Army moving out with cheaper Robotic Combat Vehicle competition, but with a new name
In a new request for information for Unmanned Ground Commercial Robotic Vehicles, the service said it is eyeing platforms that carry a price tag below $650,000.
Anduril increases Indo-Pacific footprint with Taiwan, South Korea partnerships
The American firm is setting up a new office in Taipei, as it delivers loitering munitions to the island.
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Navy looks for ideas to ‘swiftly prototype’ new USVs
The service's solicitation emphasizes a need for an unmanned surface vessel that can be fielded and mass produced within 18 months of a contract award.
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Tech startup HavocAI, Lockheed Martin strike partnership to develop, scale medium USVs
"The future of maritime warfare is autonomous, and the MUSV is at the forefront of this revolution," said Paul Lwin, CEO at HavocAI.
Navy uses European exercise to help evaluate unmanned vessels
Task Force 66 is focused on using low-cost systems, such as commercial-off-the-shelf USVs, to “impose costs on the adversary,” Rear Adm. Michael Mattis told Breaking Defense in an interview.
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‘Oversaturated’: Can the Navy make good on unmanned vessel demand after industry surge?
Company after company has introduced unmanned platforms, but as one analyst said, the Navy "just has not given the indication that they are buying these at scale."
Auterion signs MoU with Taiwan for drone swarming software
The agreement will see AuterionOS, the company’s operating system for uncrewed systems and Nemesis, Auterion’s AI-powered drone swarming platform, integrated into a new generation of unmanned systems being developed by NCSIST and Taiwan’s defense companies.
After $885 million, GAO warns it’s ‘unclear’ if Navy’s major UUV program will become program of record
The Navy plans to concurrently test its one XLUUV prototype this year while accepting new vehicles from prime contractor Boeing, according to GAO.
Navy relieves senior officer overseeing unmanned, small combatant acquisitions
Rear Adm. Kevin Smith was relieved based on a "complaint substantiated" by the Naval Inspector General.
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Navy to host industry for talks about ‘Future Unmanned Surface Vessel’ program
The industry day will take place in Washington, DC, on June 17.
Saronic expands USV family with ‘Mirage’ and ‘Cipher’
The vessels are the fifth and sixth autonomous drones the relatively new defense company has unveiled in recent years.
Defense Innovation Unit seeks undersea drone capable of ‘long-range’ payload deployment
The new solicitation broadly outlines what Navy leaders for years have sought from unmanned vehicles: multi-purpose trucks capable of carrying any payload of their choosing.
L3Harris, Gecko Robotics unveil ‘extended reality’ 3D plane models for maintenance
“The 360-degree XR environment allows engineers to assess the health of a platform, regardless of where the fleet is located,” according to a statement from the companies.