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The Defense Department names five U.S. vendors for domestic sourcing of small drone aircraft. Read More
Scientists at the Army Research Lab are using facial recognition technology to gauge the trust soldiers have in their robotic teammates, enabling developers to calibrate systems so that they work efficiently with humans whose native trust levels vary. Read More
The Defense Department's innovation arm has fast-tracked $13.4 million in small-drone contracts under the Defense Production Act. Read More
A bipartisan amendment would charge the Army with coordinating defenses against small drones across the Defense Department. Read More
The House defense committee is looking to add some oversight for rapid procurement of unmanned vehicles and vessels, and wants more detailed plans on how the Army will use its newly developed augmented reality headset. Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on the Defense Department's effort to jumpstart a domestic drone industry. Read More
With a digital twin of a ship, the Navy can conduct shipboard repairs and maintenance while at sea, ensuring the readiness of combat systems without the need to dock. Read More
The Navy wants to add more unmanned surface and underwater vehicles to its future fleet, but faces skepticism on Capitol Hill. Read More
The U.N. has been using drones in conflict zones, but to be fast enough to save lives, drone pilots, intelligence analysts and the peacekeepers themselves have to coordinate closely. Read More
The Defense Department is concerned about gaining and keeping a technological edge and is looking to private-sector companies to help seal their capabilities. Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard is developing a counter-drone capability to protect both its own locations and to guard protected assets under special circumstances as provided for under a recent law. Read More
Ellen Lord, DOD’s undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, told reporters that it couldn’t use commercially available and popular drones made by DJI, a China-based firm. Read More
DJI's U.S. operation tells lawmakers its technology is secure and is approved for use by state, local and federal agencies. Read More
A video walking tour shows the mine where teams honed underground navigation and exploration technologies for unmanned systems. Read More
DARPA wants supervised autonomous systems to detect and positively identify hostile agents before troops come in contact with them. Read More
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