USAF Wants 'MQ-9 Next' Reaper Replacement to be Modular and Cheap
Greater control over intellectual property, and software in particular, has emerged as a major guiding principle for the U.S. military, in general, in recent years.
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Swarmer to Lead Development of a Deployable Drone Interceptor System
Swarmer will lead the integration of detection, counter-drone and targeting systems provided by X-Drone, Norda Dynamics and Kara Dag Technologies into its advanced collaborative autonomy platform.
Whistleblowers Reveal Severed Fingers and 50 Crashes During Shield AI V-Bat Testing
Reuters found that the V-BAT has crashed more than 50 times over the past 18 months, that several staff who raised safety concerns were dismissed
US Brings MQ-1 Predators Back into Service After Loss of 50+ MQ-9 Reapers
Extreme losses in the MQ-9 fleet are likely to have been a primary factor in the decision to deploy the now much more expendable MQ-1 drones for surveillance operations, and possibly for limited strike operations
Laser Photonics’ Laser Shield Anti-Drone System Selected by Department of War
As a result of this selection, the Company has been invited to participate in an exclusive one-on-one technical exchange with government engineers from the MEIA Missions, Capabilities, and Analysis Team (MCAT) at the upcoming Industry Technical Exchange Meeting