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The Marine Infantry Brigade (BRIMAR), a part of the Tercio de Armada de Infantería de Marina (Marine Infantry Protection Force), deployed its Seeker aircraft from December 9 to 13 at the San Gregorio national training center in Zaragoza, during the FTX-BRIMAR 21 maneuvers. Continue reading
The US Navy is working to develop a new mine countermeasure (MCM) sensor suite for the MQ-8C Fire Scout that that will enable the unmanned helicopter to detect and localize mines and obstacles on land and at-sea. Continue reading
BAE Systems and the Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) have completed a successful flight test of advanced Manned Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) technology at a Department of Defense flight test range. The technology enables the rapid infusion of new payloads and platforms into the fleet to quickly enhance mission effectiveness and counter adversary technology. Continue reading
The DARPA Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program completed a first ever flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter without anyone onboard. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, completed 30-minutes of uninhabited flight with the optionally piloted vehicle (OPV) over the U.S. Army installation at Fort Campbell, Kentucky on February 5th. Continue reading
The Indian Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced that it is promoting use of drones for transportation of famous Lakadong turmeric from Meghalaya to other parts of the country. Continue reading
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. successfully tested advanced datalink capability as part of a U.S. Army-funded development effort to upgrade the MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range Unmanned Aircraft System . Continue reading
Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced the Autonomous Pod Transport’s (APT) successful demonstration of a ground-based Detect-and-Avoid (DAA) flight, fulfilling an extension for its NASA Systems Integration and Operationalization (SIO) project. Continue reading
Silent Arrow has announced that the Air Force of a U.S. allied government in the Middle East has conducted the first overseas deployments of the Silent Arrow GD-2000 cargo delivery drone under a $1.5M operational evaluation contract. Continue reading