Unmanned Systems
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Air Force
USAF, Anduril, General Atomics Market CCA
While U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Allvin posted on X on May 1 that the two Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) prototypes–Anduril Industries‘ YFQ-44A Fury and General Atomics‘ […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Plans Industry Day For Future Unmanned Surface Vessel
The Navy plans to host an industry day next month to brief vendors on its needs for the Future Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) program, according to a May 16 notice. […]
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Unmanned Systems
Drone Firms Can Use Third-Party Assessors To Speed Blue UAS Compliance, DIU Says
Drone manufacturers hoping to have their wares certified that they meet cybersecurity and non-Chinese supply chain requirements will be able to fund and use third party assessors, a move aimed […]
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Unmanned Systems
Northrop Grumman Unveils AiON As Competitor To Replace FAAD C2 For Countering Drones
Northrop Grumman [NOC] on Thursday introduced a new command and control (C2) system designed to easily integrate with existing and future sensors and effectors, rapidly manage the fight against drone […]
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Air Force
Prototype CCA Range to Be Greater Than F-35A and F-22
The range of the U.S. Air Force’s prototype autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) is to be at least 700 nautical miles–greater than the 590 nautical mile range of the Air […]
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Unmanned Systems
Danish Fund Leads Investment In Saildrone To Bring USVs To Northern Waters
Saildrone on Tuesday said it closed a $60 million funding round led by a Danish fund that will lead to the deployment in June of four unmanned surface vessels (USVs) […]
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Space
MGUE Program Awaiting Army Guidance on Any Effects of Gray Eagle Cancellation
The Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) program under U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is awaiting guidance from the U.S. Army on any effects that the service’s cancellation of […]
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Advanced / Transformational Technology
Vatn Systems Introduces AUV For Torpedo, Other Roles; Opens Manufacturing Facility
Vatn Systems on Monday unveiled a new autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) product, the Skelmir S12, which can carry a warhead to function as a lightweight torpedo, or sensors and electronic […]
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Unmanned Systems
First Orca XLUUV Minelayer To Deliver This Summer, Navy Developing More Playloads
The Navy plans to receive the first Boeing [BA]-built Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) this summer, a Navy program office leader said this week. The first vessel, dubbed […]
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International
Navy Seeks Industry Help For Foreign Partner Long Range UAV
The Navy is seeking industry input on potential solutions for a long-range unmanned aircraft to be used by an unspecified partner country. The Request For Information (RFI), published Wednesday, specifically […]
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