As the Army continues to push toward building autonomous capabilities into its next-generation combat vehicles and aircraft, the service’s chief said Tuesday he envisions a ‘minimally-manned’ fleet of platforms rather than moving to completely unmanned systems. “A lot of people look at ...

The Defense Department is opening a new storefront near the Pentagon with dozens of personnel dedicated to counter-unmanned aerial systems (UAS) technologies, the department’s chief acquisition leader said Jan. 14. The new office in Crystal City, an area of Arlington, Virginia, will be led by an ...

The Army has selected vendors to deliver the first Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) prototypes, going with QinetiQ North America for the light variant and a Textron [TXT] team for the medium variant.  Each company is tasked with delivering four test vehicles for their specific variant, with formal ...

The professional and technical engineering firm NV5 Global [NVEE] last month completed its $318 million acquisition of Quantum Spatial, Inc. (QSI), significantly expanding its geospatial solutions capabilities and offerings, and its presence in the federal market. QSI gives NV5 capabilities in high ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Bell’s [TXT] V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft completed a successful autonomous test flight in December, as the company readies for an Army downselect decision in March to continue forward in the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft program.  Ryan Ehinger, Bell’s program ...

The Pentagon awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] five contracts worth a cumulative $2.3 billion at the end of 2019 for various work related to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, to include logistics services for delivered aircraft, long-lead materiels and upgraded software capabilities. The contracts, ...