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Robotic vehicles to fight with enemy forces in Army training event
McQ, Textron Systems, General Dynamics Land Systems and Oshkosh Defense will build the light RCV prototypes.
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Satellites
Estonian-made combat robots in Ukraine now come with Starlink
The new satellite connectivity feature allows the vehicles to be operated from thousands of miles away, according to the manufacturer.
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White House takes aim at shipbuilding, other measures in defense bill
The White House noted its concerns with the FY25 defense policy bill's shipbuilding plans, an east coast missile defense site and contractor pricing data.
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Ukraine says it struck SU-57 stealth fighter deep inside Russia
The airstrip’s distance from Ukraine, as well as unofficial comments from Russia, point to the likely use of Ukrainian-made drones in the attack.
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DIU, Air Force pick four firms to prototype modular testing drone
DIU and the Air Force want to use ETV in large numbers to “create an overwhelming dilemma" for an enemy, perhaps making it a candidate for Replicator.
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Another MQ-9 Reaper drone goes down in Yemen
It wasn’t immediately clear what brought down the US drone, but the incident marks potentially the third such downing this month alone.
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US Army sets development plan for future tactical drone
The service approved an abbreviated capabilities development document as two competitors move into a prototype flight demo phase for future tactical UAS.
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DARPA picks six firms to develop experimental ship-launched drones
ANCILLARY would take off vertically from a ship's flight deck and then shift to forward flight to conduct recon, move cargo, or track enemy targets at sea.
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Industry responding to Navy’s interest in small unmanned systems
It's unclear when or how the Navy will buy small unmanned surface and undersea systems. But the desire is there, and L3Harris is responding to that signal.
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Replicator drones already being delivered, Pentagon says
The program meant to counter China by helping the Pentagon quickly buy thousands of drones. It's nearing the halfway point of an August 2025 deadline.
Russian forces may have seized first Estonian ground robot in Ukraine
Images started showing up in Russian social media channels this month of what appears to be a damaged THeMIS unmanned ground vehicle.
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Houthi rebels claim shooting down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone
Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed that rebels shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone on May 16 with a surface-to-air missile.
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Navy, Marine Corps pitched three systems for first Replicator batch
An acquisition official said the Navy and Marine Corps brought three systems to Replicator, but declined to clarify whether all were selected.
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Navy buys BAE Systems’ Dual Band Decoy to protect Super Hornet jets
The towed devices lure enemy missiles away from F/A-18E-F Super Hornets.
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Opinion
America needs to lead in drone warfare
Our allies and partners need American-made drones, not Chinese or Iranian ones.
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US special forces want longer reach for rockets, snipers, robots
The new sniper rifle would replace two weapons currently in use.
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SEALs want loitering munitions aboard insert/extract patrol boats
The launcher addition to the SEAL boat would hold loitering munitions, drones or other payloads.
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