National Security Innovation Capital (NSIC), a program within the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Department of Defense, has awarded a $1M contract to Parallel Flight Technologies (PFT), a California-based heavy-lift drone and hybrid propulsion technology company. This contract will support the advancement and expansion of its Long-Range Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) to …
Read More »USAF, DOD Working on New Target Drones to Simulate 5th-Gen T…
The Department of Defense and the Army last month revived a dormant effort to build a target drone that can mimic cutting-edge adversary aircraft—and perhaps breathe new life into the Air Force’s plans for a “Next Generation Aerial Target.” Army Contracting Command and DOD’s Test Resources Management Center announced a …
Read More »U.S. DoD Recommends D-Fend Solutions’ EnforceAir C-sUAS
D-Fend Solutions is proud to announce that EnforceAir has been recommended by the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO). EnforceAir was named and recommended as a subcomponent integrated within SAIC’s Valkyrie C2 system. EnforceAir was recognized for its RF detection and mitigation, its demonstrated impressive …
Read More »DroneShield Recommended by U.S. DoD
DroneShield is pleased to announce it has been recommended by the U.S. DoD’s Joint Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) as part of the Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) joint solution for Counter-UAS as a Service (CaaS). The JCO formalized its recommendation of three approved solutions after thorough evaluation at …
Read More »BlueHalo Awarded $24M DoD Contract for TITAN C-UAS™ System
ARLINGTON, VA – The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded BlueHalo Titan Defense a $24M contract to procure multiple Titan C-UAS systems. Titan, BlueHalo’s AI/ML-powered RF-based Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) solution, is the DoD’s recent selection as a Program of Record (POR) capability. Incorporation into the POR and this subsequent …
Read More »Sagetech Gets DOD OK for Small Drone ‘Friend or Foe’ ID Tech
Sagetech The Department of Defense has certified a Sagetech Avionics technology that works to help warfighters distinguish between friendly or enemy drones. Sagetech said Monday its MX12B Identify Friend or Foe device became the first transponder to secure approval from the department’s International AIMS Program Office for compliance with 17-1000 …
Read More »Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS West) for DoD and Government …
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, January 5, 2021 /EINPresswire.com/ — This outstanding conference brings together the key experts and critical organizations that will shape the development of future Unmanned Aircraft systems. The creation and development of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has provided a valuable opportunity to develop tasks such as search …
Read More »DoD warns China exporting killer autonomous drones to Middl…
China is exporting unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to the Middle East which are capable of launching autonomous attacks. That’s according to the Pentagon’s top leader, US defense secretary Mark Esper, who gave a speech about artificial intelligence at the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence public conference on 5 November. …
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