US UAV and UCAV Technology

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New Air Force Leadership Will Set CCA Increment 2 Requirements

Incoming Air Force leaders will decide the requirements and characteristics of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Increment 2.
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Just thinking, a really cheap AI UCAV that can go round hunting and killing drones might be useful. Something really basic, small, no stealth and just enough radar to find drones and target them.
 
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GA-ASI Implementing MOSA for Gray Eagle ER Inc. 2

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is working with the U.S. Army to develop a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) for the Multi-Domain Operations (MDO)-capable Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
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Open development standards are key to keeping the US military on top

Opinion: Adopting Modular Open System Architecture will help the U.S. military field new technology faster and mass-produce legacy weapons, Navy officials argue.
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US Army wants spy drones to launch from high-altitude motherships

The Army wants launched effects that could deploy from high-speed, higher-altitude business jets as it expands its pursuit of unmanned capabilities.
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Army Wants To Test Air-Launched Drones From A Global Express Business Jet

The planned trials tally with previous comments about launching the drones from the new Global 6500-based HADES surveillance jet. The planned trials tally with previous comments about launching the drones from the new Global 6500-based HADES surveillance jet.
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Firestorm Labs Awarded $100 Million IDIQ Contract by U.S. Air Force to Accelerate UAS Development and Integration

/PRNewswire/ -- Labs has been awarded a $100 million, 5-year Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to support key U.S. Air Force...
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  • Integration of Firestorm's Tempest UAS into the AFWERX Prime Proving Ground, where it will serve as a versatile testbed for advanced autonomy, sensor payload experimentation, and robust communication architectures.
  • Targeted Research and Development supporting critical Air Force programs, including Adaptive Air Enterprise (A2E), to further enhance swarm capabilities and air-launched effects.
  • Development of interoperable robotic platforms to introduce complexity and unpredictability into adversarial planning processes while reducing operational risk for U.S. forces
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“Speed Racer” is one of Lockheed Martin’s modular, uncrewed aircraft ideas, shown here in concept artwork flying with an Air Force F-35. The ghostly outline suggests a decoy mission. It was developed under what the company says is a $100 million investment in “Project Carrera,” a suite of manned-unmanned teaming technologies.
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Source: Air & Space Forces, March-April 2024

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AV secures DIU contract to advance autonomous strike drone deployment

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2025 - AeroVironment (AV), a prominent player in the defense technology sector, has earned a key contract from the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) aimed at fast-tracking the deployment of autonomous precisio
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Defense Innovation Unit picks four firms to test one-way drones

The companies, including two Ukrainian vendors, will test demonstrate their capabilities in April and May, and DIU will make final picks soon after.
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Cummings Aerospace envisions multiple uses for turbojet-powered loitering drone | InsideDefense.com

Cummings Aerospace has been in the process of testing its Hellhound S3 loitering munition unmanned aerial system, and company officials say the system could be used for multiple efforts, among which are the Army's Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance and Launched Effects programs.
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How the Pentagon Could Recoup Investment on Ukrainian Drones

The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit awarded contracts to four companies, including two partnered with Ukrainian companies, for drones.
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Army development shop testing launcher for small drones, eyes pathway for mass production - Breaking Defense

“The beauty of that is they can mass produce it but also give specifications about the [launched effects] going inside,” one DEVCOM official said.
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