Unmanned Systems
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Unmanned SystemsGermany’s Rhenmetall To Integrate Autonomous Underwater Vehicle To Coastal Defense System
The Germany-based EUROATLAS on Wednesday announced it agreed to a strategic partnership to integrate its Greyshark autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) with Rheinmetall ‘s coastal defense system while also emphasizing sovereign […]
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Homeland SecurityV-BAT UAS Ready For Deployment With Coast Guard After Successful Testing
The V-BAT unmanned aircraft system (UAS) has successfully complete operational test and evaluation with the Coast Guard, clearing the way for the service to begin employing the drones aboard its […]
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Unmanned SystemsSeasats Unmanned Vehicle Completes Trans-Pacific Voyage
Seasats on Wednesday announced one of its Lightfish autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) reached Japan in a trans-pacific voyage from San Diego after launching in January. When first launched, the company […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Opens MASC USV Program, Seeking Proposals For Three Variants
The Navy opened a solicitation this week for proposals on its new Modular Attack Surface Craft (MASC) medium-sized Unmanned Surface Vessel (USV) program, looking into three variants. The Navy noted […]
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ArmyNGA, Army Unit Test AI-Based System For Locating And Identifying Objects In The Field
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the Army’s 18th Airborne Corps in May successfully tested a prototype tool that uses imagery data from small drones and can train artificial intelligence […]
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Air ForceHASC Wants USAF to Lay Out Plan for Full-Scale Production of CCA Increment 1
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) wants the U.S. Air Force to lay out its plan for full- scale production of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Increment 1. “The committee expects […]
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Unmanned SystemsDIU, Partners Select Finalists For Low-Cost Sensing Counter-Drone Challenge
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), U.S. Northern Command, and the Army on Monday announced 10 companies that will demonstrate their low-cost sensing technologies for counter-drone applications at a military exercise […]
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Unmanned SystemsDoD, Partners Demonstrate Beyond Line-Of-Sight Drone Cargo Flights In National Airspace
A Defense Department development program to demonstrate uncrewed aerial logistics beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) in the national airspace has resulted in a series of successful flights, an important milestone for […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyElectronic Warfare Testing Demonstrating Warfighters Need Options For Drone Communications
A demonstration and evaluation last month in Alaska of different radio technologies for communication between drones and their operators showed that while some technology is successful, some promising, and some […]
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Air ForceAirbus Teams with Kratos on XQ-58A for German Air Force
Germany’s Airbus Defence and Space said on Wednesday that it will collaborate with California’s Kratos Defense and Security Solutions [KTOS] to field Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie drone with an Airbus mission […]
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