Unmanned Systems
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Homeland SecurityCISA Plans To Use Small UAS For Infrastructure Security Exercises
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) plans to use small unmanned aircraft systems (sUAS) in infrastructure security exercises both to record the exercises to improve training and as a […]
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Unmanned SystemsFour Companies Now Will Compete to Replace Army Shadow Drones
Four companies now will compete to build a replacement for the U.S. Army’s RQ-7 Shadow drone after the service added another two challengers to the $100 million program. The Army […]
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Homeland SecurityTech Developments
Tampa Airport Piloting Face Recognition for International Flights Tampa International Airport in late June began a 30-day pilot evaluation of facial recognition technology at three international departure gates to verify […]
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Homeland SecurityAirports Need Federal Guidance on UAS Detection Technology and Help Countering Drones, Report Says
Federal guidance that leaves airports to essentially figure out on their own the legality and effectiveness of technologies to detect small drones in their airspace is insufficient and instead the […]
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Homeland SecurityAirports Need Federal Guidance On UAS Detection Technologies And Help Countering Drones, Report Says
Federal guidance that leaves airports to essentially figure out on their own the legality and effectiveness of technologies to detect small drones in their airspace is insufficient and instead the […]
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Business/Financial
Private Equity Firm Acorn Growth Acquires Counter-Drone Company Black Sage
Acorn Growth Companies on Thursday said it has acquired Black Sage Technologies, a company focused on developing, integrating and deploying counter-unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for defense, government and civil applications. […]
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Homeland SecurityTech Developments
DJI Introduces Drone Solution for Government Programs Chinese civilian drone manufacturer DJI has introduced a new architecture to ensure that drone data, including images captured during flight, never leave the […]
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ArmyArmy Units Equipped with Squad Level Nano-UAS Deploying This Summer
In late April and early May, soldiers from the U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the Ft. Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Airborne Division received Black Hornet Personal Reconnaissance Systems (PRS) […]
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Homeland SecuritySenators Suggest Extending Counter UAS Authorities to State and Local Officials
With federal civilian government agencies slow to test and field technologies to mitigate potential threats from small drones, particularly populated urban environments where safety is paramount, several senators suggested on […]
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ArmyL3 Technologies Looks Forward to Air-Ground Synergies With Harris for MUM-T Effort
PARIS AIR SHOW–L3 Technologies [LLL] believes that its merger next week with Harris Corp. [HRS] will create air-ground synergies that will benefit L3 efforts, such as the company’s bid for U.S. […]