Unmanned (All Services)
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Business/Financial
Northrop Grumman Reveals New Vanguard Modular Radar
Last week Northrop Grumman [NOC] unveiled its new Vanguard multi-function, modular, open architecture radar system, touting its flexibility to scale up and apply to a plethora of platforms. Vanguard consists […]
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Navy/USMC
Bell Unveils V-247 Autonomous Tiltrotor and It’s the Size of a Huey
Bell [TXT] unveiled the full-size mockup of its V-247 autonomous tiltrotor Sept. 25, and it is much larger than a scale-model suggests. Just outside the company’s booth at the Modern […]
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Navy/USMC
Navy Suspends Triton Flights After Crash Landing
The Navy has ordered an operational stand down of its first MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 following a recent crash landing at the Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), […]
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Navy/USMC
MQ-4C Triton Crashes In California
One of two MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) crashed yesterday on a Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Calif., base runway following an inflight mechanical issue and landing gear failure. […]
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Army
UPDATED: Sikorsky Nears First Flight Of Black Hawk Robotic Co-Pilot Retrofit Kit
Sikorsky is nearing completion of the first UH-60 outfitted with an aftermarket robotic copilot kit that can help plan and execute missions in concert with a pilot either in the […]
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International
U.S. To Push MTCR Changes For More UAS Sales
A top State Department official on Friday said the U.S. will push for changes to the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) guidelines on unmanned aerial systems (UAS) exports in the […]
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Navy/USMC
MQ-25 Award Covers 72 Vehicles, Moves Up IOC
The Navy late Thursday said that the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned tanker program intends to eventually deliver 72 aircraft after the initial four test aircraft and the program is accelerating the […]
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Uncategorized
New DoD Unmanned Systems Report Maps Future Interoperability And Open Architecture Efforts
A new Defense Department report sketched out how it plans to increase the use of open architecture (OA) and modularity in unmanned systems over the next 25 years, starting by […]
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Navy/USMC
Insitu Wins $54 Million Contract For Four New Blackjack UAS
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Boeing’s [BA] Insitu Inc. a $54 million contract on Tuesday to produce four full-rate production Lot II RQ-21A Blackjack unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) […]
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Unmanned Systems
Army Taps Raytheon Drone-Radar Combo For Urgent Counter-UAS Capability
The U.S. Army will use Raytheon’s [RTN] Coyote unmanned aircraft system and the KRFS radar, as a near-term counter-unmanned aircraft system (UAS) capability to protect deployed units from enemy drones. Raytheon has delivered 40 […]