Unmanned Systems

The first Boeing [BA] Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) is due to be delivered to the Navy early next year, the Navy confirmed with a visit by  the […]

Anduril Industries recently sailed its Dive-XL extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle (AUV) for a 100-hour single voyage, a record so far for a vessel of this class, with longer submerged voyages […]

Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) on Dec. 5 said the Navy awarded it a prototype other transaction (OT) agreement to develop the technology to support autonomous unmanned air transport capability for […]

A new Defense Department strategy to counter the current and evolving threats from drones and other unmanned systems to U.S. forces and installations abroad and domestically lays out five paths […]

AeroVironment [AVAV] on Wednesday posted lower net income as higher spending on research and development, and acquisition-related expenses ate into the bottom-line despite a modest increase in sales to a […]

The leaders of a Senate panel are pushing the Navy to redirect funds and focus from Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs) to Medium USVs (MUSVs), according to a November letter. […]

The Navy’s 5th Fleet group that focuses on unmanned testing conducted another iteration of unmanned tests, this time with remote launch of a loitering munitions and the take-off and landing […]

BlueHalo last Friday said it has acquired VideoRay, a developer and manufacturer of remotely operated underwater vehicles, giving the defense technology company a presence in the unmanned maritime market. Terms […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] this year has been conducting flight-tests of artificial intelligence-controlled aircraft in air-to-air engagements, including a more recent demonstration where a human “battle manager” aboard a fighter jet […]

Textron Systems [TXT] this week announced it recently won two contracts to deploy and provide services to operate its Aerosonde UAS to four more U.S. Navy ships. On Nov. 18 […]