Tag Archives: unmanned aerial vehicle

Kratos Defense and Security Solutions and the Air Force Research Laboratory completed the sixth flight test of the company’s XQ-58A Valkyrie unmanned aerial vehicle on March 26 at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona. The test flight also demonstrated Valkyrie’s ability to release a small, unmanned aircraft system through its internal weapons bay.

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have conducted a test flight to demonstrate the capacity of drone swarms to support combat operations in urban settings.

An AeroVironment subsidiary has won a one-year, $7 million task order to provide unmanned aerial system-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance services to U.S. Special Operations Command.

The U.S. Navy has asked industry for insights to help inform an analysis effort seeking to identify potential vertical lift alternatives as it prepares to replace its existing fleet of Sikorsky-built MH-60R/S Seahawk helicopters and Northrop Grumman-made MQ-8B/C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles, FlightGlobal reported Friday.

AE Industrial Partners has acquired UAV Factory, a provider of tactical unmanned aerial vehicle and intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance technology. With the purchase, UAV Factory will serve as an unmanned technology platform for AEI. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "UAV Factory's engineering and technical capabilities, combined with its proven and growing set of technology solutions, are truly differentiated in the market," said Jeffrey Hart, principal at AEI.

The U.S. Army has asked industry for information on supply drone concepts as part of the Joint Tactical Autonomous Aerial Resupply System program. A notice published Thursday on the beta SAM website says the service is seeking a first unit equipped supply drone that could demonstrate operational capability at technology readiness level 6, could be ready for use by 2026 and could comply with regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration and the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Martin UAV has demonstrated the integrated performance of its V-BAT unmanned aerial vehicle for counter-narcotics operations of the U.S. Southern Command. The company said Tuesday that its V-BAT UAV exhibited maritime capabilities in a mission that ran from Oct. 6, 2019 to July 31, 2020.

The U.S. Navy has posted a market survey to seek insights on submarine-launched unmanned aerial vehicles built to perform intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations, Inside Defense reported Tuesday.

Perspecta's applied research unit has received a $5.1M contract modification to mature a radio-frequency management system for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and demonstrate the technology on an unmanned aerial vehicle.

The U.S. Air Force plans to select a contractor this summer to prototype the service brach's “Skyborg“ unmanned aerial vehicle ahead of flight tests scheduled for 2021, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday.

BAE Systems has completed a flight test for a solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicle designed for long-duration flights in the stratosphere.

An annual study from market analysis firm Teal Group says worldwide spending on unmanned aerial vehicles is expected to grow in the next 10 years as military agencies invest approximately $98B in new strike and intelligence collection capabilities, National Defense reported Monday.

Anduril, an Irvine, Calif.-based manufacturer of artificial intelligence-powered unmanned aerial vehicles, has developed “interceptor drones“ that work to autonomously detect and destroy UAVs, NBC News reported Thursday.

NASA is seeking small businesses to take part in its Safeguard with Autonomous Navigation Demonstration Challenge, which focuses on helping private sector entities verify their unmanned aerial vehicle products.

Atlas Dynamics plans to unveil two new technologies for unmanned aerial vehicles at the AUVSI Xponential 2019 in Chicago, Ill.