Unmanned Systems
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAurora Flies Subscale VTOL X-Plane For DARPA At U.S. Facility
Aurora Flight Sciences successfully flew a subscale vehicle demonstrator (SVD) of its LightningStrike Vertical Take-off and Landing Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) at a U.S. military facility for the Defense Advanced […]
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Air ForceSecretive Pentagon Office Reveals New Technologies
In his first appearance in front of lawmakers, the director of the Pentagon’s shadowy Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) unveiled a number of technology initiatives that had not previously been disclosed […]
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Air ForceWork: Autonomy Tech For Aviation Progressing Faster Than For Ground Vehicles
The military will increasingly rely on autonomous and unmanned systems in future conflicts, but autonomous aerial platforms are developing at a faster pace than their ground-based counterparts, said Deputy Secretary […]
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Business/FinancialFAA Forecasts More Than 400 Percent Growth In Small UAS Sales By 2020
Unit sales of commercial non-model small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) are expected to climb more than 400 percent between 2016 and 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says in a […]
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Air ForceSOCOM, CENTCOM Nominees: Too Few Intelligence-Gathering Assets Hamstring Missions
For the past 15 years, U.S. Central Command has hogged the military’s intelligence-gathering aircraft to keep an eye on operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the demand signal is expected […]
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InternationalSpain Makes MQ-9 Reaper Purchase Official, Awards General Atomics $240 Million Contract
Spain on Wednesday officially chose the General Atomics Predator B, designated the MQ-9 Reaper by the U.S. Air Force, to perform airborne surveillance and reconnaissance missions. The $243 million foreign […]
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BudgetIn Budget Speech, Carter Touts New Technology Such as Driverless Boats, Arsenal Plane
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter provided a glimpse into some of the Pentagon’s emerging technologies during his budget preview on Tuesday, discussing capabilities from swarming 3D-printed drones to a targeting kit […]
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Unmanned SystemsRaytheon Provides Coyote UAVs To NOAA For Hurricane Use
Raytheon [RTN] is providing its Coyote Unmanned Air System (UAV) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for hurricane tracking and modeling, the company said Wednesday. The Coyote is […]
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ArmyArmy Eyeing Large Vertical Lift Unmanned Aircraft To Eliminate Dependence On Runways
The Army’s wants a Predator-size unmanned aerial system that can take off and land like a helicopter, untethering its drone operations from runways and airfields, aviation officials said Jan. 14. […]
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International
Four Phoenix UAS Units Delivered To Romania
UAV Solutions, Inc. delivered four Phoenix 30 Quad Rotor Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to Romania as part of a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract award from the Army, the company […]