Unmanned Systems
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SpaceRedwire Closes $925 Million Acquisition Of Edge Autonomy, Adding UAS Tech
Redwire Corp. [RDW] last Friday completed its $925 million acquisition of Edge Autonomy, taking the space technology company into the unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) business. Redwire announced the deal in […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyShield AI’s V-BAT Continues Operations In Support Of Ukrainian Forces, Tseng Says
Ever since the successful use of the V-BAT aircraft in spotting and targeting a Russian air defense system last August in support of Ukrainian forces, the Shield AI-developed unmanned system […]
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Air ForceZelenskyy Re-Iterates Call for U.S. Air Defense Systems, As DoD Diverts APKWS to Middle East
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy re-iterated his call for the provision of U.S. air defense systems to aid his country in repelling Russian kamikaze drone attacks, the most numerous […]
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Unmanned SystemsTrump Directive Wants Review Of Programs That Could Be Replaced By Drones
President Trump last Friday directed the Defense Department to conduct a review of programs that could be replaced by drones. Within 90 days, the service secretaries are required to report […]
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Homeland SecurityActing Coast Guard Commandant Wants More Counter-Drone Capacity
The Coast Guard has some, but not enough, capacity for countering drone threats to the homeland from maritime approaches, the acting commandant of the service said last week. The Coast […]
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Unmanned SystemsLatest Counter-UAS Demo, This Time In Contested Environment, Shows Layered Solution Still Best
Once again, the most recent demonstration by the Defense Department office charged with addressing threats from small drones, showed that no single solution will suffice in most cases, and a […]
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Navy/USMCBlackSea Technologies Contributes GARC USV And Support Ship To Operation Southern Spear
BlackSea Technologies on Wednesday revealed it is participating in the robotic-heavy Operation Southern Spear under U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet in the Caribbean Sea. The company said it is […]
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Air ForceUkrainian ‘Spider Web’ Points to Budget Decisions Ahead for USAF on Drone Use, Hardening Bases for Bombers
More than 100 small quadcopter kamikaze drones hidden in trucks took off on cue on Sunday to destroy dozens of Russian Tupolev strategic bombers inside Russia. Ukraine’s Pavutina–“Spider Web”–operation points […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Launches $20 Million Prize Challenge For Ready-To-Go UAS
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has launched a new prize challenge, Project G.I., which initially is aimed at unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related items for rapid assessment, iteration, and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHermeus Achieves Flight With Quarterhorse Mk 1 Remotely Piloted Aircraft
Hermeus on Tuesday said its Quarterhorse Mk 1 unmanned aircraft successfully flew for the first time, a key milestone on the startup’s path to developing high-Mach and hypersonic aircraft. The […]