Unmanned Systems

The 3rd Fleet finished the fourth experimentation event geared at testing unmanned vehicles and systems for the Navy on March 15. Integrated Battle Problem (IBP) 24.1 lasted from March 4 […]

Navy officials recently confirmed the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program has been “re-phased” and pushed back in the schedule, with the fiscal year (FY) 2025 budget request […]

A new long-range loitering munition introduced by Anduril Industries last year successfully engaged all targets in its first end-to-end live fire test, the company said on Thursday. The ALTIUS-700M, which […]

Eyeing lessons learned from ongoing global conflicts, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week issued a solicitation for commercial solutions that allow small uncrewed aerial systems (sUAS) and other small […]

Shield AI on Tuesday said it has received a contract from Naval Air Systems Command to integrate its artificial intelligence aircraft pilot software onto the Kratos Defense [KTOS] BQM-177A high-speed […]

The Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) budget caps imposed on the Department of the Navy forced it to lower funding for unmanned vessels and work on the next carrier-based fighter under […]

U.S. forces in the Middle East are using directed energy (DE) weapon systems to protect themselves against enemy drone and missile attacks, but more are needed as part of a […]

Saildrone and Austal USA launched the first aluminum Surveyor unmanned surface vehicle on Wednesday off the latter’s new production line. The two companies first announced a partnership for Austal’s Mobile, […]

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Sigma Defense’s SOLUTE a $19 million contract to provide integration for autonomy software for the Navy’s unmanned vehicles via the Autonomy Baseline Manager (ABM). […]

Several experts and researchers working for the Navy recently outlined major challenges for the Navy’s use of artificial intelligence (AI). Sam Tangredi, a retired Navy captain and professor and Leidos […]