Unmanned Systems
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Unmanned SystemsDARPA Looks To Next-Gen Small Autonomous Undersea Vehicles
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) last month released a solicitation for its two year-long Deep Thoughts program looking to rapidly develop next-generation small autonomous undersea vehicles (AUVs) in […]
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Unmanned SystemsTextron Nabs DIU Award For Small USVs In Support Navy Experiment
Textron’s [TXT] Textron Systems segment last Thursday said it received a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to deliver multiple TSUNAMI unmanned surface vessels (USVs) in support of a […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Leaders Want More Industry Entrants, Potentially Multiple Vendors Per Program
Navy leadership this week emphasized the need for the Pentagon to move faster and deliver more capability includes using new entrants and potentially using multiple vendors for munitions programs. Newly […]
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Unmanned SystemsUnmanned Warfare Frontier Model Developer Scout AI Raises $100 Million
Scout AI, which is squarely focused on developing a frontier artificial intelligence model for unmanned warfare, on Wednesday said it has raised $100 million in an oversubscribed Series A round […]
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Business/FinancialFirestorm Labs Raises $82 Million To Transition Mobile 3D Printing Tech, Drones Into Production
Firestorm Labs, which has developed additive manufacturing cells that can be forward deployed to print drones and parts, raised $82 million in a Series B funding round as it transitions […]
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Air ForceUSAF Awards Contracts For Rapid Fielding Of Counter-Drone Systems For AFCENT
The Air Force has begun awarding sole source contracts to field counter-drone systems within 15 days for use by Air Forces Central (AFCENT) in Operation Epic Fury, which began on […]
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Navy/USMCNavy’s MQ-25A Unmanned Tanker Finishes First Test Flight
The first Boeing [BA] MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft conducted its first flight test on Saturday a year later than previously planned, the Navy and Boeing revealed on Monday. […]
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Unmanned SystemsArmy Begins Evaluating Bumble Bee Drone Interceptor With Autonomous Kill Capability
FORT BRAGG, N.C.—Army paratroopers here last Thursday began assessing a new drone prototype designed to autonomously intercept adversary small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to inform further development of the Bumble […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyBooz Allen Invests In Autonomy Orchestration Company NODA AI
Booz Allen Hamilton [BAH] last Friday said it made a strategic investment in NODA AI, a startup developing software that allows different autonomous systems to work together across air, land, […]
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Unmanned SystemsDrone Dominance Program Releases Solutions Request For $300 Million Second Phase
The Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program (DDP) on Tuesday released the Request for Solutions (RFS) for $300 million second phase effort that seeks bids in the areas of long-range strike and […]