Unmanned Systems
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CongressBipartisan Group Of Senators Introduce Counter Drone Bill To Protect Homeland Assets
A small bipartisan group of Senators on Monday introduced legislation that would give the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice authorities to defeat threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) […]
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CongressCoast Guard Slammed For Being Slow To Adopt Blue Technologies
The top Republican and Democrat on a House panel that oversees policymaking for the Coast Guard on Tuesday criticized the service for taking too much time to adopt new technologies […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Picks Dynetics To Launch, Recover UAVs From Manned Plane
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has tapped Dynetics Inc. to conduct a demonstration in which a manned C-130 transport plane will launch and recover small unmanned aerial vehicles in mid-air. […]
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Business/FinancialCBP Awards General Atomics $276 Million For Predator O&M Services
General Atomics has received a potential $275.9 million contract to provide operational and maintenance (O&M) services to Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) fleet of nine MQ-9 Predator B drones that […]
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InternationalTriton On Track For Early Operational Capability This Year, Navy Official Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The Navy’s new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for broad area maritime surveillance will achieve early operational capability later this year on schedule at a forward operating base in […]
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Homeland Security
Coast Guard Plans Tech Demonstration Of Long Range UAS
The Coast Guard has issued a draft solicitation related to a forthcoming technology demonstration of long-range, ultra-endurance unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for potential use finding and tracking illegal drug and […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing’s Tech Venture Unit Invests In Detect And Avoid Radar Company
Boeing [BA] on Thursday said its HorizonX Ventures arm is part of a $15 million financing round for Fortem Technologies, a developer and manufacture of radar systems that enable unmanned […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Releases RFP For Small UAS For National Security Cutters
The Coast Guard this week released issued a solicitation for contractor provided surveillance services using small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) aboard the entire fleet of National Security Cutters (NSCs). The […]
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InternationalQatari Military Eyes Unmanned Systems
Qatar’s military, which has acquired a host of manned weapon systems from the United States and other countries in recent years, wants to add unmanned technology to its arsenal. Khalid […]
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CongressTrump Administration Working New Proposals To Counter Domestic UAS Threats
The Trump administration is developing a second set of proposed legislative authorities to allow relevant federal departments and agencies the ability to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in domestic airspace, […]