Unmanned Systems
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyLong-Range Precision Weapons Startup Aventra Exits Stealth
Aventra, a startup focused on low-cost, long-range glide and guidance systems to deliver precision strikes without GPS, on Wednesday emerged from stealth with a $3 million seed round. The funding […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU to Fund Anduril, Zone 5 Flight Testing of Low-Cost Kill Systems Against Larger Drones
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) on Monday disclosed that it has contracted Anduril Industries and Zone 5 Technologies to design and flight-test low-cost kinetic solutions that can counter larger drones. […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Plans To Spend $350 Million On Robotics And Autonomous Systems
Drawing on nearly $25 billion in funding provided the service in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Coast Guard on Wednesday said it will invest $350 million on robotics […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBlue Water Autonomy Selects Conrad Shipyard As Focus Shifts To ASV Production
Autonomous surface vessel (ASV) developer Blue Water Autonomy has entered into a production agreement with Conrad Shipyard, signifying that the company is shifting its focus to ship construction. The agreement […]
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Navy/USMCShield AI Flies Hivemind Autonomy Pilot Software On Airbus, Kratos Target Drones
Shield AI has now flown its Hivemind autonomy pilot software on 11 aircraft, adding target drones built by Airbus and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] to the mix of […]
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Navy/USMCBlackSea Unveils its Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel Bid For U.S. Navy
BlackSea Technologies on Monday unveiled its bid for the latest incarnation of the Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV), the Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC), based around its GARC Replicator […]
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Air ForceAnduril Plans First Collaborative Combat Aircraft Flight In Semi-Autonomous Mode
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—First flight of Anduril Industries’ entry into the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program is “within spitting distance” of happening and will be semi-autonomous from taxi, to […]
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Air ForceNew 800- to 1,500-Pound Thrust Class Engines for Munitions and CCA under Development by Pratt & Whitney
RTX‘s [RTX] Pratt & Whitney said on Monday that it is developing a new 500 to 1,800 pounds of thrust class of engines to power munitions and U.S. Air Force […]
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Air ForceSkunk Works Says Vectis May Be Candidate for USAF CCA Increment 2
Lockheed Martin‘s [LMT] Skunk Works unit said that its Vectis drone under development for flight in the next two years will likely fit the needs of Increment 2 of the […]
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Unmanned SystemsDrone Assessors Selected To Help DIU Speed Inclusion On Blue UAS List
In an effort to accelerate expansion of a list of small drones approved for use across the Defense Department, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has selected six third-parties to help […]