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8 October

Giulia Bernacchi

GA-ASI, US Navy Test Autonomous Mission Planning With MQ-20 Avenger

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and the US Navy have tested mission planning software for uncrewed aircraft.

8 October

Giulia Bernacchi

Overland AI Gets $4.5M to Field Autonomous Vehicles With US Army Rangers

Overland AI has received $4.5 million to manufacture and field autonomous ground vehicles for the US Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment.

8 October

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 27, 2024) U.S. Marines from the 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company, assigned to Task Force 61/2, conduct dive training out of the dry deck shelter of Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN 729) while underway in the Mediterranean Sea July 27, 2024. Headquartered in Naples, Italy, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF) operates U.S. naval forces in the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command areas of responsibility. U.S. Sixth Fleet is permanently assigned to NAVEUR-NAVAF, and employs maritime forces through the full spectrum of joint and naval operations. (U.S. Navy Courtesy Photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Retains Oceaneering in $154M Submarine Equipment Contract

Oceaneering International’s subsidiary Aerospace and Defense Technologies has secured a follow-on US Navy contract worth up to $154 million to service and sustain the military’s Dry Deck Shelter systems.

8 October

Giulia Bernacchi

USSOCOM Awards Ditto $17M to Expand Data-Sharing Software Deployment

US Special Operations Command has awarded Ditto a $17-million contract to deploy its data-sharing software across the command.

8 October

Jodesz Gavilan

Ursa Major Wins $137 Million US Deal for Missile Rocket Motors

The US Navy has awarded Ursa Major $137 million to develop solid rocket motors for two missile programs as it works to expand missile production capacity.

8 October

Aventra’s Piranha glide kit suspended beneath a high-altitude balloon during launch tests.

Jodesz Gavilan

Aventra Raises $17.5M to Put Balloon-Launched Piranha Into Production

Aventra Defense Systems has raised $17.5 million to move its Piranha autonomous precision system into low-rate production.

8 October

An artist's rendition of the planned submarine hub in the US.

Jodesz Gavilan

Anduril, US Navy Back $6.6 Billion Submarine Production Push

The US is committing $6.6 billion to expand submarine production capacity through a new Maryland facility backed by Anduril Industries and the US Navy.

8 October

Christine Casimiro

US Navy E-130J TACAMO Aircraft to Receive ThinKom SATCOM Antennas

The US Navy’s E-130J Phoenix II next-generation aircraft for TACAMO missions will receive SATCOM antennas from ThinKom.

7 October

A Moroccan Royal Armed Forces HET carries a U.S. Army M1A3 Abrams Tank from the 1-12 Cavalry Squadron, 1st Cavalry Division as Moroccan soldiers ensure the vehicle is properly secured and prepared for movement at the Port of Agadir, June 3, 2022, Agadir, Morocco. African Lion 2022 is U.S. Africa Command’s largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Ghana, Senegal and Tunisia, June 6 - 30. More than 7,500 participants from 28 nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL22 is a joint all-domain, multi-component and multinational exercise, employing a full array of mission capabilities with the goal to strengthen interoperability among participants and set the theater for strategic access. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Donald Franklin)

Rojoef Manuel

Morocco Orders Additional Military Transporters From Oshkosh Defense

Wisconsin-based tactical mobility developer Oshkosh Defense has received a second direct order to provide military trucks for the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces.

7 October

YFQ-48A Talon Blue unmanned aerial system. Photo: Northrop Grumman

Rojoef Manuel

Northrop’s Talon Blue Loyal Wingman Drone Completes Maiden Flight

Northrop Grumman has achieved the first fully autonomous flight of its YFQ-48A Talon Blue unmanned aerial system at Mojave Air and Space Port in California.

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