Unmanned Systems
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Air ForceTo Help Meet USAF Demand, PBS Aerospace Plans To More Than Double Small Turbojet Engine Capacity
PBS Aerospace, the U.S. subsidiary of the Czech-based PBS Group, plans to increase its production capacity for turbojet engines from 2,000 this year to 5,000 next year at its Roswell, […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Changes MUSV Plans Again, Cancelling MASC And Switches To Marketplace Family Of Systems Approach
The Navy’s Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotic and Autonomous Systems (PAE RAS) on Thursday announced it was cancelling the Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) medium-sized Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) program […]
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Business/FinancialShield AI Raises $2 Billion; Acquiring Software Simulation Company Aechelon To Strengthen AI Pilot
Shield AI on Thursday said it has raised $2 billion in new funding, including a $1.5 billion Series G round to buy defense software firm Aechelon and continue development of […]
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Business/FinancialPDW Raises $110 Million To Expand Offerings, Increase Drone Production
Drone startup Performance Drone Works (PDW) has raised $110 million in a new funding round to expand its product offerings, ramp production and pursue other strategic programs. The Series B […]
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Air ForceAFRL’s Rapid Innovation Center Looks For Range Of Autonomous Point Defense Counters Against Group 1, 2 Drones
Under the Automated Counter-UAS Expeditionary Solutions (ACES) effort, the Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Rapid Innovation Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is surveying companies on their technologies for autonomous, point […]
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Unmanned SystemsJIATF-401 Awards Small Counter-Drone Contracts To SmartShooter, AeroVironment
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force Tuesday evening announced two more small awards for systems that could be used to protect the United States, one to SmartShooter and another to AeroVironment […]
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Unmanned SystemsEpirus, GD And Kodiak Unveil Autonomous Directed Energy System For Domestic C-UAS Use
Epirus, General Dynamics [GD] and Kodiak AI on Tuesday introduced an autonomous pickup truck with a high-power microwave (HPM) for point defense against small drone threats in the United States. […]
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Air ForceWith an Eye To CCA Increment 2, Talon IQ Conducts Test Flight
A “Talon IQ” Model 437 aircraft by Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] Scaled Composites has flown a mission autonomy test flight using the company’s Prism software and Hivemind software by Shield AI, […]
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InternationalState Department Okays $17 Billion In FMS Deals For Middle East Partners
Amid ongoing U.S. and Israeli operations against Iran, the U.S. State Department on Thursday approved nearly $17 billion in potential arms deals with Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, […]
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CongressCounter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says
U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]