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  • Raytheon Gets Navy Contract to Develop Naval UAV Swarming Tech Prototype - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Gets Navy Contract to Develop Naval UAV Swarming Tech Prototype

    Raytheon has secured a potential two-year, $29.7 million contract to develop a naval prototype for the U.S. Navy’s Low Cost UAV Swarming Technology program. The Navy will obligate $7.1 million in fiscal 2018 research, development, test and evaluation funds at the time of award,  the Defense Department said Tuesday. LOCUST prototyping work will occur at the company’s […] More

  • Raytheon BBN to Develop Drone Swarm Controller Under DARPA-Funded Program - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon BBN to Develop Drone Swarm Controller Under DARPA-Funded Program

    Raytheon‘s BBN Technologies subsidiary will support the Defense Advanced Research Agency‘s Offensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics program through the development of a system for managing small autonomous air and ground vehicles. The controller technology will feature a visual graphical user designed to produce drone tactics, a game-based tactics simulator and a physical swarm testbed, Raytheon said Monday. Shane […] More

  • Navy Puts BAE-Made Coyote UAVs Through 'Swarm' Test - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy Puts BAE-Made Coyote UAVs Through ‘Swarm’ Test

    The U.S. Navy‘s Office of Naval Research has demonstrated a platform that works to launch multiple unmanned aerial vehicles on a swarm-based mission to deter adversaries. ONR said Tuesday the military branch tested the Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology with BAE Systems-built Coyote drones during a recent demonstration. The service also used the LOCUST system in […] More