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October 28, 2024
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US Army Inks Five-Year Agreement for Teledyne FLIR’s Black Hornet 4 Nano Drones

Teledyne FLIR has landed a five-year contract to supply its Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance Systems to the US Army. These nano-unmanned aerial systems are being acquired under the...

October 25, 2024
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AeroVironment Introduces Adaptable Drone for Changing Battlefield Needs

AeroVironment has introduced the P550, an unmanned electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft system aimed at the US Army’s long-range reconnaissance program. Featuring a modular design, the P550...

October 24, 2024
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Mitsubishi Reveals Concepts for AI-Powered Combat Drones

At the Japan International Aerospace event in Tokyo, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries unveiled two artificial intelligence-enabled collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) concepts. The first, displayed as a 1:10-scale model, is a...

October 24, 2024
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Saronic Reveals Largest Unmanned Vessel for Pentagon’s China Countermeasure Initiative

Saronic Technologies, a defense tech startup, has introduced its third autonomous surface vessel (ASV), the 24-foot (7.31-meter) Corsair, marking its largest ASV to date. This follows the earlier launches...

October 21, 2024
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Turkey Plans to Gift a Large Quantity of Kamikaze Drones to Albania

Turkey is set to donate a “significant number” of loitering munitions to Albania, highlighting the deepening relationship between the two countries. The donation is not intended as an act...

October 21, 2024
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Poland Signs New Contract to Improve Bayraktar TB2 Drone Operations

Poland will improve the operational readiness of its 24 Bayraktar TB2 drones through a new logistics and service contract with Turkish producer Baykar. The NATO Support and Procurement Agency...

October 20, 2024
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India’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Capability Significantly Enhanced

During the 1999 Kargil conflict, India’s surveillance shortcomings in the conflict zone were exposed. Locating enemy positions took considerable time. Notably, an IAF pilot used a MiG-21 and a...

October 18, 2024
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China Unveils VTOL Drone Resembling Osprey With 2-Ton Payload Capability

China has introduced a new tiltrotor drone, the Lanying R6000, which can transport up to 2 tons (4,400 pounds) of payload and reach speeds of 340 miles (547 kilometers)...

October 18, 2024
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Leidos has been granted a $248 million contract by the US Navy to deliver design and engineering services for autonomous systems.

Leidos recently received a follow-on contract from the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific (NIWC PAC) to assist with unmanned and automated systems for maritime intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)....

October 18, 2024
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How a network of small, autonomous, unmanned vessels can expand maritime operations.

Northrop Grumman, a recognized leader in advanced uncrewed autonomous systems, has introduced two new mission-specific autonomous features—Helix and Scion—for smaller UAS. These innovations will quickly upgrade commercial uncrewed platforms...