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27 November

General Atomics to Develop Smart Sensor Technology for MQ9 Reaper Drone

The Department of Defense has awarded General Atomics a $93.3 million contract to enhance the autonomous sensing capabilities of its MQ-9 Reaper combat drone.

26 November

NSWC PHD Research Technology Applications Manager Alan Jaeger and Cybersecurity Researcher Ian Wilson test out the capabilities of a quadcopter drone at the stern of a ship on Friday, September 18.

Staff Writer

US Navy Successfully Tests Drone Assistance in Laser Target Firing

The US Navy successfully launched and landed a drone from a moving ship, taking a recent idea to use UAVs to test and evaluate seaborne laser weapons closer to completion.

25 November

A Royal Marine commando lobs a "throwbot"

Staff Writer

UK Marines Test ‘Throwbots’ Lobbed Inside Buildings

The UK Royal Marines recently tested a lightweight reconnaissance robot that can be lobbed over walls or into a building to get live footage of what’s going on inside the structure.

25 November

The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Annapolis

Ronald Watkins

US Navy Deploys Submarine-Launched Combat Drones

The US Navy has developed and deployed a Submarine-Launched Unmanned Aerial System to carry out reconnaissance and targeting missions.

24 November

A drone operated by airmen flies over a training area at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 8, 2019, while capturing aerial intelligence during Polar Force 20-1, a two-week exercise designed to test the base’s mission readiness

Staff Writer

Department of Defense Taps Immervision to Develop Wide Angle Camera for Drone Applications

Immervision InnovationLab announced that it has received an award from the US Department of Defense to develop a computer vision wide angle camera for small drones.

19 November

France is seeking a drone-mounted electronic warfare device to detect, locate, and possibly jam radio communication transmitters

Staff Writer

France Seeks Drone-Mounted Device to Intercept Battlefield Radio Communications

France is seeking a drone-mounted electronic warfare device to detect, locate, and possibly jam radio communication transmitters.

17 November

An autonomous vehicle dubbed Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS flies over Unmanned Air Test and Evaluation (UX) 24 during a demonstration flight at Naval Air Station Patuxent River November 4, 2020.

Staff Writer

US Navy Begins Testing Logistics Drone Prototype

Engineers, testers, and military test pilots at the US Navy are evaluating a logistics drone designed to provide ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport.

13 November

Ronald Watkins

NATO’s Fifth RQ-4D Phoenix Drone Arrives to Complete Surveillance Fleet

The fifth and last RQ-4D NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) landed at the AGS Main Operating Base in Sigonella, Italy to finalize the alliance’s surveillance fleet in Europe.

12 November