Missiles, drones and air-defense weapons galore: Images from AUSA’s final day
AUSA's Annual Meeting and Expo in Washington winds down with an appearance by the defense secretary.
From drones to ground vehicles: Check out day 1 of AUSA
Sights on the ground at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
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Winning the information war is as much about ideas and perception as it is about data
"Being able to tell the commander you don't need to do something is actually a pretty powerful message, as well."
NIOA, AeroVironment team to offer and support loitering munitions Down Under
The partnership will target introduction and support of loitering munitions in Australia and New Zealand
Missiles, drones and counter-drone systems: A look at day 2 of AFA
From counter-drone lasers to cutaway engine blocks, here are some of the sights from around the trade show floor.
Army awards first-ever laser production contract to AV, with $465M value
“One of the key exciting components of this particular production program is introducing production-directed energy for the first time in the nation's history,” AV’s vice president of directed-energy systems told reporters.
An Army leadership shakeup, plus lasers on the border
US soldiers are demonstrating new systems to shoot down drones while the Army starts the search for a new secretary.
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Processor upgrades enable computing at the edge
Avoiding vendor lock and providing more room for sensors and upgrades are critical considerations.
Military uses AV directed-energy system to ‘defeat’ drones at the border
The task force did not disclose exactly where the drones were engaged or who was suspected of flying them, but suggested they could have been used for reconnaissance by a drug cartel.
JIATF-401 awards CACI $500M for non-kinetic cUAS
JIATF-401 also awarded AeroVironment (AV) a $500 million three-year contract earlier this month.
Army reveals new details on autonomous launcher, high energy laser program
Lt. Gen. Frank Lozano told an audience Tuesday that the service is looking to award the first contracts for its CAML program next month, and it is in final negotiations with AV for its E-HEL initiative.
Leonardo in ‘advanced’ talks to expand Italian Army’s AW249 combat helicopter fleet
One of the use-cases envisaged for the platform could be to “fly at high-speed and low-level in order to penetrate deep into enemy territory,” Marco Marinoni, head of the AH-249 acquisition program in the Italian Army, said.
From directed energy to AI and hardening, JIATF-401 is widening counter-UAS options
There is no single answer to the drone threat, pushing the Pentagon toward a broader mix of defenses.
Army awards AV LASSO award, joining Textron, Uvision in prototyping competition
The company said in a release today that it will be providing its Switchblade 400 product, a portable, anti-armor loitering munition with medium range.
Marines to field light loitering munition to operational units in ‘June timeframe’: Official
Currently OFP-L systems from three manufacturers are being tested by units at Dugway Proving Grounds outside of Salt Lake City.
AeroVironment introduces new line of launched effects modeled after Switchblade
The first product in the MAYHEM line is dubbed MAYHEM 10, a launched effect system with a 10lb payload.
AV unveils LOCUST X3, latest entrant into laser counter-drone race
The unveiling at AUSA's Global Force comes as militaries the world over race for cheaper ways to confront the drone threat.