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LongShot UAV Carrying Air-to-Air Weapons: DARPA Launches Design Phase
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA’s) LongShot program seeks to increase engagement range and effectiveness of air-to-air weaponry…
Just Tell us About Autonomous Aircraft, Ready and Super-Powered (JTAARS)!
Since the early 1900s, the U.S. Army has been asking folks to sign up “now.” A few weeks ago, it…
HOOAH! The U.S. Army is Looking to Fly High
The origins of the Army’s famous battle cry, “Hooah!” are up for debate. Some say it comes from a World…
Identify Friend or Foe (IFF) Capability for Small, Tactical, Attritable Defense UAVs
uAvionix has launched a lineup of Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) solutions for small, tactical, and attritable UAV defense platforms….
New MEMS IMU for Unmanned Vehicles Will Deliver Order of Magnitude Improvement in Inertial Accuracy
Honeywell announced that recent findings from its research labs show that its newly developed inertial sensors can deliver greater than…
Indian Army Enlists Swarm of High-Altitude Drones for Border Patrol, ISR
The Indian Army signed an approximately $20 million contract for undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of ideaForge’s Switch UAV….
Navy To Seek Pilots For Revolutionary Aerial Refueling Drone
Last month the U.S. Navy reached a major milestone toward its “game-changing” goal of fielding carrier-based aerial refueling drones, flight-testing…
Spanish Elite Units Receive the First SEEKER RPAS Units
A few days ago the Spanish Army and Navy received the first SEEKER Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS). SEEKER is…
Turkish Firm to Roll Out Al Support for Herd UAVs
Turkish defense industry company MilSOFT, which offers software-based solutions to security forces, has developed software for use with unmanned aerial…
Kongsberg Geospatial Announces New Tactical UAS Sensor Data Management Solution
Kongsberg Geospatial, creators of the TerraLens geospatial map-engine Software Development Kit (SDK), announced today the release of the Modular ISR…
Ravn X Claims World’s Largest UAS, Destined for Launching Low-Earth Orbit Satellites
Aevum, Inc., a provider of space logistics and autonomous launch services for lightweight payloads, rolls out its Ravn X Autonomous…
New DOD Contract Signals Immediate Need For Better UAV Sensors
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) a $93.3 million contract to make better…
Army Recharge
Unmanned ground vehicles could one day serve as charging ports for swarms of autonomous drones, due to U.S. Army-funded research….
Non-Stop Flight from California to Sicily Completes NATO UAV Squadron
An RQ-4D Phoenix UAV from Northrop Grumman Corporation completed a 20-hour non-stop trans-Atlantic flight from California to Sicily, where it…
Anti-Jam GPS for Army’s Gray Eagle UAV Awarded to Cobham
For its flagship Gray Eagle UAV, the U.S. Army with lead contractor General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has selected an anti-jam…
Sea Guardian Drones to Taiwan for ISR
The U.S. State Department has approved a Foreign Military Sale to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the…
