Unmanned Systems
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Business/FinancialGrid Aero Raises $20 Million As It Preps To Begin Flying Long-Range Cargo UAS
Grid Aero on Monday said it has raised $20 million in a funding round to move the Lifter Lite long-range, autonomous unmanned aircraft system (UAS) into flight testing and use […]
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Unmanned SystemsCounter-Drone Solution For Washington, D.C.-Area Achieves IOC
A government-owned solution for detecting, identifying and responding to drone threats in the National Capital Region (NCR) has achieved initial operating capability (IOC), the Defense Department said last week. The […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Should Consolidate Command-And-Control Platforms For Unmanned Vessels, Official Says
The Navy has more command-and-control platforms than it needs and should limit these to ensure more constancy across its fleets, the officer in charge of technology and innovation at the […]
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Unmanned SystemsEstonian Conference This Month May Dovetail With Pentagon Swarm Forge Effort
Florida’s Ondas Inc. [ONDS] established its Ondas Capital business unit last September to invest $150 million in two years to scale up “mature and combat-proven defense technologies” initially focused on Ukraine. […]
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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/USMCSeasats Discloses $24 Million APFIT Award For Lightfish ASVs
Seasats on Thursday said it has received a $24 million award from the Defense Department to accelerate and scale production of the Lightfish autonomous surveillance vessel. The award was part […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin, Saildrone Eye Missile Launch From USV This Summer During RIMPAC
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and its partner Saildrone this July plan to conduct a live fire launch of the Joint Air-to-Ground (JAGM) missile from an unmanned surface vessel (USV) during the […]
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UncategorizedDIU, DAWG, Navy Launch $100 Million Challenge For Autonomous System Control
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), the relatively new Defense Autonomous Working Group (DAWG) and the Navy this week launched a $100 million prize challenge to prototype “market-ready solutions” that can […]
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Unmanned SystemsDoD Counter-Drone Task Force Makes First Replicator 2 Purchase, Fortem’s DroneHunter
The Defense Department’s task force focused on acquiring solutions to counter small drones has made its first purchase under the Replicator 2 initiative, acquiring two DroneHunter F700 systems from Fortem […]
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Unmanned SystemsDHS Creates Program Executive Office for Drone and Counter-Drone Systems
To further sharpen its focus on the purchase of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and counter-drone solutions, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has established a new program executive office (PEO) […]