Unmanned Systems
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Air ForceUSAF Point Defense Battle Lab Wants Performance Data On C-sUAS
The U.S. Air Force’s Point Defense Battle Lab (PDBL) at Grand Forks AFB, N.D., wants companies to submit their ideas on counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS) by July 31, […]
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Unmanned SystemsUkraine And European Union Discussing Drone Deal, As Kamikaze Drones Hit Russian Supply Lines
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pursuing drone deals with European nations, even as the U.S. has so far delayed such a deal and as Ukraine uses increasingly long range, kamikaze […]
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InternationalUK Replaces Plans For Future Destroyer With Drone Controller Ships
The United Kingdom on Monday announced plans to replace a planned destroyer with a new drone controller ship instead, the Common Combat Vessels (CCV). The U.K. Ministry of Defence previously […]
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Navy/USMCOverland Nabs $20 Million Award To Produce Autonomous Resupply Vehicles
The Marine Corps last Friday awarded Overland AI a $19.7 million contract to begin production of a light autonomous ground vehicle (AGV) that the service will use for resupply of […]
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Air ForcePACAF Evaluating Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat In Valiant Shield
As the U.S. Air Force continues to fund the development of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Anduril Industries, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) said […]
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Unmanned SystemsU.S. AFRICOM Experimenting With ‘Zone Defense’ Concept For Countering Drones
Recent testing of a government-developed system to launch swarms of drones to intercept adversary unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) demonstrated progress from initial experimentation efforts earlier this year, U.S. Africa Command […]
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Unmanned SystemsMARTAC Partners With Intrepid Powerboats To Build Hundreds Of USVs
Florida-based Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) developer Maritime Tactical Systems, Inc. (MARTAC) said that it is teaming with another Florida boatbuilder, Intrepid Powerboats, to scale up production of the T38 Devil […]
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Air ForceGeneral Atomics And Anduril Continue Into CCA EMD; Shield AI, Collins, And Anduril Picked For Mission Autonomy
The Air Force has chosen both the FQ-42A by General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and the FQ-44A by Anduril Industries to continue into engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) of the […]
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Air ForceBuild Of At Least 45 MQ-9s By Start Of FY 2029 Required By SASC Bill
Down to an inventory of 135 MQ-9A Reapers due to the loss of two dozen aircraft in strikes on Iran, the Air Force would have to field at least 45 […]
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Navy/USMCGAO Recommends Navy Improve Drone Development Via Reorganization, Iterative Approach
Over a year ago the Government Accountability Office (GAO) gave the Navy recommendations on how to reorganize and shift its approach to robotic and autonomous systems (RAS) in order to […]
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