Unmanned Systems
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Navy/USMCNavy’s Triton Makes Fourth Flight
The Navy and Northrop Grumman [NOC] conducted the fourth flight test of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle on Wednesday, reaching half the number of tests planned for the early […]
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Air ForceTurner Touts Drones In Ohio, Pentagon
An Ohio congressman who chairs a defense panel is keeping close tabs on Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to allow civil unmanned aircraft in a select few areas of the […]
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ArmyArmy Looks To Keep Drone Costs In Check
The Army is looking to enhance the commonality, interoperability, and modularity of its unmanned weapon systems as it tries to keep their costs in check, a senior official said Tuesday. […]
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Navy/USMCNavy, Marines Exploring Ship-to-Shore Option For Unmanned Cargo
The Navy and Marine Corps are examining the possibility of using unmanned helicopters to ferry cargo from ships to land but have not reached a conclusion as to whether it […]
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ArmyAeroVironment’s Puma UAV Flies Solar
AeroVironment [AVAV] has flown a version of its Puma AE unmanned aerial vehicle that uses solar energy to power the system, the company said Monday. The small, hand-launched UAV used […]
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Navy/USMCCommercial Industry Will Drive Unmanned Maritime Market, Experts Say
The commercial industry’s demand for unmanned maritime systems in the future will likely surpass that of governments given increasing needs to explore and monitor the oceans, an expert on the […]
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ArmyArmy, Lockheed Martin Continue Development Of K-MAX
The Army and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have been working toward improving capabilities of the K-MAX unmanned helicopters, two of which have been operating for more than 18 months in Afghanistan […]
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Navy/USMCGeneral Dynamics Completes Risk Test For Knifefish UUV
General Dynamics [GD] has completed a risk evaluation for the Navy’s Knifefish unmanned underwater vehicle designed to detect mines, the company said Knifefish is planned to deploy on Littoral Combat […]
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Navy/USMCSAC Urges Navy To Slow Retirement Plans For X-47Bs
The Senate Appropriations Committee believes the Navy should not move quickly to retire two prototype unmanned aircraft that recently made history by demonstrating their ability to land and take-off on […]
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ArmyImproved Gray Eagle UAV Makes First Successful Test Flight
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) said on Friday that its Improved Gray Eagle (IGE)–the next generation of the Army’s Block 1 Gray Eagle Unmanned Predecessor to the IGE. Photo: […]