autonomous systems

USSOCOM Opens Search for AI-Enabled Drone Vision Trainer

US Special Operations Command has launched a competitive effort to acquire a synthetic data generation tool that will train computer vision models for unmanned systems.

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Elbit, Diehl Team Up to Bring SkyStriker Kamikaze Drone to Germany

Israeli contractor Elbit Systems has signed a strategic partnership agreement with German company Diehl Defence to jointly market the SkyStriker advanced loitering munition to the German Armed Forces.

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Aurelius Trials Archimedes Counter-Drone Laser Weapon for Pentagon

Aurelius Systems has completed live testing of its Archimedes autonomous directed-energy system for the Pentagon in Indiana, highlighting the laser weapon’s ability to negate unmanned aerial system threats.

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Germany’s ERC Rolls Out Heavy-Lift eVTOL Drone for Military Logistics

Munich-based developer ERC System has introduced a hybrid-electric unmanned aerial system designed for heavy-lift military resupply operations.

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Honeywell to Power Swarm Aero’s Oversized Tactical Drones

California-based Swarm Aero has partnered with Honeywell Aerospace to supply propulsion systems for its large-class multi-mission unmanned aerial systems.

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iRocket Wins US Army Deal to Support Anti-Drone Weapon Production 

The US Army has awarded New York-based Innovative Rocket Technologies a contract valued between $30 million and $150 million to support production of next-generation counter-unmanned aerial system weapons.

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Palladyne, IAI Strike Deal to Build Kamikaze Drones for Pentagon

Palladyne AI and Israel Aerospace Industries have signed a strategic partnership to market the HARPY, HAROP, and Mini HARPY loitering munitions to the US Department of Defense.

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Six Firms Create Autonomous ‘Hunter-Killer’ UGV Duo in Under a Week

A project involving six defense firms has resulted in the creation of the “Hunter-Killer,” an autonomous unmanned ground vehicle duo assembled in less than a week.

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French NATO Jets Shoot Down Stray Drone in Latvia

French NATO jets stationed in the Baltic states shot down a drone in Latvia, the military and the country's foreign minister confirmed on Monday morning.

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US Greenlights $1.98B Anti-Drone Sale to Kuwait

The US State Department has cleared a $1.98-billion foreign military sale of counter-unmanned aerial system platforms to Kuwait.

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