Michael Weigand is the cofounder and chief growth officer of Shift5, an observability platform for onboard operational technology. Prior to…
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Two Birds with One Replicator: DOD Aims for Innovative Strategy that Benefits Small Drone Builders
An innovative defense strategy and support for smaller domestic drone manufacturers: It’s always good when two desirable outcomes can derive from one effort.
Navy Hopes to Make Big Waves with Unmanned Vehicles
As the U.S. seeks to contain China, the U.S. Navy is betting big on unmanned systems with some significant budget requests.
U.S. Border Patrol Purchasing Over $1 Million in Drones from Red Cat Holdings
Red Cat Holdings Inc., a provider of highly sophisticated and complex SUAS products for militaries globally, announced Oct. 20 its…
XTEND Brings The Metaverse to the Modern Battlefield
XTEND launches its Next Generation XTENDER tactical sUAS system with resilient indoor-outdoor navigation capability and integrated, proprietary Drone-Teaming technology For…
AeroVironment Awarded $10.5 Million Puma LE Unmanned Aircraft Systems Foreign Military Sales Contract for U.S. Ally
AeroVironment, Inc. a global leader in intelligent, multi-domain robotic systems, today announced it received a $10,534,348 firm-fixed-price U.S. Department of Defense Foreign…
THE SKIES GROW EVEN MORE BLUE FOR DOD UAS
The DIU’s Blue UAS initiative is developing trusted sUAS for the DOD and beyond. In military lingo, “blue” denotes friendly…
Every Soldier a Drone Fighter!
When the Department of Defense (DOD) stands up an entire office to combat a problem, they mean business. Take counter-unmanned…
How Do You Spell Joint? A-R-M-Y: A DOD Update on Unmanned Systems Defense
In a March 4, 2020 Policy Memo (PM), the new Secretary of Defense (SecDef), General Lloyd Austin, unveiled his top…
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…
AeroVironment Delivers M1/M2/M5-compatible UAS to DoD Customers
AeroVironment, Inc., a California-based provider of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for both military and commercial applications, announced on September 19…
Raytheon Acquires Sensintel, Enhancing the Company’s Growth Prospects in the UAS Business
Raytheon Company recently acquired Sensintel, a privately-held company that provides UAS solutions to the intelligence and special operations markets. The…
