Unmanned Systems
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Unmanned SystemsDrone Company Easy Aerial Raises $20 Million To Scale Production, Global Business
Drone developer and manufacturer Easy Aerial on Monday said it has raised $20 million in a Series B round to bolster production and international operations. The investment was backed by […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Ramping Up Undersea Drone Production Line Through 2027; Aims To Ready Extra Large Production Line By End of Year
NEWPORT, R.I. – Anduril Industries is working to ramp up the production of its current Dive-LD large Autonomous Undersea Vehicle (AUV) production line at its Quonset Point, R.I., facility to […]
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Business/FinancialREGENT Raises $240 Million To Transition Seagliders To Manufacturing
Dual-use Seaglider developer REGENT Craft last Thursday announced it raised $240 million in a new funding round as it pushes to shift from earlier stage development into full scale production […]
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Unmanned SystemsSmall Drones Improve Border Patrol’s Operations But Limitations Exist, DHS IG Says
The Border Patrol’s use of small drones over the past few years have demonstrated key benefits such as the ability to gain rapid situational awareness and lower costs versus other […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyL3Harris Adding Shield AI’s Computer Vision Tech To Strengthen VAMPIRE C-UAS Platform
Shield AI is licensing an artificial intelligence and computer vision system for detecting and tracking small drones to L3Harris Technologies [LHX] for use on the company’s VAMPIRE counter-drone platform, Shield […]
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Unmanned SystemsCounter-Drone Startup Mara Raises $7 Million To Advance Spike, An Integrated System
Mara on Tuesday said it raised $7 million in a pre-seed round to build its Spike portable counter-drone platform, which includes targeting sensors and small interceptors for 360-degree coverage against […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAuriga Fires Containerized Electromagnetic Launcher In First Field Test
Auriga Space recently completed more than a dozen test fires of its containerized electromagnetic launcher at a private range in the Mojave desert, shooting different unguided, unpowered projectiles at speeds […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyArmy Begins Assessing Counter-Drone Technology To Aid Countermine Efforts
FORT BRAGG, N.C.—An ongoing experimentation effort by the Army examining new technologies to effectively and safely breach minefields and other obstacles has added a counter-drone system to the mix to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyInterview with Col. Burges and Col. Monaghan on Recent Army Sandhills Autonomous Mine Clearing Family of Systems Demo
Defense Daily’s Cal Biesecker was at Fort Bragg, N.C., on August 21 to observe the Army’s ongoing development and experimentation of autonomous technologies for use in clearing minefields and obstacles, […]
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Unmanned SystemsC-UAS Marketplace Is ‘Accelerating Rapidly,’ JIATF-401 Director Says
The Pentagon’s Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) Marketplace is “accelerating rapidly,” according to the director of the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF)-401, with another official confirming to Defense Daily there are […]