Unmanned Systems

The acting deputy of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday told a Senate panel that Congress needs to provide funding for the department to acquire counter unmanned aircraft […]

The first East Coast Squadron to operate the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter received its initial aircraft this month, the Navy said Sept. 18. Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 […]

BAE Systems this week unveiled its latest unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV), the medium-sized Riptide UUV-12. This is the first new BAE UUV the company made public since it acquired the […]

Shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Tuesday upped its commitment to the development and manufacture of unmanned naval vessels, breaking ground on a new center of excellence in Virginia specifically […]

Making use of existing legislative authorities to limit the use of drones in the airspace of some areas, providing state and local law enforcement agencies with powers to counter drones, […]

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper last week told sailors unmanned vehicles will allow the Navy to increase over a planned 355 ships. Esper spoke to sailors while visiting the USS […]

The concept designs of three companies that have acknowledged their interest in the U.S. Air Force vision for MQ-Next all feature flying wings–a nearly 550 year-old concept, first pondered by […]

Volansi completed a $50 million Series B financing round led by Icon Ventures to continue development of its autonomous vertical takeoff and landing cargo drones. Other participants in the round […]

A Navy official said the Marine Corps is due to start operating an armed MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial system (UAS) within months. “Last year, in response to an urgent need […]

Anduril Industries this week released Ghost 4, the latest iteration of its American-made small UAS designed for military and commercial use. According to company founder Palmer Luckey, it is “the […]