract worth up to $58 million for a new submarine-launched unmanned minelayer. The original solicitation or the program said the […]
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Unmanned SystemsSaronic Introduces Corsair, An ASV With Range And Speed To Keep Pace With Surface Fleet
Autonomous surface vessel developer and manufacturer Saronic on Wednesday unveiled its latest, and largest new craft, Corsair, which it said gives the Navy and allied partners capabilities not found in […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyInvestments In AI, Autonomy Position Lockheed Martin Well For Next CCA Round, Taiclet Says
Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] investments in artificial intelligence, autonomy, 5G connectivity, and manned and unmanned teaming put the company in a competitive position for the next increment of the Air Force’s […]
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Unmanned SystemsMarines To Add Anduril, Invariant Systems To MADIS Air Defense Platform
The Marine Corps last Wednesday awarded $200 million contracts Anduril Industries and Invariant Corp. to provide capabilities that will be integrated into an existing mobile platform to defeat drone threats […]
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Unmanned SystemsTeledyne, Leonardo DRS Unveil Counter-UAS Solutions
Teledyne FLIR and Leonardo DRS [DRS] this week introduced new counter-drone solutions based on systems that have been proven, or are being evaluated, in battlefield environments. Leonardo DRS, teamed with […]
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ArmyArmy Maneuver Leaders Want Common Controller, More Autonomy To Effect Robotic-Enabled Formations
Over the next five to 15 years the Army maneuver community wants a common user interface and hardware to control its unmanned aircraft systems and future fleet of robotic vehicles, […]
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ArmyArmy Taking Command And Control, Training, And Education Lessons From Deadly Drone Attack
A drone attack against a U.S. outpost in northeast Jordan in January that killed three U.S. soldiers and injured dozens more has led the Army to enhance its training and […]
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Unmanned SystemsArmy Awards Epirus $17 Million To Integrate New Sensor Suite For IFPC-HPM Counter-Drone System
Epirus has received a $17 million contract from the Army to upgrade the company’s high-power microwave (HPM) drone killer with a new radar and electro-optic and infrared sensor (EO/OR) suite […]
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Unmanned SystemsBoeing Laser System Defeated Group 3 UAS In Recent Red Sands Experiment
A directed energy system based on laser technology successfully defeated large drones in a recent counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) exercise hosted by U.S. Central Command and Saudi Arabia, Boeing […]
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