Editor's NoteKratos Introduces Landing Gear Variant Of Valkyrie Tactical Drone Kratos Defense & Security Solutions recently unveiled a version of its Valkyrie stealthy, aerial combat drone with internal landing gear to enable conventional takeoff and landing to give customers more options, Eric…
MilitaryVoyager Technologies Added To Air Force $46 Billion Agile Acquisition Contract Defense and space technology company Voyager Technologies recently secured a position on a $46 billion multi-award contract that Air Force manages aimed at rapidly delivering a wide range of capabilities, the company…
CommercialLimited Resources Limit DIU’s Ability To Clear Commercial Drones For DoD, Industry Official Says The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) lacks the resources to adequately assess commercial unmanned aircraft system (UAS) vendors and their wares at scale, limiting the Defense Department’s access to the rapidly innovating domestic…
Business & GAL3Harris Closes $800 Million Sale Of Commercial Aviation Solutions Business L3Harris Technologies on Monday said it has completed the sale of its Commercial Aviation Solutions (CAS) business to the investment firm TJC L.P. for $800 million, shedding a non-core unit. L3Harris said…
Air TaxiArcher Raises $300 Million For Development Of eVTOL Manufacturing Capabilities Archer on Feb. 11 said it has raised $300 million from institutional investors that it will put toward development of advanced manufacturing—to include batteries and composites—related to its hybrid-propulsion vertical take-off-and-landing (eVTOL)…
AI & AutonomySkunk Works Partnership Demonstrates Airborne Battle Management With AI-Controlled Aircraft Lockheed Martin this year has been conducting flight-tests of artificial intelligence-controlled aircraft in air-to-air engagements, including a more recent demonstration where a human “battle manager” aboard a fighter jet trainer commanded AI-controlled…
AI & AutonomyHoneywell, Merlin Partner On Autonomous Flight Technology Honeywell, a supplier of avionics systems, and Merlin, a small company developing software for autonomous military aviation, have partnered to bring more autonomy to military and commercial aircraft. The initial focus of…
AI & AutonomyAnduril Adds To Autonomous UAS Portfolio With Bolt VTOL Family Maintaining a steady drumbeat of new product releases, Anduril Industries on Thursday unveiled its Bolt family of small, man-packable autonomous air vehicles that include surveillance and munition variants, which the Marine Corps…