Unmanned Systems
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards PteroDynamics Contract for VTOL Drone
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has awarded PteroDynamics a contract to supply three of its vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drones for its Blue Water Maritime Logistics […]
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Homeland SecurityTSA Begins Drone Detection Testing At Miami Airport
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) earlier this month at Miami International Airport (MIA) kicked off a test and evaluation program of technologies that can passively detect, track and identify (DTI) […]
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Unmanned SystemsU.S. Navy Refuels E-2D with MQ-25A Test Aircraft
In the U.S. Navy’s second unmanned tanking flight since June using the Boeing [BA] MQ-25A T1 test aircraft, the latter refueled a Northrop Grumman [NOC] E-2D Advanced Hawkeye on Aug. […]
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Unmanned SystemsNavy Awards $18 Million Contract for C-UAS HELWS
The Navy has awarded MZA Associates Corp. with an $18.6 million contract for a counter unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) High Energy Laser Weapon System (HELWS), the Pentagon said on Wednesday. […]
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Air ForceKratos Pledges to Ready Skyborg to Be Program of Record by Fiscal 2023
While a U.S. Air Force official said last week that he was uncertain whether the service’s Skyborg Vanguard research and development program for teaming low-cost attritable aircraft and manned aircraft […]
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Navy/USMCONR Starting New Project To Detect Magnetic Influence Mines
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is starting a new research project to develop a system to detect magnetic influence mines from unmanned vessels. On Aug. 10, ONR issued a […]
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Unmanned SystemsCitadel Defense Gets $6 Million from DoD for C-UAS System
The Department of Defense awarded Citadel Defense a $6 million contract to build and supply a new AI-powered counter unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) system that will be developed using feedback […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAI/ML to Help Provide Advanced Warning to Decision Makers, VanHerck Says
As the Pentagon undertakes a number of reviews on U.S. defense strategy, nuclear posture, and missile defense, the commander of U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) and North American Aerospace Defense Command […]
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Unmanned SystemsVolansi Demonstrates Fully Autonomous Drone Delivery with Navy and Coast Guard
The Silicon Valley drone delivery company Volansi completed the first-ever completely autonomous maritime drone delivery demonstration with the Navy and Coast Guard on July 18 near Key West, Fla., Will […]
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Navy/USMCMore Autonomy Will Be Necessary as Unmanned Systems Continue to Move into Contested Space, Admiral Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — A greater level of autonomy will be necessary for unmanned systems as the military seeks to expand its operational environment to stay competitive with adversaries, Vice […]
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