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Air Force Seeks Information For Low Collateral Effects Interceptor UAV Project

June 17, 2022 Managing Editor

The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate recently issued a request for information for the Low Collateral Effects Interceptor (LCEI) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) project. LCEI will be an autonomous aircraft able to detect, track, […]

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Jackal Suicide Drone Will Bridge Capability Gap Toward Tactical Electronic Warfare Missions

June 15, 2022 Managing Editor

Northrop Grumman is currently developing the Jackal suicide drone – a turbojet-powered ‘sprint’ loitering weapon system designed to bridge the capability gap between the current propeller-driven suicide drones and the need for “tactical kinetic, intelligence, […]

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New Lightweight Vehicle Surveillance System Can Act As Mobile System To Counter Drone Swarms

May 13, 2022 Managing Editor

Teledyne FLIR Defense has introduced a new Lightweight Vehicle Surveillance System (LVSS) which can be mounted on a full-sized commercial pickup truck to act as a mobile surveillance system to counter drone swarms.  The LVSS  […]

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US Navy Tests All-Electric High-Energy Laser To Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems, Fast-Attack Boats

May 6, 2022 Managing Editor

The U.S. Navy recently successfully tested the Lockheed Martin LLD (Layered Laser Defense) system by tracking and shooting down an aerial target representing a subsonic cruise missile in flight.  The test was sponsored by the […]

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US Marine Corps, Army To Study UAV Swarm Behavior At Edge 22 Exercise

April 27, 2022 Managing Editor

Later this year, the US Marine Corps and the Army will be studying UAV swarm behavior at the Edge 22 (Experimental Demonstration Gateway Exercise) – an exercise being held within Project Convergence. Project Convergence is […]

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Flight of Textron Aerosonde Represents Expansion of Unmanned Systems In Real-World Maritime Missions

April 15, 2022 Managing Editor

For the first time, Textron recently completed a successful flight and maritime integration of its Aerosonde Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) on a U.S. Navy Guided Missile Destroyer (DDG). The Aerosonde UAS is designed for […]

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What Can Owls Teach Us About Quieter Aircraft Turbomachinery Blades, Drones, and Wind Turbines?

March 23, 2022 Managing Editor

Owls are known to be excellent predators, in part due to their ability to fly quietly and stealthily. Researchers from Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJU) are examining owl wings in hopes of applying that knowledge to […]

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Autonomous Systems Researchers Reverse Engineer Hoverflies To Detect Drone Acoustic Signatures

March 18, 2022 Managing Editor

Autonomous systems researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA), Flinders University, and Australian defense company Midspar Systems have reverse engineered the visual systems of hoverflies to detect drones’ acoustic signatures from almost four kilometers […]

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US Army Contracts Delivery of X2D Drone for Short Range Reconnaissance

February 23, 2022 Managing Editor

The U.S. Army has awarded Skydio a contract to deliver its X2D drone to the Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record. The SRR program aims to equip soldiers with a low-cost, rapidly deployable, small […]

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DARPA Completes Autonomous Flight of UH-60A Black Hawk Helicopter

February 18, 2022 Managing Editor

DARPA recently completed a 30-minute pilotless flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter. The helicopter was retrofitted with the core technology of the Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program to enable it to fly […]

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