Unmanned Systems
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Approves Full Deployment Of Small UAS Aboard National Security Cutter Fleet
The Coast Guard earlier this month approved a full-rate production decision for its small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS), which frees the service to move forward to completing deployments of the […]
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InternationalRaytheon Counter UAS System Approved For International Sales
Raytheon’s [RTN] Coyote Block 2 counter unmanned aircraft system (CUAS) weapon has been approved by the U.S. government for sale to allied nations as part of the Howler CUAS system, […]
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Unmanned SystemsMarine Corps Partners with Air Force Agility Prime on eVTOL Aircraft for Logistics
The Pentagon’s interest in electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft continues to grow, with the Marine Corps’ Warfighting Lab now partnering with the Air Force’s Agility Prime program to […]
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Homeland SecurityMarkey Wants State And Local Authorities To Test Counter Drone Technology
Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey (D) on Monday asked the Federal Aviation Administration to explain its position on state and local authorities being allowed to test and evaluate unmanned aircraft system […]
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CongressDHS Discussing Additional Counter Drone Authorities With Congress, Wolf Says
Current legal authorities provided to the Department of Homeland Security for drone security are limited and the department is discussing next steps with Congress and its interagency partners, Acting Homeland […]
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Unmanned SystemsNASA Signs 17 Space Act Agreements for Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge
Seventeen companies have signed Space Act Agreements with NASA to participate in the agency’s first Urban Air Mobility Grand Challenge, a series of technology demonstrations meant to test the readiness […]
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CongressTSA Plans To Provide Airports With Qualified Products List For Counter-Drone Solutions
Working with its partners in the Department of Homeland Security, the Transportation Security Administration wants to provide a list of qualified products for airports to use in obtaining drone security […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Unmanned UISS Reaches Milestone C
The Navy’s Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) granted the Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) Milestone C, setting up low-rate initial production (LRIP) of the system, […]
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Homeland Security
Legal, Policy Pursuits Lag Counter-Drone Needs, DHS Advisory Report Says
Threats to public safety and security from drones will continue to grow in the coming years yet the federal bureaucracy is moving too slow to take advantage of its authorities […]
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Unmanned SystemsPetters Touts HII’s Position In Emerging Unmanned Space; Strong Growth Forecast
The pending acquisition of a developer and manufacture of small, medium and large unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) coupled with existing capabilities in extra-large UUVs has Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] well […]