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May- 2024 -

3 May

Northrop’s Manta Ray Undersea Drone Completes In-Water Test

Northrop Grumman’s Manta Ray uncrewed underwater vehicle prototype has completed in-water testing off the California coast.

3 May

Noah Benton, Titan Dynamics chief technology officer, launches a an eight-pound, 3-D-printed unmanned aerial system during a Blue Horizons demonstration April 25, 2024 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The goal of the demonstration was to create, build and fly a UAS within 24 hours. The team spent the week at Eglin creating UASs for various designs and mission specialties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.)

Rojoef Manuel

US Air Force Demos Assembly, Deployment of 3D-Printed Drones in Under 24 Hours

The US Air Force has showcased its capability to design, assemble, and deploy 3D-printed unmanned aerial systems within 24 hours in Florida.

3 May

Rojoef Manuel

Kansas Robotics Firm to Develop Nano Drones for US Special Ops

Kansas-based robotics developer Tesseract Ventures has received a contract to manufacture nano drones for the US Special Operations Command.

2 May

The Boeing MQ-25 T1 test asset transfers fuel to a US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet on June 4, marking the first time in history that an unmanned aircraft has refueled another aircraft.

Inder Singh Bisht

Boeing Demos Virtual Manned-Unmanned Aerial Refueling

Boeing demonstrated manned-unmanned teaming of a digital F/A-18 Super Hornet and MQ-25 Stingray unmanned aircraft.

2 May

Joe Saballa

US Marine Corps Receives First Extended-Range MQ-9A Reaper Drone

The US Marine Corps has taken delivery of the first of eight MQ-9A Extended-Range drones under order from General Atomics.

1 May

Inder Singh Bisht

General Atomics Doubles EagleEye Radar Range With AESA Antenna

General Atomics’ EagleEye multi-mode radar is being upgraded with the addition of an Active Electronically Scanned Array antenna and associated software.

1 May

Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona - U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Systems Command, fire a Stinger Missile from a Marine Air Defense Integrated System (MADIS) at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, December 13, 2023. The MADIS Mk1, pictured, and Mk2 form a complementary pair and will be the basic building block of the Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalions’ ground-based air defense capability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Virginia Guffey)

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines Launch Fusion Center for Faster Fielding of Cutting Edge Tech

The US Marine Corps has announced a Fusion Center at its base in Quantico, Virginia, aimed at streamlining the service’s capabilities acquisition process.

Apr- 2024 -

30 April

Joe Saballa

Rafael, Parsons Jointly Bid to Protect USMC Installations From Drones

Rafael’s American subsidiary is joining forces with Parsons to bid on a US Marine Corps contract to protect installations from small drones.

30 April

Joe Saballa

US Military Needs Cheaper Ways to Neutralize Drones: Pentagon Official

The US military is being urged to find cheaper solutions to neutralizing unmanned aerial vehicles as the costs of firing counter-drone weapons are “too high.”

30 April