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22 November

UK to Phase Out Warships, Choppers, and Drones in Sweeping Defense Cuts

The UK has unveiled plans to decommission Royal Navy warships, helicopters, and drones to free up budget for other key defense initiatives.

22 November

Rojoef Manuel

General Atomics Completes Tests of New Gray Eagle 25M Engine

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. has finalized the qualification trials of its new 200-horsepower heavy fuel engine for the Gray Eagle 25M unmanned aerial system in El Mirage, California.

22 November

Shield AI demonstrates AI-piloted, teaming V-BATs with AFWERX

Giulia Bernacchi

Shield AI to Produce V-BAT Drones in India

Shield AI has partnered with JSW Defence, a subsidiary of India's JSW Group, to locally produce the V-BAT drone for the Indian Armed Forces.

21 November

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Picks Firms to Coordinate Replicator Drone Swarms Against China

The Defense Innovation Unit has contracted seven firms to build software for the Pentagon’s Replicator drone-swarm initiative.

21 November

Inder Singh Bisht

QinetiQ Demos Rheinmetall Delta Target Drone Selected by Germany

QinetiQ Germany has conducted the first flight of a Rheinmetall Delta B15 target drone as part of the German Uncrewed Aerial Training Services.

21 November

Joe Saballa

US Army Picks Red Cat’s Teal Quadcopter as New Short-Range Recon Platform

The US Army has chosen Red Cat’s next-generation Teal unmanned aerial system as its new short-range reconnaissance platform.

21 November

L3Harris' illustration of autonomous land, sea, and air assets

Christine Casimiro

Pentagon Picks L3Harris to Develop C2 Prototype for Autonomous Swarms

The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit has chosen L3Harris to prototype a command-and-control system that can simultaneously operate multiple autonomous assets.

21 November

Aerosonde Unmanned Arial Surveillance (UAS) vehicle, Buck G, awaits to launch aboard the Expeditionary Sea-Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) in the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 25, 2020. The UAS is piloted by Aerosonde personnel from the Hershel “Woody” Williams and provides live aerial surveillance to enhance the ship’s security. Hershel “Woody” Williams is on its inaugural deployment in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of responsibility in support of maritime missions and special operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Megan Roses/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

Textron to Deliver Drone-Enabled ISR Support for US 5th, 6th Fleet Ships

The US Navy has awarded Textron Systems $64 million in contracts to provide drone-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services for ships of the 5th and 6th fleets.

21 November