Unmanned Systems
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Unmanned SystemsQuantum Tech Firm IonQ Invests In, Partners With, Drone Company Heven
IonQ [ONQ] this week said it has made a financial investment in hydrogen-powered drone developer Heven AeroTech, part of a new strategic partnership between the companies to bring quantum technology […]
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ArmyRecent C-UAS Exercises Demonstrate Advances In Lowering Costs, Rapid Testing With Industry, Army Officials Say
U.S. Army and NATO exercises in Europe this month demonstrated low-cost solutions to defeat drones and showed industry working to improve systems quickly based on soldier feedback, Army officials said […]
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Unmanned SystemsPending Multiple Award DHS-Wide Counter-Drone Contract Worth $1.5 Billion
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) last Friday evening released a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a multiple award contract worth up to $1.5 billion that its components and agencies […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Establish Drone ISR Services Through Basic Ordering Agreements
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced it plans to establish delivery orders for land and sea-based Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) services under four Basic Ordering […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Looks To Cancel Orca XLUUV And GARC USV Programs In Favor Of Others, Memo Says
The Navy’s draft plan for a new unmanned acquisition office calls for canceling and redirecting funding of both the Boeing [BA] Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) and BlackSea […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s New Unmanned Acquisition Office Set To Absorb 66 Programs Across All Domains
The Navy’s plans for the Portfolio Acquisition Executive Robotic Autonomous System (PAE RAS) office will have it absorb 66 unmanned system programs across six current Program Executive Offices and 18 […]
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Navy/USMCSAIC And HavocAI Team Up To Link Autonomous Fleets With Command And Control Infrastructure
Science Applications International Corp. [SAIC] and autonomy developer HavocAI on Wednesday announced a new partnership to integrate the former’s real-time multi-domain communications and data system with the latter’s autonomous maritime […]
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Unmanned SystemsCISA Issues Guidelines To Lower Risks Of Drone Threats To Critical Infrastructure
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a package of guidelines to assist owners and operators of critical infrastructure to mitigate of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) including suggestions […]
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Business/FinancialShield AI, Europe’s Destinus Partner On Collaborative Autonomy
Shield AI and Netherland’s-based Destinus on Wednesday announced a partnership to leverage Shield’s Hivemind mission autonomy pilot across Destinus’ unmanned aerial platforms with plans to conduct flight testing in 2026. […]
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Air ForceF-22 Controls Unmanned General Atomics MQ-20 Drone In Industry Demo
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) on Monday announced the successful test of an F-22 Raptor fighter controlling an MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) for the first time […]