Unmanned Systems

The Joint Counter Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) is looking to technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and spoofing for the Pentagon’s joint counter-drone defense systems, Maj. […]

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) this week said the unmanned vessels planned in the Navy’s new future fleet plan will help fill in gaps in intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and […]

Leonardo DRS on Tuesday said it has invested in tethered drone designer and developer Hoverfly Technologies, a partnership that will bring Leonardo DRS’ capabilities in manufacturing, platform integration and sensor […]

The Department of Justice in the past fiscal year deployed counter-drone capabilities to dozens of events across the U.S., leading to arrests and charges against drone operators engaged in criminal […]

The Coast Guard on Wednesday began a month-long evaluation of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) off the coast of Hawaii, to examine the capabilities of the vessels to provide persistent maritime […]

The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) directed the establishment of the first MQ-25A carrier aerial refueling unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron to occur next year, ahead of initial vehicle deliveries. […]

The Program Executive Officer (PEO) for unmanned and small combatants (USC) said the service is pushing toward 30-day unmanned surface vehicle (USV) transits while laying out his fiscal year 2021 […]

The U.S. Air Force may develop and field low-cost attritable/reusable (A/R) drones with a range of roles over the next decade, but the service has yet to say how or […]

The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 29 awarded a second round of contracts to nine organizations for the service’s Skyborg program–an effort to develop a family of attritable drones with […]

Making use of existing legislative authorities to limit the use of drones in the airspace of some areas, providing state and local law enforcement agencies with powers to counter drones, […]