Unmanned Systems
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAutonomous Aircraft Company Pyka Introduces Long-Range Cargo UAS
Pyka, which has focused on developing and supplying autonomous aircraft for crop dusting, is entering the defense market with a hybrid-electric, fixed-wing unmanned aircraft system (UAS) able to fly long […]
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Unmanned SystemsLeonardo DRS Says Comes Out On Top In DoD Counter-Drone Demo
A Defense Department assessment of dismounted systems for detecting and defeating small drones in contested electromagnetic environments (EME) concluded with Leonardo DRS [DRS] on top, the company said on Thursday […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyForterra Acquires Tactical Radio Supplier goTenna To Bolster Communications For Autonomous Solutions
Ground vehicle autonomy developer Forterra on Thursday said it has acquired mobile mesh networking provider goTenna in a deal that allows the company to strengthen its communications capabilities for operating […]
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Navy/USMCHII Tests REMUS 620 Submarine Torpedo Tube Recovery
HII [HII] this week announced its REMUS 620 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) successfully completed its first recovery via a submarine torpedo tube test fixture. The test was conducted by a […]
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ArmyL3Harris Developing Multi-Domain Variants Of VAMPIRE Counter-Drone System
Amid increasing demand signals from the Defense Department for more, and more affordable, counter-drone solutions and lessons learned in Ukraine, L3Harris Technologies [LHX] is adapting its vehicle-based VAMPIRE system for […]
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Navy/USMCSeasats Nabs Its Largest Award For USVs With $89 Million Navy Contract
Unmanned surface vessel (USV) developer and manufacturer Seasats in late September received its largest contract to date, a potential $89.2 million Navy production award in support of the Marine Corps. […]
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ArmyNorthrop Grumman Says More Than 50 Drones Downed in Arizona in May Demonstration
The U.S. Army’s Transformation in Contact (TiC) initiative aims to field command and control (C2) applications on tablets, versus the prior way of fielding C2 systems with large “footprints.” If […]
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Unmanned SystemsAutonomous Drone Navigation Startup Tycho.AI Exits Stealth With $10 Million Raise
Tycho.AI, a startup developing autonomous navigation software for fast, low-flying drones in GPS-jammed environments, on Tuesday emerged from stealth with a $10 million Series A round to scale the company’s […]
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Unmanned SystemsSikorsky Developing Nomad Prop-Rotor Drones, Larger Variants May Have 500-Pound Payload
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Sikorsky is developing autonomous, twin prop-rotor Nomad drones, based on the company’s rotor blown wing vertical take-off and landing concept. “The twin prop-rotor design combines the versatility […]
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InternationalWest Faces Same Supply Chain Constraints That Threaten Ukrainian Drone Industry, Report Says
Ukrainian drone makers and related companies have made tremendous strides since Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022 but are dependent in many areas on Chinese suppliers, a predicament that […]