Unmanned Systems
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Air ForceYFQ-44A Fired AMRAAM In Recent Test In Mojave Desert
A YFQ-44A Fury Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototype by Anduril Industries recently conducted a live-fire test of an AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) in the Mojave Desert against […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAuriga Space Adapting Electromagnetic Launch Tech For Counter-Drone Interception
Auriga Space on Wednesday said it has signed a three-year research and development agreement (CRADA) with an Army science and technology command to advance the startup’s electromagnetic launch technology for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyInterview with Lt. Col. Adam Scher, Strategic Communications Advisor for the Joint Interagency Task Force-401
Lt. Col. Scher discusses how the Pentagon’s counter-drone task force is organizing its cross functional teams to quickly meet warfighter needs, including a focus on hiring experts and giving them […]
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Unmanned SystemsVatn Rapidly Develops Autonomous UUV For Mine Countermeasures
Building on its multi-role Skelmir 6 autonomous unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), Vatn Systems on Tuesday introduced SIGURD, a modular mine countermeasure system capable of detecting undersea mines at depths up […]
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Navy/USMCCENTCOM Uses Saronic USVs For One-Way Strikes In Latest Attacks On Iran
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Monday announced it used three one-way attack unmanned surface vessel (USV) drones for the first time in the latest set of strikes on Iran. American […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMedia Gaggle With Sgt. Maj. Kellen Rowley, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Joint Interagency Task Force-401 Director
Army Sgt. Maj. Kellen Rowley spoke with reporters at Fort Benning, Ga., on July 8 during the third and final week of an operational assessment of Perennial Autonomy’s Bumblebee Version […]
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ArmyMedia Gaggle With Lt. Col. Alex Morse, Capability Manager for Mobile Solutions at Joint Interagency Task Force-401
During this press event at Fort Benning, Ga., on July 8, Lt. Col. Morse discussed evaluations of autonomous targeting software being developed by Perennial Autonomy, which is supplying the Bumblebee […]
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Navy/USMCDIU And Navy Team Up For Modular Payload Prize Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week opened a new multiphase prize challenge with a $5 million prize pool, called Specular MIST, aimed at speeding development of containerized payloads for […]
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Unmanned SystemsCBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million
The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]
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Air ForceDIU And Air Force Collaborating On MQ-9A Follow-On
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Air Force are collaborating on a project to replace the General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper which, depending on payload, can cost up to $50 million […]