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By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021

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Fortem Technologies' TrueView radar for drone detection and tracking. Photo: Fortem

Fortem to Participate in DHS Drone Detection Evaluation Fortem Technologies says it has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to participate in the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate’s Air Domain Awareness initiative that will focus on detecting, tracking and identifying aerial-based threats, including unmanned aircraft systems. Fortem says it’s SkyDome System, including the TrueView radar, will be used for the Air Domain Awareness effort. The Utah-based company also says its technologies will be used in…

Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

The Pentagon is bargain shopping for Group 1 drones, as other countries, including Ukraine and China, have taken advantage of consumer electronics-level prices to bolster their stables. “In last spring’s […]

Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

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 […]