Unmanned Systems
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Business/FinancialBullfrog Counter-Drone Developer Allen Control Systems Raises $200 Million
Allen Control Systems (ACS) on Friday said it has raised $200 million to scale production of its Bullfrog autonomous weapon station that can be integrated with different weapons—including the M240 […]
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Navy/USMCMUSV At-Sea Testing Limited To Seven Selectees But Could Re-Open If Navy Wants USVs With Different Requirements
While the Navy does not plan to add to the seven companies chosen for at-sea prototype testing of Medium Unmanned Surface Vessels (MUSVs) this year, the marketplace could re-open for […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin Demonstrates Successful Drone Intercept With Sanctum System
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday said it successfully intercepted a one-way attack drone in a demonstration of its Sanctum counter-unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS). The test at Yuma Proving Grounds in […]
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Unmanned SystemsGround Robotics Startup Focused On Complex Environments Raises $10 Million In Seed Round
Shifters, a small startup developing sensor-carrying quadruped robots and autonomy software for maneuverability in difficult and dangerous terrains, has raised $10.2 million in an early stage round that will be […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Chooses Seven Companies For First MUSV At-Sea Demos
The Navy last Friday announced seven companies have been selected for the prototype Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) at-sea testing phase that is set to last from June to October. […]
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Unmanned SystemsDroneShield Awarded $13.8 Million By JIATF-401 For Anti-Drone Systems On Southern Border
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force on Tuesday said it has awarded Australia’s DroneShield a $13.8 million contract to provide counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) that detect and mitigate drone threats for […]
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Navy/USMCAustralia Will Only Buy Used Virginia SSNs For AUKUS; UUV Tech To Be Pillar II Signature Project
The defense ministers of the three AUKUS partners last Saturday announced Australia will now exclusively buy used American Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs) and that the first “signature project” of Pillar […]
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Unmanned SystemsLow Radar Cross Section Of MQ-28 Ghost Bat Validated, Boeing Says
Boeing [BA] said on Monday that it has validated the low Radar Cross Section (RCS) of the company’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone. “The MQ-28’s RCS reduces the range that enemy […]
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Unmanned SystemsMotorola Solutions To Acquire Counter-Drone Company D-Fend For $1.5 Billion
Network and security company Motorola Solutions [MSI] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire D-Fend Solutions, an Israel-based provider of radio frequency systems to detect and counter threats from […]
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Navy/USMCDIU And Navy Launch Mine Countermeasure Modernization Prize
The Defense Department’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Friday announced the launch of a new $10 million mine countermeasure (MCM) modernization prize challenge with the Navy to add more tools […]
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