Unmanned Systems
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Navy/USMCSECNAV Establishes New Robotic And Autonomous Systems Program Office, Consolidating Portfolios
Secretary of the Navy John Phelan has directed a significant reorganization and consolidation of the service’s robotic and autonomous (RAS) efforts, including creating a new deputy assistant secretary of the […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBoeing Says MQ-28 Demonstrations Prove Operational Effectiveness
Boeing [BA] last Friday said it and the Royal Australian Air Force have proven the “operational viability” of the MQ-28 Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) through a series of capability demonstrations […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAEVEX Acquires RapidFlight Assets, Adding Drone Manufacturing At The Edge Capability
Unmanned systems developer and manufacturer AEVEX Aerospace last Thursday said it has acquired select assets and intellectual property from RapidFlight, a manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that also has […]
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Business/FinancialPBS Aerospace Opens Turbojet Engine Facility In Georgia
PBS Aerospace, a business of Czech-based engineering company PBS Group, on Thursday established its headquarters in Georgia, where the turbojet engine manufacturer also opened a new facility to build propulsion […]
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CongressHouse Committee Passes Bill Extending And Expanding Counter-Drone Authorities
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would extend for five years existing counter-drone authorities of the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice, and […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyStartup Developing Autonomous Laser System For Drone Defense Raises $10 Million
Aurelius Systems, a startup developing a directed energy system to defeat small drones, has raised $10 million in a seed round to accelerate development of its platform and scale operations. […]
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Air ForceU.S. Space Force’s 30th Security Forces Squadron to Buy Dronebusters
U.S. Space Force’s 30th Security Forces Squadron (30th SFS) at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., plans to sole source a firm fixed price buy of three Dronebuster handheld, non-kinetic counter-small […]
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Homeland SecurityCoast Guard Needs More Counter-UAS Capabilities As Use Of Drones Expands
The increasing use of aerial drones by adversaries, cartels, and the clueless and careless means the Coast Guard needs to expand its use of counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) on its […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyMQ-28 Ghost Bat Autonomous Aircraft Will Fire Missile Against Aerial Target This Year
Boeing [BA] and its Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) partner later this year plan to launch a missile from the MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous drone against an aerial target to […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyForterra, Overland AI, Scout AI Nab Army Contracts For Autonomous Ground Vehicles
The Army last week said it awarded contracts to three companies to integrate their respective commercially-developed autonomy solutions into existing Infantry Support Vehicles with the aim of delivering prototypes to […]