Tag Archives: Defense

Russia threat sets off mad dash for defense dollars

On Monday, the Biden administration releases its fiscal 2023 budget request to Congress, and is expected to ask for $773 billion for the Pentagon — $30 billion more than this year’s level. That’s on top of the nearly $14 billion supplemental in emergency aid for Ukraine passed this month. At …

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Canada Blocks Defense Exports To Turkey Over Transfer Of Dro…

Canada has halted some military exports to NATO ally Turkey after a probe confirmed Canadian drone technology was used by Azerbaijan in last year’s fighting with Armenia over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region. Canada suspended military export permits to Turkey last October pending an investigation into allegations Canadian technology was misused …

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Citadel Defense, Syzygy Form Partnership for Counter-Drone T…

Titan Citadel Defense and Syzygy Integration have partnered to introduce a counter-drone application developed for the Department of Defense and other government agencies looking to address unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicle activities. Titan is a tactical assault kit-based platform capable of being being teleoperated to help warfighters, law enforcement officials and …

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Citadel Defense wins major contract for AI powered counter d…

Citadel Defense has received a multi-million-dollar government contract for their Titan, an AI-powered, radiofrequency (RF) based counter drone system. Citadel’s technology was selected following a competitive evaluation of two dozen competitive counter small unmanned aircraft systems (C-sUAS). Titan proved highly effective in complex urban environments and was …

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Drone finding challenges RI’s defense, remote sensing capabi…

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Jakarta (ANTARA) – The recent detection of an Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) belonging to a foreign nation deep inside Indonesia’s territorial waters has challenged the country’s defense and remote sensing capabilities, a member of parliament stated. “This is a homework for Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto to enhance our capabilities to …

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FAA bans drone usage over two Department of Defense faciliti…

FAA bans drone usage over two Department of Defense facilities DAVENPORT, Iowa (Tribune News Service) — The Federal Aviation Administration announced Wednesday it was restricting the use of drones over the Rock Island Arsenal, calling the military installation a “national security sensitive location.” The FAA also restricted the …

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Citadel Defense Gets $12.2M Contract for Anti-Drone Tech

Citadel Defense received a $12… Take 1 minute to subscribe and you’ll get this story immediately, plus: Already a subscriber? Sign in 52 weekly issues Subscriber-only digital content every business day, plus full access to SDBJ.com archives Book of Lists — the most comprehensive business resource in San Diego San …

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Parrot Selected by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit as a Maj…

Parrot Selected by the U.S. Defense Innovation Unit as a Major Drone Supplier for the U.S. Government’s Most Demanding Missions The inclusion of dedicated ANAFI USA systems in the GSA schedule for the U.S. Army and government operations is a testament to the exceptional security and performance of Parrot’s proven …

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Citadel Defense Wins $12.2M U.S. Department of Defense Contr…

Citadel Defense Wins $12.2M U.S. Department of Defense Contract to Autonomously Defeat Commercial Off-the-Shelf and Handmade Drones Citadel’s contract award addresses urgent C-sUAS needs for Fixed, Mobile and Dismounted operations SAN DIEGO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — September 1, 2020 — The U.S. Government and Department of Defense has awarded Citadel …

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