Ongoing testing of optionally-manned cargo trucks in leader-follower configurations that began two years ago has developed hardware and software to the point where the Army plans to use the systems and the soldiers that have been working with them in larger military exercises in 2022, an Army ...
Unmanned Systems
Northrop Grumman [NOC] and Italy’s Leonardo this week said they will jointly pursue global opportunities in the market for vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) uncrewed aerial systems (UAS). The companies said the partnership will leverage Northrop Grumman’s expertise in advanced aircraft and ...
The private equity firm AE Industrial Partners (AEI) on Tuesday said it acquired Jennings Aeronautics, Inc. (JAI), a designer, developer and manufacturer of small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS). The firm is combining it with its portfolio company UAV Factory, scaling the company and further ...
Boeing’s [BA] MQ-25A Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker test asset, called T1, conducted the first unmanned aerial refueling with a Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35C Joint Strike Fighter for the Navy on Sept. 13. The company and Navy said their integrated team conducted the refueling test flight ...
Fortem in Successful Drone Detection Test Event for Defense Officials Fortem Technologies says its counter unmanned aircraft system (CUAS) technologies were successfully tested earlier this year in an urban environment with various Defense Department agencies. Fortem’s SkyDome software, its ...
The General Atomics‘ RG Mk1 Protector drone is expected to enter service with the Royal Air Force (RAF) by 2024, and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defense has announced a nearly $130 million upgrade for the RAF Waddington base to prepare for the deployment of 16 such drones to replace the nine ...