Unmanned Systems
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ArmyFour Marine Battalions Will Have Small Unmanned Aerial Systems Before 2017
The Marine Corps will equip four battalions with small unmanned aerial systems down to the squad level before the end of the year in an ambitious plan to purchase and […]
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Air ForceAir Force Leader Aims To Field Counter-UAV Systems Quickly
Recent incidents involving small, hostile unmanned aerial vehicles in Iraq underscore the need for the United States to rapidly field defenses against this “emerging danger,” Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee […]
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Air ForceRoboteam Developing Flying Unmanned Ground Vehicle
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Roboteam, an American-Israeli firm that makes small unmanned ground vehicles for the U.S. Department of Defense and other customers, is developing several new products, including a UGV […]
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Business/FinancialCBP Upgrades Predator UAS Fleet With Automatic Takeoff And Landing Capability
General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems, Inc. business said on Wednesday that it has integrated its newest flight software into Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) fleet of Predator B unmanned aircraft system […]
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InternationalUnmanned Sea And Air Vehicles Collaborate in International Exercise
The Unmanned Warrior exercise taking place this month off the coast of western Scotland has demonstrated the ability of unmanned vehicles in three domains and from multiple nations to collaborate, […]
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Unmanned Systems
U.S. Fielding Counter-Drone Technologies In Iraq To Address ISIS Drone Threat
The U.S. military is sending new technologies to Iraq in response to an increase in the use of commercially available unmanned aerial vehicles by Islamic State (ISIS) militants. Col. John […]
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ArmyRobots Set To Take On Variety Of Ground Combat Roles
Over the next decade ground robots will steadily assume more diverse missions than the niche bomb disposal and intelligence-gathering duties they have performed for years, according to Army officials. Army […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Awards Another Contract For MQ-25 Carrier-Based Drone
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has become the third company to receive a concept refinement contract for the U.S. Navy’s new MQ-25 program, which aims to develop a carrier-based […]
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ArmyArmy Nears First Flight Of Improved Gray Eagle UAS
The U.S. Army plans to begin flight testing the new Improved Gray Eagle (IGE) unmanned aircraft system (UAS) “before Christmas,” a service official said Oct. 5. The IGE is a […]
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Navy/USMCBell Helicopter Calls On Marine Corps To Progress In Group Five UAV Procurement
A Bell Helicopter [TXT] executive on Monday called on the Marine Corps to lay out specific requirements for its potential Group 5 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) procurement so the company […]