Unmanned Systems
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Navy/USMCOfficial: Integration Will Make New Navy Unmanned Systems More Cost-Effective
The Navy’s top acquisition official said the Navy will be ale to pay for the new unmanned systems in part by gaining efficiencies across platforms to tie unmanned plans and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNavy Plans 2021 Unmanned Fleet Battle Problem In Pacific
The U.S. Pacific Fleet plans to conduct an exercise focused on unmanned systems in early 2021, a Navy official confirmed Tuesday. “We’re shooting for early 2021 to be able to […]
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Unmanned SystemsStrong U.S. Industrial Base for Small UAS Needed to Counter China, Lord Says
Pentagon acquisition chief Ellen Lord highlighted the Defense Innovation Unit’s (DIU) Blue sUAS (small unmanned aerial systems) project as a stepping stone toward a stronger U.S. drone industrial base, which […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAgile Condor Pod to Go Through Classified Testing Over Next Year
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Agile Condor wide area surveillance pod is to undergo classified testing over the next year after a recent flight on the General Atomics […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyOfficials Lay Out Navy Unmanned Campaign Plan
A Navy official on Tuesday explained the service’s unmanned campaign plan to build a centralized management and leadership of technologies supporting all unmanned platforms. The plan, directed by the Chief […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNavy Unveils Autonomy Integration Project For Unmanned Vessels
Navy officials unveiled a new prototyping effort Tuesday to integrate sensors and payloads into a single unmanned maritime project, the Rapid Autonomy Integration Lab (RAIL). RAIL is being led by […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Chooses Airports to Host Counter-UAS Testing As Drone Sightings Rise
The Federal Aviation Administration will select four airports nationwide to host some of its testing and evaluation of drone detection and mitigation systems as the agency works toward eventually publishing […]
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Business/FinancialGD Mission Systems Invests In Counter-Drone Company Dedrone
General Dynamics [GD] on Thursday said its Mission Systems segment has invested in drone security company Dedrone and the two companies have entered into a strategic partnership under which GD […]
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ArmyTechnology Company Arete Demonstrates Ability To Detect, Track Swarms Of Small Drones
In a recent test campaign, a small defense contractor demonstrated its ability to detect, track and locate more than 40 small drones simultaneously using a package of small sensors. The […]
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InternationalGA And SENER Develop New NATO Pod For MQ-9 Reaper
General Atomics and Spain’s SENER Aerospacial said Tuesday they are integrating a new NATO sensor Pod on to the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for European sensors. The companies […]