Advanced / Transformational Technology
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Navy/USMCNear Earth’s Unmanned Bell 505 Offering Picked For Marines’ Resupply Drone Development Effort
Near Earth Autonomy has announced its selection for the second increment of the Marine Corps’ Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle–Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) development program, with plans to work on an unmanned […]
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Unmanned SystemsUnmanned Warfare Frontier Model Developer Scout AI Raises $100 Million
Scout AI, which is squarely focused on developing a frontier artificial intelligence model for unmanned warfare, on Wednesday said it has raised $100 million in an oversubscribed Series A round […]
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Business/FinancialFirestorm Labs Raises $82 Million To Transition Mobile 3D Printing Tech, Drones Into Production
Firestorm Labs, which has developed additive manufacturing cells that can be forward deployed to print drones and parts, raised $82 million in a Series B funding round as it transitions […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Tap Sikorsky, Robinson’s Unmanned R66 For Medium Resupply Drone Development Effort
The Marine Corps has selected Sikorsky [LMT] and Robinson Helicopter’s R66 Turbinetruck for the second increment of the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle–Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) development program, the companies said on […]
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Unmanned SystemsArmy Begins Evaluating Bumble Bee Drone Interceptor With Autonomous Kill Capability
FORT BRAGG, N.C.—Army paratroopers here last Thursday began assessing a new drone prototype designed to autonomously intercept adversary small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to inform further development of the Bumble […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBooz Allen Invests In Autonomy Orchestration Company NODA AI
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] last Friday said it made a strategic investment in NODA AI, a startup developing software that allows different autonomous systems to work together across air, land, […]
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BudgetDoD Details Massive Drone, Industrial Base Investment In FY ‘27, Explains Reconciliation Outlook
Senior Pentagon officials on Tuesday detailed the department’s aim to massively increase spending on drone and industrial base investment initiatives by tens of billions of dollars in fiscal year 2027, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAV Demonstrates Laser Weapon System Aboard Navy Aircraft Carrier Against Drones
AeroVironment [AVAV] on Tuesday said it successfully demonstrated its LOCUST laser weapons system aboard the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) during a live fire demonstration at sea in October 2025, […]
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Unmanned SystemsLeidos Partners With Havoc To Enhance Autonomous Capabilities On USVs
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Leidos [LDOS] and the all-domain autonomy company Havoc on Monday formally partnered to add the startup’s collaborative autonomy capabilities to Leidos’ existing autonomy stack used on its family […]
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Unmanned SystemsAutonomous Maritime Vessel Developer Ulysses Announces $46 Million In Funding
Autonomous maritime vessel developer Ulysses on Thursday said it has raised $46 million in two funding rounds, a previously undisclosed seed financing last year, and new Series A investment, to […]