Unmanned Systems
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Air ForceSRC Nabs $90 Million Air Force Counter UAS Contract
The Air Force on Monday awarded SRCTec a potential $90 million contract to continue providing counter small unmanned aircraft system (C-UAS) capabilities under the services’ Medusa program. The award, which […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyX-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle Has Second Test In Preparation For Airborne Recovery
Last month, Leidos [LDOS] subsidiary Dynetics, Inc., conducted its second risk reduction and performance verification test of the X-61A Gremlins Air Vehicle (GAV) at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah for the […]
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Unmanned SystemsFAA Awards Grants To Universities For Drone Integration In Airspace
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last Friday awarded a new round of grants valued at $7.5 million for eight projects aimed at helping to integrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) into […]
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Navy/USMCNear Earth Autonomy And NAVAIR To Develop Autonomy Package For K-MAX
Pittsburgh, Pa.-based autonomy systems integrator Near Earth Autonomy is partnering with Kaman Aerospace [KAMN] and Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to develop an autonomy system specifically for the K-MAX helicopter, […]
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Unmanned SystemsFive U.S.-Made sUAS Cleared by DIU for Government Use
With Congress poised to ban all U.S. government purchasing of Chinese drones and components, the Department of Defense is leveraging its small UAS prototyping efforts with industry to offer trusted […]
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InternationalGeneral Atomics To Supply MQ-9 UAS To Belgium
General Atomics on Thursday said it has signed a contract to supply MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to the Belgium Ministry of Defense. The value of the contract, a […]
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Homeland SecurityLong Road Ahead for FAA, Airports and Drone Security
Continuing on its path toward greater integration of drones into the national airspace, the Federal Aviation Administration will soon proceed with testing and evaluation of drone security systems for safe […]
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GeneralNorthrop Grumman Demonstrates Firebird In Unmanned Operations
Northrop Grumman [NOC] recently demonstrated its optionally-piloted Firebird multi-mission aircraft in series of unmanned evaluations that included one flight lasting longer than a day and operations with a ground-based sense […]
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InternationalU.S. State Department OIG Report Finds Fault, But No Law Breaking, in Arms Sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
A report this month by the U.S. State Department Office of Inspector General found that the department had not broken the law in selling a potential of $8 billion worth […]
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Homeland SecurityFederal Agencies Outline Legal Issues For Counter UAS Operations
Given increased demand for systems to detect, track, identify and mitigate small drones flying in and around critical infrastructures special events, four federal government partners on Monday released an advisory […]