Aerospace Group:

Unmanned Systems

Gainey Touts Coyote In Countering Group 3 Drones; Need For Layered System Of Systems

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 8th, 2023

SHARE:

Gainey Touts Coyote In Countering Group 3 Drones; Need For Layered System Of Systems

The RTX Coyote small unmanned aerial system (UAS). Photo: Defense Daily.

An expendable drone developed by RTX [RTX] has proven critical in countering other unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in two combatant commands (COCOMs) but generally a system-of-systems approach is necessary to counter the range of unmanned aircraft threats U.S. forces are facing abroad, the head of the Defense Department’s efforts to assess and develop counter-measures to these threats said on Tuesday. Initial deployments of counter-small UAS (C-sUAS) systems showed that standalone technologies were not that good, meaning they were effective less…

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]

Congress

“Not Sure How They Get To Where They Wanna Be,” Calvert Says of $1.5 Trillion Defense Topline Proposal

As the federal government enters a third week of tardiness in a fiscal 2027 budget release, a big question is how the Pentagon will be able to spend $500 billion […]

Congress

Path Uncertain For $1.5 Trillion FY ‘27 Defense Topline After Trump Casts Doubt On Second Reconciliation Bill

The path to achieve the White House’s call for a $1.5 trillion defense topline in 2027 appears murkier now after President Donald Trump has cast doubt on the prospects of […]

Congress

Senate Budget Dems Push For Defense Reconciliation Spending Details, Cite ‘Slush Fund’ Concerns

Democrats on the Senate Budget Committee have raised “significant concern” with the Pentagon’s move to classify reconciliation spending plans, urging the department to provide more public details on how the […]