Unmanned Systems
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Air ForceSixth Flight Test of XQ-58A Valkyrie Features First Weapons Bay Release
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on March 26 conducted the sixth flight test of the Kratos [KTOS] XQ-58A Valkyrie drone at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.–a demonstration that featured the […]
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Business/FinancialAnduril Acquires UAS Developer Area-I
Anduril Industries on Thursday said it has acquired Area-I in a deal that builds out its line of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) with fixed-wing aircraft and related technologies. Terms of […]
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Business/FinancialJ.F. Lehman Invests In Gimbaled Camera System Developer Trillium Engineering
The private equity firm J.F. Lehman & Company on Wednesday said it has made a “substantial investment” in Trillium Engineering, a small developer and provider of gimbaled camera systems for […]
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Unmanned SystemsDroneHunter Able to Integrate with FAAD C2 as C-sUAS Solution, Company Says
Fortem Technologies said it has proved integration capabilities between its DroneHunter and the Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control system (FAAD C2), which was selected as the command and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyU.S. Air Force Considering Replacement for EO/IR Sensor on MQ-9 Reaper
The U.S. Air Force is considering replacing the Raytheon [RTX] Multispectral Targeting System-B (MTS-B) on the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and integrating new reconnaissance pods on future unmanned aerial vehicles […]
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Homeland SecurityToshiba Invests in Counter-Drone Company Fortem; Form Strategic Alliance
Fortem Technologies in March said it has received a $15 million investment from Japan’s Toshiba Corp. that will allow it to quickly scale and meet demand for increased production of […]
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Homeland SecurityDHS S&T Begins Air Domain Awareness Effort
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) in mid-March kicked off an air domain awareness initiative that is focused on being able to detect, track and identify small […]
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Navy/USMCZumwalt Destroyer To Control Unmanned Forces In April Exercise
In an upcoming April exercise known as a fleet battle problem, the Navy plans to use a Zumwalt-class destroyer to command and control both manned and unmanned forces to operate […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDigital Engineering Efforts for Munitions Yield Lessons Learned for Possible Fielding
Last fall, former U.S. Air Force acquisitions chief Will Roper held out the possibility that the service would soon announce an e-series, digitally engineered weapon to follow the Air Force […]
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COVID-19After COVID Setback, DHS S&T Begins Air Domain Awareness Effort
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology (S&T) this month kicked off an air domain awareness initiative that is focused on being able to detect, track and identify small […]