Block 5 MQ-9s, the latest addition to the Reaper fleet, are performing well in combat but some have overheated while landing, according to the 432nd Air Wing commander.
Unmanned Systems
September 28, 2017 |
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Special Operations forces are surveying industry for potential options to meet their requirement for a small unmanned aircraft system capable of vertical takeoff and landing.
September 26, 2017 |
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The Defense Department does not have a capability to shoot down long-range enemy missiles early in flight to deal with the North Korean nuclear threat, the Pentagon's top officer told Congress Tuesday, offering a classified briefing to lawmakers interested in efforts to arm an unmanned aerial vehicle with such a weapon.
September 25, 2017 |
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The Pentagon will host an industry day in October for the Overlord unmanned surface vehicle, part of the Strategic Capabilities Office's Ghost Fleet project.
September 20, 2017 |
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The Army is pursuing a prototype project to examine an amphibious, robotic, all-terrain vehicle capability, according to a Sept. 11 request for proposals released on Federal Business Opportunities.
September 15, 2017 |
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The Air Force this week released a request for information to kick off an experimentation campaign in fiscal year 2018 that will inform whether and how the service can cost-effectively buy directed-energy weapons to protect overseas bases from unwanted unmanned aerial systems.
September 15, 2017 |
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Lockheed Martin Ventures said Friday it is investing in Ocean Aero, the developer of the Submaran unmanned maritime vehicle.
September 12, 2017 |
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The Navy last month, as part of a Pentagon-wide package, sent the White House a list of programs from the fiscal year 2018 budget request the service identified as needing a waiver so that work could progress under a continuing resolution.
September 12, 2017 |
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The Navy last month, as part of a Pentagon-wide package, sent the White House a list of programs from the fiscal year 2018 budget request the service identified as needing a waiver so that work could progress under a continuing resolution.
September 11, 2017 |
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The Marine Corps Rapid Capabilities Office is seeking information about potential sources capable of manufacturing and testing an unmanned aerial system using government-provided build-to-print specifications, according to an Aug. 30 Federal Business Opportunities notice.
September 11, 2017 |
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The Marine Corps Rapid Capabilities Office is seeking information about potential sources capable of manufacturing and testing an unmanned aerial system using government-provided build-to-print specifications, according to an Aug. 30 Federal Business Opportunities notice.
September 11, 2017 |
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Government auditors have determined the Navy has valid requirements and a solid acquisition approach for the new MQ-25 Stingray, and revealed the unmanned aerial system has a $5 billion cost ceiling.
September 08, 2017 |
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Air Force Research Laboratory officials say they are launching a series of information transfer agreements so commercial industry can mature service-owned technology to control multiple unmanned aerial vehicles at once.
September 07, 2017 |
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The Marine Corps is requesting information about solutions for vertical take-off and landing small unmanned aircraft systems, according to a Federal Business Opportunities notice.
September 06, 2017 |
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A top Air Force intelligence official said this week the service plans to be able to sift through and label classified photos and videos taken from intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms like the MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global Hawk by this time next year, as the result of experiments ongoing with the Defense Department’s Algorithmic Warfare Cross-Functional Team.
September 05, 2017 |
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Kratos' Valkyrie, in development for the Air Force's Low-Cost Attritable Strike Unmanned Aerial System Demonstration, completed the aircraft's critical design review earlier this month and is working toward flight tests by the third quarter of 2018, a company official told Inside the Air Force this week.
August 30, 2017 |
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The Army plans to pursue a swarming capability with a forthcoming small unmanned aerial system program, according to the robotics branch chief at the Army Capabilities Integration Center.
August 29, 2017 |
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The Army is pursuing a tethered unmanned aircraft system capability to help meet its overall robotic and autonomous platform objectives.
August 27, 2017 |
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Industry showcased a range of technologies for undersea vehicles and communication networks during an annual Navy technology exercise.
August 23, 2017 |
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The Navy has not stopped work on the unmanned undersea vehicle Knifefish because Congress approved $9.7 million in reprogramming funds this fiscal year to continue program integration and testing efforts.