Unmanned Systems

The Navy selected Martin UAV and its V-BAT for a vertical take-off and landing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) prototyping effort as a result of the Mi2 Challenge concluding this month. […]

The threat of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is a top concern for the head of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie. Two disparate issues–the future of refugees/displaced […]

Final rules for drone remote identification (remote ID) and drone operations over people went into effect on Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The rules were unveiled in […]

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s MQ-9 program office at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio said on Apr. 20 that it is upgrading the General Atomics drone to counter near-peer adversaries–Pentagon-speak […]

The Navy this week revealed more details about the ongoing Unmanned Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) exercise being led by U.S. Pacific Fleet, including that it will have an offensive […]

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] announced the release of its new small-class REMUS 300 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) on April 19. HII said the new vehicle can go up to 305 […]

Raytheon Technologies [RTX] said this week that its Germany-based Raytheon Deutschland GmbH subsidiary has developed a passive, digital electronic intelligence (ELINT) system–the Advanced Radar Detection System (ARDS)–that will allow aircraft […]

The Navy began its first joint unmanned and manned capabilities fleet battle problem exercise on April 19 off the coast of San Diego, Calif. The exercise is led by U.S. […]

The Coast Guard has outfitted two more National Security Cutters (NSCs) with unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), marking completion of installation of the first eight high-endurance ships with the ScanEagle drones. […]

The Navy’s top officer in charge of developing unmanned vehicles this week said the Northrop Grumman [NOC] MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based in Guam is doing better than […]