Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Q-53 Radar Counter-UAS Capability
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has demonstrated that its AN/TPQ-53 counterfire radar is capable of identifying, tracking and relaying the position of unmanned aerial systems, a capability that is at a premium...
View ArticleCoast Guard Contracts With Insitu For ScanEagle Services
In a first for the Coast Guard, the service has awarded Boeing’s [BA] Insitu business unit a potential $12.3 million to begin operating a contractor-owned ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system aboard a...
View ArticleElbit Seagull Completes Torpedo Launch Trials
Elbit Systems [ESLT] successfully completed the first torpedo launch test from the Seagull multi-mission, autonomous Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) system, the company said Tuesday. The trail was...
View ArticleIndustry Leaders Expect Major Changes In Cyber, Unmanned
Most aerospace/defense industry leaders believe that the cyber and unmanned sectors will experience “significant disruption” in the next decade, according to a newly released survey on global...
View ArticleNavy Begins Deploying New Surveillance Radar On Fire Scout UAV
The Navy has begun deploying a new maritime surveillance radar on the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, according to Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). The milestone with the Telephonics Corp....
View ArticleArmy Probing Rise In Unmanned Aircraft Mishaps
The U.S. Army has seen a recent “spike” in unmanned aircraft mishaps and is trying to figure out what caused the increase, according to a service official. The Army has experienced eight unmanned...
View ArticleGeneral Atomics And Raytheon To Integrate Advanced Radar Detection System...
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and Raytheon said Thursday they will integrate the Advanced Radar Detection System (ARDS) onto a Predator B/MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle...
View ArticleU.K. Royal Air Force Selects Predator B UAV For ISTAR Requirements
The U.K. Ministry of Defence selected the General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) Certifiable Predator B (CPB) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system with modifications to fulfill the...
View ArticleCongress Passes FAA Bill With UAS, Aviation Security Measures
The Senate on Wednesday approved a 14-month authorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that lays out a number of provisions related to the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)...
View ArticleDHS S&T Reaches Out To Silicon Valley For Small UAS Capabilities
The Department of Homeland (DHS) technology development branch is continuing its outreach to the nation’s high-tech sector with a new solicitation for innovative small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS)...
View ArticleKratos To Develop Low-Cost Strike UAV For Air Force
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] has been tapped by the U.S. Air Force to develop a fast, long-range unmanned strike aircraft that costs as little as $2 million per copy. Kratos recently...
View ArticleONR To Launch Swarm Of 30 UAVs From Ship
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) is gearing up to conduct a swarming technology demonstration in which 30 small Coyote unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will be tube-launched within two minutes from a...
View ArticleUnmanned Systems Could Help NATO Counter Russian Subs, Report Says
Unmanned systems could play a significant role in helping NATO nations counter Russia’s increasingly aggressive submarine operations, according to a new report by the Center for Strategic and...
View ArticleWhite House Unveils Plan To Promote Unmanned Aircraft
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced a series of steps Aug. 2 to expand the federal government’s use of and support for unmanned aircraft systems. The U.S....
View ArticleDARPA Seeks Ideas To Counter Small Drones
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is soliciting ideas from industry, universities and others on how to protect land and sea forces against the increasing number of potentially...
View ArticlePredator UAVs Detect, Track Ballistic Missile In Test
Two Predator B unmanned planes built by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) detected and tracked a ballistic missile target during a test in the Pacific in late June, GA-ASI said Aug....
View ArticleDOD Eyes More Complex Counter-UAS Exercise
The U.S. military plans to introduce several changes into this year’s version of the annual Black Dart counter-drone exercise, including making the threat scenarios more complex and more challenging to...
View ArticleFormer U.S. Army Airship Damaged In UK Crash
Airlander 10, a giant airship prototype that used to be part of the U.S. Army’s now-canceled Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle (LEMV) program, crashed at the end of its second flight test Aug....
View ArticleDefense Science Board Calls For Faster Adoption Of Autonomy
The Defense Science Board (DSB) is urging the Department of Defense to develop and field autonomous systems more quickly to take full advantage of their “substantial operational value” and to stay...
View ArticleCounter UAS, Cyber Vulnerabilities Among New R&D Focus Areas for Coast Guard
The Coast Guard this week released its funded FY ’17 research and development program that includes a number of new projects including ones to counter unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the maritime...
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