Department of Defense

October 26, 2023Air, Cyber, People

Five Good Questions: Michael Weigand, Shift5

By Inside Unmanned Systems

Michael Weigand is the cofounder and chief growth officer of Shift5, an observability platform for onboard operational technology. Prior to…

Army Futures Command's Future Vertical Lift cross-functional team, in conjuction with The U.S. Army Program Executive Office - Aviation, Aviation Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, and the Manuever Battle Lab, conducted flight tests and manuevers on February 25-26, 2021 at Leyte West Airfield, Fort Benning, Georgia. The Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) Rodeo occuring on March 2-5, 2021 is the capstone event for a yearlong capabilities assessment of four commercial UAV systems conducted by five brigade combat teams. The Army is conducting a "buy, try, inform" approach to rapidly develop informed requirements for an RQ7 Shadow replacement. (U.S. Army Photo by Mr. Luke J. Allen)

April 15, 2021Air, Military

How Do You Spell Joint? A-R-M-Y: A DOD Update on Unmanned Systems Defense

By Dawn M.K. Zoldi (Colonel, USAF, Retired)

In a March 4, 2020 Policy Memo (PM), the new Secretary of Defense (SecDef), General Lloyd Austin, unveiled his top…

November 17, 2020Air, Military

Anti-Jam GPS for Army’s Gray Eagle UAV Awarded to Cobham

By Inside Unmanned Systems

For its flagship Gray Eagle UAV, the U.S. Army with lead contractor General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has selected an anti-jam…

Photo courtesy of AeroVironment.

November 13, 2018Air, Military

AeroVironment Awarded $3.2M Puma AE UAS Contract by U.S. DOD

By Inside Unmanned Systems

AeroVironment, Inc., a provider of unmanned aircraft systems for both defense and commercial applications, announced last week it received a…