unmanned systems
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Air ForceKratos, GE Win Air Force Contract For GEK1500 Engine Preliminary Design
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] announced it and partner GE Aerospace [GE] recently won an Air Force contract to finish the preliminary design of their new GK1500 engine aimed […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Test Unmanned Tailored Force Pairings With Roosevelt Strike Group; Small USV With LCS
The Navy is preparing to start experimenting with pairing unmanned surface vessels (USVs) with carrier strike groups and other surface vessels this year as it begins testing the Chief of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBlue Water Autonomy Unveils Details For 190-Foot USV With Eyes On MASC
Blue Water Autonomy on Wednesday introduced details of its first autonomous unmanned surface vessel (USV), the 190-foot Liberty Class, which is based on a proven hull design and is expected […]
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Navy/USMCBlackSea Conducts Keel Laying For New NightTrain Autonomous Logistics Vessel
BlackSea Technologies on Jan. 30 conducted a formal keel-laying ceremony marking the start of construction on its NightTrain autonomous logistics vessel. Night Train is the company’s autonomous, low-profile logistics vessel […]
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InternationalHII Doubles The Size Of UK Unmanned Vehicle Facility
HII [HII] this week announced it has completed an expansion to double the size of its unmanned vehicle facility in Porchester, United Kingdom, strengthening its capability as a regional hub […]
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Navy/USMCHanwha And HavocAI To Develop 200-Foot Autonomous Ship Aimed At Navy MASC
Korean conglomerate Hanwha’s U.S. defense business last week announced it signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with American autonomy developer HavocAI to jointly develop a 200-foot autonomous surface vessel (ASV) […]
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Navy/USMCTextron Sells U.S. Navy One Tsunami USV For AUKUS Testing
Textron Systems [TXT] on Wednesday announced it sold a single 21-foot version of its new Tsunami unmanned surface vessel (USV) to a U.S. Navy warfare center to participate in an […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Looks To Cancel Orca XLUUV And GARC USV Programs In Favor Of Others, Memo Says
The Navy’s draft plan for a new unmanned acquisition office calls for canceling and redirecting funding of both the Boeing [BA] Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) and BlackSea […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s New Unmanned Acquisition Office Set To Absorb 66 Programs Across All Domains
The Navy’s plans for the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Robotic Autonomous System (PAE RAS) office will have it absorb 66 unmanned system programs across six current Program Executive Offices and 18 […]
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SAIC And HavocAI Team Up To Link Autonomous Fleets With Command And Control Infrastructure
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] and autonomy developer HavocAI on Wednesday announced a new partnership to integrate the former’s real-time multi-domain communications and data system with the latter’s autonomous maritime […]
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