Unmanned Systems
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Navy/USMCSub Forces Commander Pushes To Maintain SSN(X) Support, Continue Unmanned Development To Keep Advantage Over China
The commander of Naval Submarine Forces on Monday argued it is “critically important” the government continues supporting the SSN(X) next generation nuclear-powered attack submarine program to maintain its advantage over […]
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InternationalU.S. Confirms First Combat Use Of Low-Cost, One-Way Attack Drones In Iran Strikes
U.S. Central Command has confirmed it used low-cost one-way attack drones in combat for the first time as part of Saturday’s military strikes on Iran. The drones were employed by […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyNominal Supports Navy With Software Test Infrastructure Layer In Recent CCA Work
A recent Navy demonstration of autonomously piloted jet-powered unmanned aircraft working with a virtual manned F/A-18 fighter jet to defend designated combat air patrol (CAP) zones featured a software layer […]
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Air ForceExperimental Operations Unit Flights To Spur CCA Increment 2 Requirements
AURORA, Colo.–Flights by Nellis AFB, Nevada’s Experimental Operations Unit (EOU) for Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) are to lead to requirements for Increment 2 of the CCA program, a U.S. Air […]
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Navy/USMCSpending Plan Outlines How Navy Seeks To Expand UUV Production, Confirms Shift Away From Orca XLUUV
A Pentagon plan submitted to Congress outlining how it will spend funds from the 2025 reconciliation bill includes details on how it will expand production of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) […]
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Unmanned SystemsCounter-Drone Marketplace Operational With Over 1,600 Items, DoD Says
A repository for counter-drone systems and items for use across the Defense Department has achieved initial operational capability with more than 1,600 items, DoD said on Tuesday. The counter-unmanned aircraft […]
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Air ForceAir Force Starts Inert, Captive Carry Weapons Testing For CCA
AURORA, Colo.–The Air Force has begun inert, captive carry weapons testing for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program featuring an Increment 1 competition this year between General Atomics‘ YFQ-42A Dark […]
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Air ForceKratos, GE Win Air Force Contract For GEK1500 Engine Preliminary Design
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] announced it and partner GE Aerospace [GE] recently won an Air Force contract to finish the preliminary design of their new GK1500 engine aimed […]
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Unmanned SystemsF-22 Fighter, MQ-20 Avenger UAS Demonstrate Manned-Unmanned Teaming
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), and the Air Force recently conducted a second teaming demonstration between a F-22 fighter aircraft and the company’s MQ-20 Avenger unmanned aircraft system (UAS) […]
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Navy/USMCNavy To Test Unmanned Tailored Force Pairings With Roosevelt Strike Group; Small USV With LCS
The Navy is preparing to start experimenting with pairing unmanned surface vessels (USVs) with carrier strike groups and other surface vessels this year as it begins testing the Chief of […]
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