The U.S. Army is reexamining its decision to stop using DJI drones, components and software after the leak of an internal memo from the Army’s Deputy Chief of Staff captured international attention.
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L3 Mustang Technology Passes U.S. Navy’s CDR for Guided Projectile Program
L3 Mustang Technology announced this week the completion of the Critical Design Review (CDR) phase for the U.S. Navy’s MK…
Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Unveils Drone Detection and Neutralization System
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) can accomplish plenty of great things. But just the same, the technology can and has been…
Expert Commentary: The Dark Side of Detect and Avoid
Hacking U.S. drones to spy on U.S. infrastructure.
By Major General (Ret) James Poss
Lockheed Martin’s Autonomous Systems Unit Testing Air-Ground Vehicles
Lockheed Martin Corp. is developing autonomous vehicles and drones from a growing facility in Colorado. The company’s Autonomous Systems unit,…
Expert Commentary: It’s the Data Link, Stupid
If the Air Force had let me order custom t-shirts for everyone back when I was helping manage our unmanned…
Market for Military Drones will Surge
An updated study forecasts significant growth in global trade in military drones, predicting that what was a $4.4 billion market in 2015 will balloon to $8.6 billion by 2022.
Military Witnesses: Addressing Trust, Ethical Issues Key to UAS Integration
While technological challenges are slowing the integration of autonomous systems by the Pentagon the number one hurdle remains acceptance by war fighters, defense officials said last week.
University of Pennsylvania GRASP Laboratory receives grant from DARPA
The University of Pennsylvania’s GRASP Laboratory recently received a three year, $5.5 million grant from DARPA. Researchers will use the…
Pentagon prepares to test its underwater sub-hunting drone
An artist’s concept of DARPA’s ACTUV. While unmanned systems have come to dominate the skies (and headlines), the next big…
Navy Fills Top Unmanned Post as Focus on Autonomous Technology Sharpens
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus this week described a future where swarms of self-launching unmanned aircraft will cooperate to overwhelm an adversary and quad copters will be able to linger underwater before surfacing to fly.
AeroVironment Awarded U.S. Army Contract for RQ-11B Raven UAS
AeroVironment was recently awarded a firm-fixed-price contract from the United States Army to supply initial RQ-11B Raven unmanned aircraft systems to seven allied nations through the Foreign Military Sales program.
Naval Postgraduate School Fly 50 UAS at the Same Time
The Naval Postgraduate Schools Advanced Robotic Systems Engineering Laboratory (ARSENL) was recently focused on one goal: flying 50 unmanned aerial…
Northrop Grumman & U.S. Navy Demonstrate Fire Scout Capabilities
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy recently planned a 10-hour, 150 nautical mile flight for the MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.
Defense Firms Find Commercial Foothold
Analysis shows two firms are having particular success in attracting commercial buyers for defense-focused unmanned aircraft.
AeroVironment Receives Contracts from U.S. Army for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Sustainment
Since May 1, AeroVironment has received 10 orders from the United States Army for the RQ-11B Raven and RQ-20A Puma…
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Takes Home Top Prize in the 8th Annual RoboBoat Competition
In July, 16 teams gathered in Virginia Beach to compete in the eighth annual RoboBoat Competition, with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University…
