Unmanned (All Services)

Bell [TXT] unveiled the full-size mockup of its V-247 autonomous tiltrotor Sept. 25, and it is much larger than a scale-model suggests. Just outside the company’s booth at the Modern […]

The Navy has ordered an operational stand down of its first MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 following a recent crash landing at the Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), […]

One of two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) crashed yesterday on a Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Calif., base runway following an inflight mechanical issue and landing gear failure. […]

Sikorsky is nearing completion of the first UH-60 outfitted with an aftermarket robotic copilot kit that can help plan and execute missions in concert with a pilot either in the […]

A top State Department official on Friday said the U.S. will push for changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) guidelines on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) exports in the […]

The Navy late Thursday said that the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker program intends to eventually deliver 72 aircraft after the initial four test aircraft and the program is accelerating the […]

A new Defense Department report sketched out how it plans to increase the use of open architecture (OA) and modularity in unmanned systems over the next 25 years, starting by […]

The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Boeing’s [BA] Insitu Inc. a $54 million contract on Tuesday to produce four full-rate production Lot II RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) […]

The U.S. Army will use Raytheon’s [RTN] Coyote unmanned aircraft system and the KRFS radar, as a near-term counter-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability to protect deployed units from enemy drones. Raytheon has delivered 40 […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee’s report on the annual defense appropriations bill revealed major changes to the acquisition strategies of the large displacement and extra large unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV and […]