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Boeing, U.S. Navy use Growler as mission controller for two unmanned Growlers

February 5, 2020
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Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers as UAS, and used a third Growler as a mission controller for the other two.

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Northrop Grumman brings DA/RC view to the modern battlefield

February 5, 2020
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Northrop Grumman makes plenty of intelligent systems, including unmanned ones, and so do many other defense contractors. The company would like to allow them to all work together, seamlessly, while requiring relatively little human oversight: what it calls Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)

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Wisk, New Zealand Government announce passenger transport trial featuring self-flying air taxi

February 5, 2020
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Urban Air Mobility (UAM) company Wisk is partnering with the New Zealand Government to establish a passenger transport trial in Canterbury, New Zealand utilizing Cora, Wisk’s self-flying, all-electric air taxi.

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UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency to explore how UAS can help make lifesaving missions safer

February 5, 2020
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A new project in the United Kingdom will explore if UAS could “boost missions” by visiting rescue sites ahead of air, sea or land based recovery teams, and provide a full picture of the situation to help develop the appropriate response.

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Huntington Ingalls Industries acquires marine robotics developer Hydroid Inc.

February 4, 2020
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Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) has announced that it will acquire Hydroid Inc., which will expand its capabilities in the “strategically important and rapidly growing” autonomous and unmanned maritime systems market, the company says.

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ZM Interactive selects Iris Automation as detect and avoid provider for its UAS

January 31, 2020
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ZM Interactive (ZMI) has selected Iris Automation as the detect and avoid (DAA) provider for its drones, which will allow ZMI customers to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) operations.

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Skyfront, Silvus Technologies partner to produce long-range UAS

January 30, 2020
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As a result of a partnership with Silvus Technologies, hybrid-electric UAS provider Skyfront has combined its five-hour endurance Perimeter UAS with Silvus’ high-power StreamCaster radios, resulting in the Perimeter XLRS, which can fly for up to five hours while maintaining command and control links and streaming real-time video up to 60 miles from the ground control station.

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DARPA’s OFFSET program deploys swarms of autonomous air and ground vehicles during third field experiment

January 30, 2020
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DARPA’s OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tactics (OFFSET) program deployed swarms of autonomous air and ground vehicles to demonstrate a raid in an urban area during the agency's third field experiment.

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AUVSI, CTA File Joint Amicus Brief Supporting Federal Preemption of the Airspace

January 30, 2020
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For Immediate Release: January 30, 2020 Contact: Tom McMahon, tmcmahon@auvsi.org, (571) 255-7786 AUVSI, CTA File Joint Amicus Brief Supporting Federal Preemption of the Airspace Organizations file amicus brief on behalf of photographer and press associations in Texas lawsuit ARLINGTON, Va. — The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) argue a Texas law... Continue reading

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Royal Australian Navy, Defence Science and Technology Group showcase AUVs during Summerfest event

January 29, 2020
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During the inaugural ‘Summerfest’ event at HMAS Creswell, Jervis Bay in Dec. 2019, the Royal Australian Navy and the Defence Science and Technology Group showcased new capability in the use of AUVs.

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