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US Army Retires Long-Serving GUARDRAIL and ARL ISR Platforms

The US Army has retired GUARDRAIL and Airborne Reconnaissance Low, two aerial intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance platforms.

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Switchblade 600 Kamikaze Drone Launched From MQ-9A Reaper for First Time in Arizona Tests

AeroVironment and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have carried out the first air launch of a Switchblade 600 loitering munition from an MQ-9A Reaper in Arizona, advancing efforts to expand long-range precision strike options for drones.

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US Army Taps Anduril for $159M Mixed Reality Soldier Helmet Prototype

Anduril Industries has secured a $159-million US Army contract to prototype a new helmet-mounted mixed reality system.

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SNC Accepts Second Bombardier Jet for US Army HADES Spy Plane Program

Sierra Nevada Corporation has received the second Bombardier Global 6500 business jet for conversion into the US Army’s High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System aircraft.

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Six Teams Score Big in US Army’s $2M AI Showdown

The US Army’s xTech Program has named six winners of its Artificial Intelligence Grand Challenge, handing out $2 million in one of its biggest prize pools to date.

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US Army Deploys New Software-Defined Radios Across Helicopter Fleet

The US Army has begun installing BAE Systems’ software-defined AN/ARC-231A Multi-mode Aviation Radio Set on select rotary-wing aircraft.

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BLADE Tech Turns US Army Ground Defenses Into Drone Hunters

In a recent live fire event in Poland, US Army troops engaged waves of drones from a remote-controlled weapon station for the first time.

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Lockheed Martin Chosen to Shape US Army’s Next-Gen Battle Network

Lockheed Martin has landed a US Army deal to prototype the Next Generation Command and Control system as part of a push to use data-driven tools to speed up battlefield decision-making.

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US Army Gets First Two Counter-Drone Laser Weapons From AV

AV has delivered its first two “LOCUST” mobile counter-drone laser weapon system (LWS) prototypes to the US Army.

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Lockheed Martin Secures Record $9.8B Deal to Build Nearly 2,000 PAC-3 Missiles

The US Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a $9.8-billion contract to produce almost 2,000 Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors and associated hardware.

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