Elroy Air and Leidos have been approved to demonstrate an autonomous Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle – Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) prototype for the Navy and Marine Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems program office (PMA-263)
Airbus has acquired Aerovel and its Flexrotor Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system (UAS), designed for expeditionary missions requiring minimal footprint
Echodyne's EchoFlight radar is fitted on each wing of American Aerospace Technologies Inc's AiRanger UAS, providing the detect-and-avoid (DAA) system with adequate time and information to take avoidance measures
The Red Cat Futures Initiative (RFI) unites innovative unmanned aerial system (UAS) hardware and software companies with the aim of putting advanced and interoperable UAS into the hands of warfighters
For the Future Tactical Uncrewed Aircraft System (FTUAS) options 3 and 4, Textron will complete multiple demos and eventually deliver an Aerosonde Mk. 4.8 Hybrid Quad (HQ) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for test and evaluation
Skyborne Technologies has introduced the Cerberus Modular Integration (MI), a multi-mission, man-packable, Group 2 small unmanned aerial system (sUAS) equipped with modular kinetic and non-kinetic payloads
The T4™ explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) robots from L3Harris Technologies will enable the U.K. Ministry of Defence (MOD) to carry out EOD missions in confined urban areas
CAPAIR will bring air safety solutions to the Australian market, advancing autonomy and UAS integration by introducing Sagetech's detect and avoid (DAA) software and IFF transponders
In a collaborative exercise, Elsight’s Halo platform has been integrated with Lockheed Martin's Indago 4 UAS, enabling enhanced BVLOS flight capabilities with continuous connectivity
RapidFlight, a designer of drones with designed for increased range and endurance, recently hosted Congressman Rob Wittman, Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
Selected for the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Replicator initiative, the Switchblade 600 from AeroVironment (AV) is a man-portable, extended-range loitering munition system equipped with an anti-armor warhead
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