Raytheon and airspace intelligence platform AirMap are combining expertise and services to explore projects intended to help the drone industry integrate their products into the national air... Read more
Textron has finished test flights of a newly configured multimission unmanned aircraft system slated to join the U.S. Army fleet sometime in 2020, Aviation International News reported Monday... Read more
A Raytheon-developed counter-drone platform has achieved an initial operational capability status from the U.S. Army that will enable the product to be fielded for combat operations. Read more
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions achieved its test objectives for the XQ-58A Valkyrie, an unmanned aerial vessel, during its second flight test on June 11. Read more
Boeing has contracted BAE Systems to supply vehicle control and detection systems to operate the former’s MQ-25 aerial refueling drone for the U.S. Navy. Read more
Draper Laboratory has received a grant of undisclosed sum from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop miniature robots that will provide navigational support to rescue oper... Read more
Parker Aerospace has received an industry contract to provide the flight control tail actuator, a mechanical device that converts energy, for Boeing’s unmanned aerial refueler. Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration is seeking white papers from industry for the development of tools to support integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system. Read more
Military commanders and civilian air traffic controllers need new technology platforms to help detect and counter rogue drones flying over sports stadiums, airports and military installation... Read more
The U.S. Air Force has announced its intent to acquire a small heavy-lift unmanned aerial system from Andover, Mass.-based research and development firm Physical Sciences, C4ISRNET reported... Read more
Parrot, a European drone manufacturer, is among the six firms that will develop small unmanned aircraft system prototypes with $11M in total funds from the Department of Defense. The compan... Read more
The U.S. Air Force has begun to assess whether it can integrate an artificial intelligence platform, Skyborg, into an F-35 or F-15EX fighter aircraft to enable pilots to control the Kratos D... Read more
San Diego-based robotics technology developer ModalAI has received a contract of an undisclosed value from the U.S. Army to design small unmanned aircraft systems for military use. Read more
L3 Technologies has completed the initial long-duration mission of its new Iver4 unmanned underwater vehicle, wherein the system demonstrated power endurance, system efficiency and predictab... Read more
Navy Taps ThayerMahan for Autonomous Tech Development
ThayerMahan has received a four-year, $19.4M contract with the Office of Naval Research for the development and enhancement of autonomous, acoustic and electronic search technologies. Read more