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USMC’s new MQ-9A Reaper: On pace to continue outpacing adversary threats

USMC’s new MQ-9A Reaper: On pace to continue outpacing adversary threats
USMC’s new MQ-9A Reaper: On pace to continue outpacing adversary threats

The Marine Corps received a newly built MQ-9A Reaper aircraft this spring from builder General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., providing intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, targeting, communications, networking, and more.

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MQ-9B SeaGuardian®: Ready Today for Peer Competition in the Maritime Domain

MQ-9B SeaGuardian®: Ready Today for Peer Competition in the Maritime Domain
MQ-9B SeaGuardian®: Ready Today for Peer Competition in the Maritime Domain

The MQ-9B SeaGuardian® manufactured by San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is tailor-made to support the U.S. Navy, its allies, and partners against peer or near-peer forces.

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IDEX underscores US-UAE relationship, importance of UAS

IDEX underscores US-UAE relationship, importance of UAS
IDEX underscores US-UAE relationship, importance of UAS

Dave Alexander, president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), the San Diego-based global leader in remotely piloted aircraft, underscores the importance of the security relationship between the United States and the United Arab Emirates.

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A solution rises for Middle East nations that demand persistent ISR for border and maritime security

A solution rises for Middle East nations that demand persistent ISR for border and maritime security
A solution rises for Middle East nations that demand persistent ISR for border and maritime security

A VTOL system with no stick or rudder plus beyond line-of-sight ISR meets the demands of the UAE and its Middle East neighbors.

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Against near-peers, unmanned systems must maintain autonomy even when contested

Against near-peers, unmanned systems must maintain autonomy even when contested
Against near-peers, unmanned systems must maintain autonomy even when contested

Continued operation in RF environments — whether that’s GPS denial or communications disruption — is arguably the number-one requirement for overmatch against near peers.

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The USMC’s bold new vision for expeditionary warfare in the Indo-Pacific includes the MQ-9

The USMC’s bold new vision for expeditionary warfare in the Indo-Pacific includes the MQ-9
The USMC’s bold new vision for expeditionary warfare in the Indo-Pacific includes the MQ-9

With primary missions such as airborne early warning, comms and data networking/relay, maritime surface search, EW, and persistent offensive air support, the Marines’ MUX capability will provide an agile and lethal system of systems against peer or near-peer threats.

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The first aircraft of its kind designed from the wheels up to be certifiable for use in mixed national airspace

The first aircraft of its kind designed from the wheels up to be certifiable for use in mixed national airspace
The first aircraft of its kind designed from the wheels up to be certifiable for use in mixed national airspace

The MQ-9B SeaGuardian was viewed at full-scale at the Unmanned System Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi.

Is the goal of JADC2 to connect sensors to shooters or should it be command and control?

Is the goal of JADC2 to connect sensors to shooters or should it be command and control?
Is the goal of JADC2 to connect sensors to shooters or should it be command and control?

C2 will be particularly important in scenarios where US forces are met with anti-access/area denial countermeasures potentially more suitable for autonomous aerial and ground systems.

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Multi-domain unmanned systems for future warfare at the tactical edge

Multi-domain unmanned systems for future warfare at the tactical edge
Multi-domain unmanned systems for future warfare at the tactical edge

The “right solutions” for future conflict must have multi-domain capabilities and be intelligent and interoperable to communicate and transfer data between systems.

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Swarms of attritable UAS can create the ISR picture the Air Force wants

Swarms of attritable UAS can create the ISR picture the Air Force wants
Swarms of attritable UAS can create the ISR picture the Air Force wants

The Air Force Research Laboratory and Kratos are developing the Off-Board Sensing System to deploy less expensive UAS in large numbers.

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Predicting The Unpredictable

Predicting The Unpredictable
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How Raytheon Technologies uses modeling and simulation to prepare for UAS threats

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The Unmanned Advantage At Sea: Revolutionizing Maritime Domain Awareness

The Unmanned Advantage At Sea: Revolutionizing Maritime Domain Awareness
The Unmanned Advantage At Sea: Revolutionizing Maritime Domain Awareness

The new era of seapower requires new approaches and new tools for the U.S. military and its allies.

More Hill Heft Needed On UAS Exports, CRS Says

WASHINGTON: Congress needs to take a larger role in deciding how to get unmanned technologies into the hands of American allies while keeping them out of hands of U.S. adversaries, according to a new congressional study. The use of unmanned systems on the modern-day battlefield has increased significantly over the past decade. Unmanned aircraft have…

U.S. Must Loosen Export Rules; Risks Being Outgunned, Analyst Says

WASHINGTON: The U.S must change its standards on what kinds of military hardware it won’t ship to its allies or risk being outgunned and out-manned in future wars, according to a top defense analyst. The Defense and State departments have ramped up cooperation with its allies in recent years through Foreign Military Sales and international…