Unmanned Systems
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Business/FinancialDHS S&T Reaches Out To Silicon Valley For Small UAS Capabilities
The Department of Homeland (DHS) technology development branch is continuing its outreach to the nation’s high-tech sector with a new solicitation for innovative small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) technologies and […]
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CongressCongress Passes FAA Bill With UAS, Aviation Security Measures
The Senate on Wednesday approved a 14-month authorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that lays out a number of provisions related to the use of unmanned aircraft systems […]
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InternationalU.K. Royal Air Force Selects Predator B UAV For ISTAR Requirements
The U.K. Ministry of Defence selected the General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) Certifiable Predator B (CPB) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system with modifications to fulfill the country’s future armed Intelligence, […]
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Business/FinancialGeneral Atomics And Raytheon To Integrate Advanced Radar Detection System Onto Predator B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Raytheon said Thursday they will integrate the Advanced Radar Detection System (ARDS) onto a Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). GA-ASI manufactures […]
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ArmyArmy Probing Rise In Unmanned Aircraft Mishaps
The U.S. Army has seen a recent “spike” in unmanned aircraft mishaps and is trying to figure out what caused the increase, according to a service official. The Army has experienced eight […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Begins Deploying New Surveillance Radar On Fire Scout UAV
The Navy has begun deploying a new maritime surveillance radar on the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, according to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The milestone with the Telephonics Corp. […]
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Business/FinancialIndustry Leaders Expect Major Changes In Cyber, Unmanned
Most aerospace/defense industry leaders believe that the cyber and unmanned sectors will experience “significant disruption” in the next decade, according to a newly released survey on global competition and innovation. […]
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InternationalElbit Seagull Completes Torpedo Launch Trials
Elbit Systems [ESLT] successfully completed the first torpedo launch test from the Seagull multi-mission, autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) system, the company said Tuesday. The trail was performed out of […]
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Business/FinancialCoast Guard Contracts With Insitu For ScanEagle Services
In a first for the Coast Guard, the service has awarded Boeing’s [BA] Insitu business unit a potential $12.3 million to begin operating a contractor-owned ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system aboard […]
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Unmanned SystemsLockheed Martin Demonstrates Q-53 Radar Counter-UAS Capability
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has demonstrated that its AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar is capable of identifying, tracking and relaying the position of unmanned aerial systems, a capability that is at a premium […]
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