Unmanned Systems
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Business/FinancialAEVEX Aerospace Acquires Veth Research To Enhance Unmanned Autonomy Solutions
AEVEX Aerospace on Monday said it has acquired Veth Research Associates to strengthen its unmanned autonomy solutions for operating in contested and GPS-denied environments. AEVEX said the key to the […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU Interested In Low-Cost, Long-Range, Expendable UAS For Different Missions
The Pentagon’s lead innovation arm on Monday issued a solicitation seeking one-way commercial-built ground-launched drones that be fashioned for various missions over long-ranges and that can operate in contested environments. […]
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Unmanned SystemsHavocAI Autonomous Vessel Company Raises $11 Million In Seed Funding
Last week, the autonomous uncrewed vessel company HavocAI said it raised $11 million in seed funding to expand its production capacity and enhance product development as it develops the ability […]
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ArmyAeroVironment Says U.S. Army Has Lifted Bid Protest Stop Worker Order for Switchblade
Arlington, Va.-based AeroVironment [AVAV] said on Monday that the U.S. Army has lifted a stop work order for the company’s Switchblade kamikaze drones under an up to $990 million, five-year […]
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Navy/USMCNorthrop Grumman Demonstrates MQ-4C Navigation In Arctic Circle
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday announced it demonstrated the ability of a navigation system used by a MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial vehicle to operate at high latitudes within the Arctic […]
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Navy/USMCDARPA Investigating Counter-UUV Defenses
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency published a notice on Sept. 11 looking for “innovative proposals” for its Sync program to counter unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs). DARPA said this Sync […]
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Commander For Europe Pressing NATO To Pursue Low-Cost Sensors To Counter One-Way Drones
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—A network of low-cost acoustic sensors developed and in use by Ukrainian forces to detect and counter low flying one-way drones launched by Russian forces is so effective […]
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Air ForceFirst Flights for USAF CCA Possible in Next Year
Anduril Industries and General Atomics may conduct first flights in the next year of their Fury and Gambit offerings for the first increment of the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat […]
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Navy/USMCDIU Awarded Three Prototype Contracts For Uncrewed Ops
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week announced that earlier this year it awarded three contracts for vendors to build a database that allows unmanned systems to operate in disconnected […]
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Business/FinancialMerlin, EpiSci Deal Falls Through
Merlin on Thursday said its planned acquisition of fellow aircraft autonomy pilot developer EpiSci has been called off although no reason was given. In June, Merlin announced its agreement to […]