Unmanned Systems
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Unmanned SystemsDIU, Partners Select Finalists For Low-Cost Sensing Counter-Drone Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), U.S. Northern Command, and the Army on Monday announced 10 companies that will demonstrate their low-cost sensing technologies for counter-drone applications at a military exercise […]
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Unmanned SystemsDoD, Partners Demonstrate Beyond Line-Of-Sight Drone Cargo Flights In National Airspace
A Defense Department development program to demonstrate uncrewed aerial logistics beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) in the national airspace has resulted in a series of successful flights, an important milestone for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyElectronic Warfare Testing Demonstrating Warfighters Need Options For Drone Communications
A demonstration and evaluation last month in Alaska of different radio technologies for communication between drones and their operators showed that while some technology is successful, some promising, and some […]
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Air ForceAirbus Teams with Kratos on XQ-58A for German Air Force
Germany’s Airbus Defence and Space said on Wednesday that it will collaborate with California’s Kratos Defense and Security Solutions [KTOS] to field Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie drone with an Airbus mission […]
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Unmanned SystemsScientific Systems Enters Autonomous sUSV Market With Software-Defined Solution
Collaborative autonomy software developer Scientific Systems Company, Inc. has entered the sea drone fray, introducing a small unmanned surface vessel (sUSV) designed for expeditionary interceptor, contested logistics, and other missions […]
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Business/FinancialFirestorm Labs Raises $47 Million With Help From Lockheed, Booz Allen To Scale Manufacturing
Firestorm Labs, which has developed and expeditionary manufacturing capability for “point-of-need production” for drones and their parts, has raised $47 million in a Series A round that will be put […]
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ArmyAnduril Successfully Flight Testing Barracuda Missile Variant For Army Program
Anduril Industries in May successfully completed flight tests of the munitions variant of its Barracuda-100 autonomous air vehicle under an Army testbed program aimed at proving out multiple ranges, missile […]
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BudgetHouse Armed Services Committee Wants UAS Office Reporting To Deputy Defense Secretary
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) proposed policy bill would direct the Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System Office (JCO) to report to the deputy secretary of defense while keeping the […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Used BALTOPS Exercise To Demonstrate USV Tactics, Evaluating Vessels
The head of a Navy task force focused on evaluating and using lower cost unmanned systems for 6th Fleet said recent testing at the Baltic Operations 2025 (BALTOPS) maritime exercise […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologySaronic, Vigor Marine Partner Around Support For Autonomous Vessels At Scale
Startup autonomous surface vessel developer Saronic Technologies and legacy industrial ship repair and small vessel builder Vigor Marine Group have partnered to leverage their respective capabilities to increase support for […]