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Insitu Tapped for STUAS/Tier II

Insitu won the long-awaited Navy/Marine Corps Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System/Tier II contract, the U.S. Navy announced late 29 July, meaning... more

MAGIC 2010 Selects Six Finalist for Robotic Challenge

The U.S. and Australian defense departments have selected six teams spanning four different continents to take the trip Down Under to compete in the... more

New Unmanned Systems Announcements from Farnborough

LONDON – The Farnborough Airshow 2010 has seen a spate of unmanned systems-related announcements, with some new contenders coming into the market and... more

Cornell Tops AUVC for Second Straight Year

Cornell University’s team topped this year’s 13th International Autonomous Underwater Vehicle Competition, securing what could become a AUV Competition... more

BAE Reveals Taranis, Boeing Announces Phantom Eye

Major defense contractors unveiled prototypes for two new unmanned aircraft this week, both of which are expected to fly next year.

However, they... more

NC State Builds on Experience to Win SUAS

North Carolina State University, which has participated in every one of AUVSI’s eight Annual Student Unmanned Aircraft Systems Competitions, took home... more

AUVSI Speaks for Industry at UAV Caucus Briefing on NAS

This morning, representatives from AUVSI and various government agencies met with Congressional Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Caucus co-chairs Reps. Buck... more

Michigan Tops UCF in ASVC, Ending 2 Year Reign

A student team from the University of Michigan outmaneuvered 12 other teams, including two-year top performers University of Central Florida, to nab... more

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Insitu, FAA Announce Unmanned Systems Research Agreement

ScanEagle maker Insitu of Bingen, Wash., has formed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the Federal Aviation Administration... more

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Texas-Mexico Border Enlists First of Possibly Many Predators

This week, Predator B unmanned aerial aircraft were deployed over part of the U.S.-Texas border through U.S. Customs and Border Protection, adding to... more

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