US Army picks 5 companies to compete for RQ-7B Shadow replacement

US Army picks 5 companies to compete for RQ-7B Shadow replacement
US Army picks 5 companies to compete for RQ-7B Shadow replacement

The service is breaking up the FTUAS Inc 2 program into five development stages.

What is the Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle?

What is the Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle?
What is the Marine Corps’ Advanced Reconnaissance Vehicle?

General Dynamics Land Systems and Textron Systems are in a head-to-head competition with nearly $7 billion on the line.

Textron Systems loses bid to change Navy’s course on MCM USV contract

Textron Systems loses bid to change Navy’s course on MCM USV contract
Textron Systems loses bid to change Navy’s course on MCM USV contract

Bollinger Shipyards won the contract awarded in April.

Bollinger Shipyards wins big with MCM USV production contract

Bollinger Shipyards wins big with MCM USV production contract
Bollinger Shipyards wins big with MCM USV production contract

The new surface vessel will play a key role in filling capability gaps created when the Navy’s mine countermeasure ships are retired.

Textron’s Aerosonde UAS operating in 7th Fleet, second drone coming this year

Textron’s Aerosonde UAS operating in 7th Fleet, second drone coming this year
Textron’s Aerosonde UAS operating in 7th Fleet, second drone coming this year

The drone’s deployment reflects the chief of naval operation’s desire to get more unmanned systems out to the fleet quicker.

Make Northrop Work With Us On GBSD: Boeing To Hill, Air Force

Make Northrop Work With Us On GBSD: Boeing To Hill, Air Force
Make Northrop Work With Us On GBSD: Boeing To Hill, Air Force

“We think clearly it’s time for the Air Force and other governmental entities to engage and direct the right solution. Northrop has chosen not to do that,” Frank McCall, Boeing’s director of strategic deterrence systems, said.

Drone Collides Over Afghanistan With U.S. Warplane

Washington: A relatively small unmanned aircraft struck a C-130 cargo plane over Afghanistan, injuring no one but raising questions anew about whether drones can fly safely in American airspace. For more news and information on the swiftly-changing defense industry, please sign up for the Breaking Defense newsletter. You can also catch us on Twitter @BreakingDefense.…