Modernized Gray Eagle® ER and beyond: Global readiness depends on the most advanced UAS
From Europe to the Middle East and beyond, the events of our era teach a tough but important lesson for the U.S. and its allies: Readiness is essential.
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Air Force picks Beale to host CCA drone wingmen ‘aircraft readiness unit,’ begins ground testing
The service is expected to oversee a fly-off between contenders General Atomics and Anduril this summer.
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Voyager is accelerating access to space
After manifesting 1,400 payloads aboard the ISS, Voyager is applying its mission management expertise to the next generation of space stations, ensuring uninterrupted mission readiness and success from the ground to space.
Air Force wants to retire 250 aircraft as part of $188B FY25 budget request
“We're very, very fixated on being competitive with the pacing challenge [of China],” said Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall. “I think the budget that we've submitted moves us forward — not quite as fast as we would like to, but it moves us forward in the right direction while maintaining current capabilities that are essential to the nation.”
Despite huge industry losses, Air Force ‘not getting rid of fixed-price contracts’: Hunter
But a different acquisition strategy can help lower risks when fixed-price approaches are involved, the acquisition czar said.
General Atomics debuts new XQ-67A Air Force sensing drone
Details of the AFRL’s Off-Board Sensing Station program remain highly classified, though the effort is expected to field an unmanned aircraft that can fly ahead of fighters and relay targeting information and other threat data back.
General Atomics exec eyes Williams, Pratt engines as company searches for CCA propulsion
David Alexander, president of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, told Breaking Defense several options could power the company's Gambit drone offering, and that the Air Force has been more forthcoming with cost expectations behind closed doors.
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Undersea superiority: ASELSAN’s integrated approach to naval defense
As global navies adapt to evolving underwater threats, ASELSAN’s integrated sonar, countermeasure, and sonobuoy solutions offer a scalable, future-ready approach.
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MQ-9B SeaGuardian® is rewriting the practice of sea power
Unmanned aircraft reimagined, a revolutionary technology to tackle big challenges in the maritime domain
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The Army National Guard Needs Gray Eagle
Army National Guard units are an essential part of the Total Force. They need the same equipment, too.
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UK Protector leads MQ-9B development in Europe
The Royal Air Force is set to become the world’s first operational user of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, the world’s most advanced medium-altitude, long-endurance RPAS.
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Versatile multi-domain MQ-9B SeaGuardian has revolutionized anti-submarine warfare
The first unmanned aerial system of its kind that can search the ocean surface and the depths in support of naval intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
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The uncrewed revolution: MQ-9B and Gambit Series forge a path to regional air dominance
The MQ-9B and Gambit Series represent parallel capabilities that address global challenges for security head-on.
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MQ-9B: An Ideal Solution for MENA and Global Security
Many reasons why MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian are a number one choice for a growing number of nations.
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How AI and supervised autonomy will change combat
Unmanned systems already have transformed warfare, intelligence and other national security applications.
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The MQ-9B is the right solution for mission needs across the Middle East and North Africa.
Maintain real-time situational awareness in key locations with advanced unmanned aerial systems.