Unmanned Systems
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Business/FinancialL3 Acquires UK Firm That Makes Unmanned Surface Vehicles
Adding to its growing franchise of unmanned maritime system capabilities, L3 Technologies [LLL] on Monday said it has acquired ASV Global, a United Kingdom-based developer and manufacturer of unmanned surface […]
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CongressCounter Drone Measure Included In Bipartisan House, Senate FAA Agreement
House and Senate conferees last Saturday evening reached agreement on a bipartisan, long-term reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that includes legislation allowing the Departments of Homeland Security […]
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Navy/USMCMQ-4C Triton Crashes In California
One of two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) crashed yesterday on a Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Calif., base runway following an inflight mechanical issue and landing gear failure. […]
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ArmyUPDATED: Sikorsky Nears First Flight Of Black Hawk Robotic Co-Pilot Retrofit Kit
Sikorsky is nearing completion of the first UH-60 outfitted with an aftermarket robotic copilot kit that can help plan and execute missions in concert with a pilot either in the […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Makes Second Investment In Ocean Aero
Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Tuesday said it has made a second investment in the unmanned maritime systems company Ocean Aero, a multi-million dollar investment aimed at helping the California-based company […]
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CongressDHS S&T Nominee Plugs Counter UAS Bill
Legislation in the Senate permitting the use of technology to defeat potential threats from drones is necessary to enable the testing and evaluation of these technologies in operationally relevant environments, […]
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BudgetCoast Guard Cancels Tech Demo Of Long-Range UAS
The Coast Guard on Tuesday said it is canceling plans for to conduct a land-based technology demonstration of long-range unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) because the funding for the project has […]
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Homeland SecurityMQ-9 Helping California National Guard Fight Fires In Combat Zone-Like Conditions
Amidst heavy smoke, “fire tornadoes,” and combat-zone like conditions, the California Army National Guard (CANG) is relying on the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle to relay critical video and thermal […]
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Business/FinancialL3 Acquires UAS Company With Technology For Fixed-Wing And Vertical Flight
L3 Technologies [LLL] in late June acquired Latitude Engineering, a small company that has developed technology to enable unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to take off and land vertically and also […]
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Unmanned SystemsGeneral Atomics To Quadruple Footprint At U.S. Drone Research Park
Drone maker General Atomics will nearly quadruple its footprint in the Grand Forks, N.D., industrial park dedicated to unmanned aerial systems research and development. GA Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) currently occupies […]