Unmanned Systems
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard to Acquire Parrot, Skydio Drones
The Coast Guard in September awarded two small contracts to resellers to provide trusted short range-unmanned aviation systems (SR-UAS) from Parrot Anafi and Skydio that can be used to help […]
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Navy/USMCBoeing Wins $47 Million Contract To Start First MQ-25 LRIP
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Boeing [BA] a $47 million advance acquisition contract on Sept. 28 to prepare to build and deliver the low-rate initial production (LRIP) Lot […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Finds Navy’s XLUUVs Years Behind Schedule And Over Budget
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released Wednesday found the Navy’s Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program is at least three years late and 64 percent more expensive […]
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CongressSenate Homeland Security Panel Approves Cyber And Border Security Bills
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved several bills aimed at strengthening the nation’s cyber and border security, including a measure that would direct the Department […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLockheed Martin, Verizon Demonstrate Real-Time Drone ISR Over 5G Networks
Strategic partners Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Verizon [VZ] this year have demonstrated the capture and seamless, secure transmission and processing of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) data in real-time over […]
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Homeland Security
Coast Guard Makes Small Awards For Parrot Anafi, Skydio Drones
The Coast Guard on Tuesday awarded two small contracts to resellers to provide trusted, short range-unmanned aviation systems (SR-UAS) from Parrot and Skydio that can be used to help meet […]
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Homeland SecurityBill To Sustain Government Operations Extends DHS, DoJ Counter-Drone Authorities
Counter-drone authorities used by the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice that are set to expire in October would be extended into December under a proposed continuing resolution to maintain […]
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Air ForceNew AFCENT Detachment to Bolster Detection of Small Drones
The U.S. Air Force component of Central Command–Air Forces Central (AFCENT)–has created Detachment 99 (DET 99) to spur innovation in the detection and countering of small drones, including those of […]
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Navy/USMCONR Tests Unmanned Technologies To Help Find Illicit Maritime Cargo
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is sponsoring the SCOUT initiative and recently conducted an experiment to figure out how to better detect illicit maritime cargo and drug-running using unmanned […]
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Unmanned SystemsGeneral Atomics Conducts Autonomous AI Flight With MQ-20A
General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted a completely autonomous flight test using an artificial intelligence (AI) pilot on an MQ-20A Avenger unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on Sept. 12, the […]
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