Unmanned Systems
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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 […]
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Unmanned SystemsSaildrone Envisions European Expansion After Baltic Sea Exercises
The founder and CEO of unmanned surface vessel (USV) company Saildrone said the company is ripe for significant expansion to more European customers following a June NATO test and demonstration […]
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BudgetSASC Wants The Joint Back In Joint C-sUAS Office With Transfer To OSD
The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) is recommending that leadership of a Defense Department office charged with assessing counter-drone technologies and developing related requirements and training be transferred from the […]
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Unmanned SystemsHegseth Directs Widespread Use Of Expendable Drones By End Of 2026
Responding to a recent presidential directive to bolster American drone capabilities, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the military services to take a more aggressive role in quickly purchasing small […]
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CongressUnmanned Systems Top Indo-Pacific Command’s $11.9 Billion Unfunded Priorities List
The top unfunded priorities of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) in the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2026 budget request are all-domain unmanned systems, coming in at more than $4.4 billion. The […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Wants Low-Cost UUVs For Kinetic, ISR Effects
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has issued a new solicitation seeking low-cost unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) solutions for separate problem sets, one-way attack and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) support […]
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CongressHouse Panel Continues Probe on Counter-Drone Efforts at U.S. Bases
Last month, Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.), the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s military and foreign affairs panel, asked DoD, the Department of Justice, and the […]
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Business/FinancialLockheed Martin Helping Havoc AI To Speed USV Development
HavocAI on Tuesday said it is collaborating with Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Ventures unit to accelerate the development and production of autonomous medium unmanned surface vessels (mUSVs). Lockheed Martin Ventures typically […]
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CongressHouse Panel Wants Coast Guard To Examine UAS For Its Medium Endurance Cutters
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee last week introduced a bill that would direct the Coast Guard to study deploying unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) it uses on its fleet of […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDARPA Accelerates Flight-Testing For Unmanned VTOL Aircraft Effort
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has sped up the start of flight-testing by more than a year of vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) drones in an attempt to […]
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