Unmanned (All Services)
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Navy/USMCGeneral Atomics MQ-25 Team Includes Boeing
General Atomics’ Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) announced its MQ-25 Stingray unmanned carrier-based tanker offering on Tuesday, which includes competitor Boeing [BA]. The company said it has designed a “purpose-built” Stingray […]
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Navy/USMCNavy PEO Explains Importance Of Unmanned Sensors, New Initiative To Add Capabilities Faster
National Harbor, Md. – The Navy’s program executive officer (PEO) for unmanned aviation and strike weapons told a conference here about the specific challenge his office has in providing unmanned […]
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Navy/USMCDARPA Transfers Sea Hunter To ONR, Will Continue Developing It
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully completed its anti-submarine unmanned vessel program and officially transferred the technology demonstration vessel, called the Sea Hunter, to the Office of Naval […]
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Navy/USMCTextron And U.S. Navy To Test Offensive Weapons On Unmanned Surface Vehicle
Textron [TXT] and the U.S. Navy have agreed to develop and integrate new offensive and other payloads on the company’s unmanned surface vehicle, the company told Defense Daily in an […]
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Navy/USMCGeurts Sees OA Helping the Navy Keep Pace With Technology
The Navy’s new Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition (RD&A) James Geurts last week emphasized the importance of open architectures in acquisition for the Navy. While […]
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Navy/USMCMarines Take Over Testing Of Robotic Resupply Helicopter
The Marine Corps will take over testing of an autonomous UH-1 Huey after a successful final test of the robotic aircraft on Dec. 13 in which it demonstrated the ability […]
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Business/FinancialBoeing Official Talks Up Aurora Acquisition, Still in MQ-25 Competition
A Boeing [BA] executive told reporters on Wednesday that he is “really excited about Aurora” Flight Sciences joining the company and confirmed the company is still in the MQ-25 unmanned […]
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Navy/USMCGD Knifefish Unmanned Undersea Vessel Finishes Contractor Trials
General Dyanimcs [GD] completed contractor trials for the U.S. Navy’s Knifefish mine countermeasure (MCM) unmanned undersea vessel (UUV), the company said Thursday. In tests managed by GD off the coast […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Releases Final MQ-25 Tanker Solicitation
The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) released the final request for proposals (RFP) for the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aircraft system (UAS) tanker to four main competitors on Oct. 4, the […]
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Navy/USMCMine Detection System Achieves IOC
The U.S. Navy’s AN/DVS-1 Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) system airborne mine detection system has achieved initial operational capability (IOC), the service said Tuesday. COBRA is a sensor payload […]