The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has announced contract awards to select software developers supporting the Replicator initiative. These vendors will…
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Red Cat Selected for U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program
Red Cat’s next generation Teal system will be the Army’s Program of Record SRR sUAS, concluding the rigorous, multi-tranche competitive…
AeroVironment to Acquire BlueHalo for $4.1 Billion
AeroVironment, Inc. and BlueHalo LLC today announced the execution of a definitive agreement under which AV will acquire BlueHalo in…
Anduril Wins $200 Million Contract to Develop CUAS for the Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS)
Anduril has been awarded a $200 million, five-year Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Marine Corps to develop…
WingXpand and Raytheon Collaborate on AI Solutions, Launches VTOL
WingXpand, a U.S. provider of autonomous smart planes using AI threat detection, is collaborating with RTX’s Raytheon, a provider of defense…
AV Unveils Software Updates to Enhance Puma UAS Capabilities in Contested Environments
AeroVironment (AV) has announced a suite of software updates, called Project GOLD, that elevate the battlefield effectiveness of its Puma…
DoD Announces Second Tranche of Replicator Platforms
Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks has announced additional capabilities selected for accelerated fielding as part of the Replicator initiative….
Interview with Red Cat Holdings – AUKUS Pillar 2 Milestones Point Toward Integrated Autonomous, AI Operations
AUKUS is a strategic trilateral security pact formed in September 2021 between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Its primary aim…
Sikorsky And Rain Successfully Demonstrate Wildfire Mission Autonomy
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, and Rain, a provider of autonomous aerial wildfire containment technology, successfully demonstrated how an autonomous…
GA-ASI and US Navy Fly MQ-20 Avenger Using MD-5 GCS To Perform Commanded Autonomy Maneuvers
On November 5, 2024, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) used its MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System to perform commanded…
DIU Blue UAS Refresh Challenge Tests UAS Platforms for DoD
The Defense Innovation Unit hosted the first annual Blue UAS Refresh event at the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center,…
Insitu Announces Proliferated-Low Earth Orbit Satellite Control for Integrator UAS with 2,000 Nautical Mile Range
Insitu, A Boeing Company, is now leveraging Proliferated-Low Earth Orbit (P-LEO) Satellite Communication (SATCOM) control for its Integrator Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS)….
D-Fend Solutions Enters Agreement with Naval Surface Warfare Center for C-UAS Testing
The program is set to collect data and evaluate EnforceAir C-UAS system’s capabilities in airport environments. D-Fend Solutions, a provider…
Kraus Hamdani Wins $20 Million Contract to Deliver Ultra-Long Endurance UAS to the U.S. Army
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace, a producer of ultra-long endurance Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) technology, has announced the award of $20 million…
Scaling Autonomy for U.S. Defense – Time to Act
In recent weeks, we’ve seen an exceptional level of attention toward and activity within the tech-forward defense industry. There is…
Teledyne FLIR Defense Wins $91 Million Contract from U.S. Army for Black Hornet 4 Nano-Drones
Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), has won a five-year contract worth up to $91 million to…
Red Cat Introduces ARACHNID Family of Small ISR and Precision Strike Systems at AUSA 2024
Red Cat, a drone technology company building hardware and software for military, federal, and commercial operations, has announced its ARACHNID…
