Unmanned Systems
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ArmyLeonardo Scores Production Contract For MRAP-Based Counter-Drone System
The Army has awarded Leonardo DRS a contract to fulfill an urgent operational need to protect soldiers from enemy unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The $42 million contract for counter-UAS capability […]
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Business/FinancialIn A Fast Changing World, Boeing Acquiring Aurora To Help Develop Future Aircraft
Boeing [BA] on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences, a technology leader in autonomy, aerostructures and aerospace designs, in a deal the world’s largest aerospace company […]
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Air ForceAir Force To Test Directed Energy Weapons Against Small Drones
The U.S. Air Force plans to conduct an experiment in fiscal year 2018 using directed energy weapons to counter small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The experiment will seek to determine […]
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Air ForceOperational Demands Limit Readiness Of Air Force RPA Operators
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–The constant pace of Air Force unmanned aircraft operations in war zones is limiting the readiness of the crews that operate these systems, the head of Air Combat […]
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Homeland SecurityBorder Patrol Begins Operational Testing Of Small UAS
The Border Patrol is beginning operational tests of field proven, rapidly deployable small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) with a goal of improving the situational awareness and safety of its agents […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Surveys Market For Land-Based, Long-Range UAS
The Coast Guard on Wednesday issued a Request for Information for land-based high-endurance drone aircraft to help it examine the potential of these systems to patrol vast ocean areas for […]
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Business/FinancialBattelle, Dedrone Partner For Comprehensive Counter UAS Solution
Battelle and a small company that has developed a drone tracking software platform have agreed to partner on an end-to-end counter unmanned aircraft system (UAS) solution. The non-exclusive memorandum of […]
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InternationalGeneral Atomics’ MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft Completes FAA-Approved Flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is one step closer to receiving full certification to deploy its MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) for NATO use after successfully completing a flight […]
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Missile DefenseMDA Director: Systems Can Defend U.S. From North Korean ICBMs
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The U.S. ballistic missile defense forces are capable today of defending against North Korean ballistic missile threats but are still developing future capabilities for future threats, the […]
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Homeland SecurityUnmanned Systems Featured In Coast Guard’s Arctic Technology Evaluation
The Coast Guard is evaluating several types of unmanned systems during this summer’s annual Arctic Technology Evaluation aboard the medium icebreaker Healy, including surface, subsurface and aircraft systems. The testing […]