Under ‘Drone Dominance’ push, Pentagon begins receiving small drones
So far, the department has ordered 20,000 small, FPV-style drones from 10 vendors.
Shield AI tapped to integrate autonomous software on LUCAS drone
The company says it will integrate its Hivemind software on the drones, with plans to demo its swarming capability later this year.
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Five companies win DoD’s Drone Dominance small drone ‘Lethality Prize Challenge’
"[The] Lethality Challenge selection gives us a rail-locked pathway to thousands or tens of thousands of unit orders for this product, which has absolutely changed the caliber of discussion we’re having with investors, suppliers, other customers/partners, etc," drone-maker Bravo's Kevin Landtroop told Breaking Defense.
Army’s digital marketplace for drones is officially open
"Traditionally it takes a long time to fill a requirement, and we have this protracted competition, and maybe you only choose one or two. Now it's you tell us when you're ready," Col. Danielle Medaglia, head of the Army’s project management office for UAS, told reporters here in Huntsville, Ala.
Robinson Helicopter launches unmanned division, envisions next-gen helo drones
The company will absorb Ascent Aerosystems, maker of small drones already invovled in a DoD competition.
Drone Dominance: Pentagon to order 30,000 one-way drones in ‘next few days’
The DoD is about to choose the winners from its "Gauntlet" unmanned exercise and provide successful systems to military units "over the next five months," a DoD official said.
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Pentagon picks 25 vendors to show off one-way attack drones in the Gauntlet competition
After military operators fly the drones, the department plans to award deals totaling $150 million.