Unmanned Systems
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Air ForceAurora Flight Sciences Plans Flight of Active Flow Control Demonstrator in 2025
Boeing‘s [BA] Aurora Flight Sciences plans to fly an Active Flow Control (AFC) demonstrator in 2025 under the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Experiments Put MUSVs On Firmer Setting
Experiments with Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSVs) have helped push the Navy to more securely see the value in the vessels as “advantageous” going forward, a service officer said last […]
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Air ForceSimulating Extreme Heat and Speed Key Challenge for Draper in Mayhem Program
Simulating the high heat and speed of hypersonic systems is key for Massachusetts’ Draper Laboratory in its work on the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Mayhem program. A Leidos [LDOS] […]
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Business/FinancialVolatus To Manufacture, Distribute Airial Robotics Drones
Volatus Aerospace Group [VLTTF] last week said it has entered into an exclusive partnership with German unmanned aircraft system (UAS) developer Airial Robotics to help manufacture, market and distributed the […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS Seeks Information On Counter-UAS In Various Operational Modes
The Department of Homeland Security this week released a Request for Information (RFI) for counter-drone systems for use in various configurations, from fixed-site to person-portable, to meet operational needs. The […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAvenger Drone Advances Collaborative Combat Aircraft Concept, General Atomics Says
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) said on Jan. 11 that a company-owned MQ-20 Avenger drone advanced the company’s internally funded work on Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) in three autonomous […]
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Business/FinancialPrivate Equity Firm Highlander Acquires UAS Developer DZYNE Technologies
Highlander Partners, L.P. last week said it has acquired DZYNE Technologies, a developer and manufacturer of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for the Defense Department and other agencies. Terms of […]
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Business/FinancialL3Harris Gets Contract To Provide Ukrainian Forces With VAMPIRE Defense System
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] last Friday said it has received a $40 million Pentagon contract to provide 14 of its VAMPIRE weapon systems to Ukraine this year, with the first four […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Buys Two XQ-58A Valkyrie Drones
The Navy awarded Kratos [KTOS] a $15.5 million contract on Dec. 30 to procure two XQ-58A Valkyrie stealth unmanned aerial systems (UASs) following years of Air Force testing. The cost-plus-fixed-fee […]
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Business/FinancialDedrone Acquires Counter-Drone Firm Aerial Armor
Dedrone, a developer and provider of counter-drone solutions, has acquired Aerial Armor, which offers artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled software that detects drones and integrates counter-drone sensors. Terms of the deal were […]
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