Unmanned Systems
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyPentagon and Military Service Budget Requests for AI May See Avionics Applications
The Pentagon has requested $800 million for research and development for artificial intelligence (AI), including the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) and Project Maven, in the DoD fiscal 2021 budget […]
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CongressHouse Passes Bills For Drone And Port Security
The House on Monday evening unanimously passed two drone security bills, one prohibiting the Department of Homeland Security from buying certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and other requiring the […]
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Business/FinancialU.K. Autonomous Vessel Systems Provider Sonardyne Acquires Underwater Imaging Firm
Sonardyne International on Tuesday said it has acquired underwater imaging and inspection specialist 2G Robotics, adding to its capabilities in subsea products and services. Terms of the deal were not […]
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Business/FinancialHuntington Ingalls To Gain Share Of Small, Medium UUV Market With Hydroid Deal
Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire Hyrdroid Inc. for $350 million in cash, adding field-proven products and know-how in small and medium autonomous unmanned […]
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InternationalInternational Demand Fueling Counter Drone Business, Fortem Chief Says
With the U.S. government slow to fund and test counter-drone systems for domestic applications, Fortem Technologies is finding plenty of business overseas for its suite of solutions to detect, track […]
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Unmanned SystemsPentagon to Leverage Commercial R&D in Hybrid VTOL Aircraft for Logistics
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Officials from the Pentagon and White House emphasized their support and interest in the ongoing development of revolutionary VTOL aircraft at the Transformative Vertical Flight conference […]
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Air ForceAFRL Successfully Completes Fourth XQ-58A ‘Valkyrie’ Test
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Kratos Defense and Security [KTOS] completed the fourth of five planned tests of the XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator vehicle this week, the first test […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA, Industry Partners Laud Successful Initial Gremlins Flight Test
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed the initial flight test of the X-61A unmanned aerial system under Phase 3 of its Gremlins drone swarming program late last fall, […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Exploring Technologies To Enable Beyond Visual Line Of Sight UAS Operations
The Coast Guard has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for detect and avoid and other technologies for airspace domain awareness to enable beyond visual line of sight operations for […]
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Homeland Security
Industry, Montreal Airport in Year-Long Drone Security Trial
A year-long trial to monitor for drone activity to gather data, increase situational awareness and improve response actions is underway at a major international airport in Montreal and includes the […]