Unmanned Systems
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Awards Prime Contracts For VTOL X-Plane Phase 1
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) said Wednesday it awarded prime contracts to Boeing [BA], Aurora Flight Sciences, Karem Aircraft and United Technologies Corp. [UTX] unit Sikorsky for the […]
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InternationalAustralia Plans To Buy U.S. Navy’s Triton UAV
The Australian government announced plans on Thursday to buy an unspecified number of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] Triton long-range unmanned aerial vehicles for maritime patrol, the same aircraft the company is […]
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Navy/USMCNAVAIR Chief Says Navy Seeking Optimal Balance On UCLASS
The chief of Naval Air Systems Command, Vice Adm. David Dunaway, said the Navy is striving to find the right mix of requirements for the unmanned aircraft it plans to […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Ices Fire Scout Buys Pending Future Of LCS
Even though the Navy has deleted plans to purchase 17 of Northrop Grumman’s [NOC] MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopters from its five-year acquisition plan, the ultimate fate of the program […]
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Air ForceNorthrop Grumman Hopes UCLASS, Long-Range Strike Bomber Will Keep Portfolio Strong
Northrop Grumman [NOC] Chief Financial Officer Jim Palmer said budget constraints and uncertainty still worry the company when looking at fiscal year 2015 and beyond, but the company is counting […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin To Conduct RSTA Experiment With SMSS, K-MAX
Lockheed Martin [LMT] Feb. 18 said it received a contract from the Army Robotics Technology Consortium to conduct a fully autonomous reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition experiment using both its […]
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InternationalIsraeli Firm Rolls Out Super Heron In Singapore
Israel Aerospace Industries unveiled its new Super Heron unmanned aerial vehicle at the Singapore Airshow during the week. The company said the upgrade over the venerable Heron features a stronger […]
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PentagonPentagon’s Special Ops Force Expects Steady Need For Small Unmanned Aircraft
U.S. special operations forces will likely continue to purchase small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) at least at the current rate, even as the Army and Marine Corps have slowed the […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin and AeroVironment Ink Deal On UAV Opportunities
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and AeroVironment [AVAV] have reached an agreement to partner in pursuing market opportunities for unmanned aerial vehicles and key payload capabilities, the companies said Friday. The agreement […]
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Navy/USMCTesting Of Littoral Ship’s Mine Hunting System Unrealistic, Pentagon Office Says
The Navy and contractor testing of the remote minehunting system designed to operate off the Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) has not been realistic and has artificially inflated the reliability of […]