Experts from AFWERX, the Department of the Air Force’s innovation arm within the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), have been working with…
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RapidFlight Partners with Thunder Tiger to Manufacture UAVs for Taiwan
RapidFlight, an integrated aerospace design, development, and mass manufacturer of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), has announced signing a memorandum of…
Northern Plains UAS Test Site Successfully Oversees Kratos Trolley Launch System Test Flights
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. has partnered with North Dakota entities to successfully conduct test flights of the Kratos…
Intelligence as a Service: Up Close with TEKEVER
CEO Ricardo Mendes shares a compelling narrative of the firm’s airframes, software and Intelligence as a Service model, all of…
Hover-Capable Underwater Robots Reveal the Ocean’s Secrets
When not discovering lost World War II submarines, veteran explorer Tim Taylor is developing a hovering autonomous vehicle and the…
NAVAIR Selects Near Earth Autonomy for USMC Aerial Logistics Connector Program
NAVAIR has selected Near Earth Autonomy to lead one of the teams demonstrating optimized logistics using rotorcraft for the U.S….
ISR and Security Trends: Small but Mighty
As ISR sensors become smaller and more sophisticated, they’re being deployed on unmanned platforms for a growing number of civil…
D-Fend Solutions Upgrades EnforceAir2 C-UAS with AI and “Disrupted Environments Mode”
Software update augments proven counter-drone technology with expanded detection and mitigation coverage, upgraded naval vessel deployment capabilities, and support for…
AeroVironment’s Tomahawk Ecosystem Unifies Command and Control
“E Pluribus Unum”—“Out of Many, One”—is the traditional motto of the United States. In the UxS realm, the Tomahawk Ecosystem…
U.S. Navy Acquires Networking Devices from Persistent Systems for Littoral Operations
Persistent Systems, a company specializing in mobile ad hoc network (MANET) technology, has been awarded a $1.3 million contract by…
Autonomous Operations: Up Close with Near Earth Autonomy
Near Earth Autonomy, based in Pittsburgh, has played a pioneering role adapting vertical lift aircraft—small and large alike—for autonomous operations….
U.S. Army Forming Human-Machine Fighting Formations
Advancements in robotics, AI and autonomous systems continue to transform warfare. In response, the U.S. Army has embraced the concept…
BlueHalo Selected for U.S. Army Next-Generation C-UAS Missile Development
BlueHalo has been chosen by the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center (CCDC AvMC) Aviation &…
Shield AI Wins $198 Million Contract to Provide U.S. Coast Guard with V-BAT Platform
Shield AI has been awarded a $198,106,876 contract by the U.S. Coast Guard to supply unmanned aircraft system (UAS) services…
Future Tactical UAS Accelerates
Updating the quest for the Army’s new ISR solution. “Punctuated equilibrium” posits that evolution’s slow path is marked by bursts…
MatrixSpace Receives $1.25M AFWERX Contract for Antenna Payload Development
MatrixSpace has been awarded a $1.25 million Direct-to-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by AFWERX to develop a…
D-Fend Solutions Expands U.S. Team with Defense and Homeland Security Experts
D-Fend Solutions, a provider of radio frequency (RF), cyber-based counter-drone technology, has announced the expansion of its U.S. team to…
