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Mario Paniccia, Anello Photonics | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 41

This week's Dawn of Autonomy podcast features Mario Paniccia, Chief Executive Officer at ANELLO Photonics as we continue "Dual use" Month, sponsored by FIXAR. Mario excels as a leader in semiconductor, cloud and consumer electronics, turning innovative technologies into successful businesses and guiding startups to rapid progress. ANELLO Photonics has developed the world’s first Silicon... Continue reading

Ghost-X Selected for U.S. Army’s Company Level sUAS Directed Requirement

Ghost-X will be fielded to operational units to integrate robotic capability within the US Army’s maneuver formations. The United States Army announced that Anduril’s Ghost-X UAS has been selected for the Company Level Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Directed Requirement (DR). The DR takes a novel approach to modernization, rapidly fielding commercial capability to Brigade... Continue reading

AFRL awards Packet Digital $7.2M contract to build space power solutions

Packet Digital will leverage its successful power solution to support CubeSats and SmallSats FARGO, N.D. — Packet Digital is excited to announce it has been awarded an additional $7.2 million as part of its contract with the Air Force Research Lab to build space power solutions. After successfully completing an initial $8-million contract with AFRL... Continue reading

Legionnaire partners with MatrixSpace, Sixdof Space and Target Arm to develop Small Hybrid Air-refueling Kit

Denison, Texas (September 24, 2024) – Legionnaire International has been selected for a $3.19M AFWERX Challenge SBIR Commercial Services Offering contract to design and deliver a new potentially podded refueling boom for tactical aircraft - the Small Hybrid Aerial Refueling Kit (SHARK) - to address the most pressing challenges in the Department of the Air... Continue reading

Air Force Col. (Ret.) Ted Davis Joins Auterion Government Solutions as President and General Manager

New Appointment to Support Growing Business Needs and Bring Unmatched Expertise in Autonomous Remote System Operations, C2 and ISR Arlington, Va. – Aug. 20, 2024 – Auterion Government Solutions, the company building the software-defined future for mobile robotics and powering the world’s leading drone manufacturers, has hired Air Force Col. (Ret.) Ted Davis as President... Continue reading

MatrixSpace Awarded $1.9M AFWERX TACFI Contract for Distributed Dual-Mode Mesh Radar for Base Defense

Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) Phase II Sequential for low-airspace surveillance for Air Force 87th Security Forces Squadron Burlington, MA (August 14, 2024) – MatrixSpace has been selected for a $1.9M AFWERX Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) Phase II Sequential contract to develop a distributed dual-mode mesh radar for base defense, based on the MatrixSpace Radar hardware... Continue reading

Unusual Machines’ FPV Flight Controller Approved for Blue UAS Framework

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / August 7, 2024 / Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American:UMAC) ("Unusual Machines" or the "Company"), a drone and drone components manufacturer, today announced that its Rotor Riot Brave F7 Flight Controller has been approved for inclusion on the Blue UAS Framework list. This significant milestone underscores Unusual Machines' commitment to providing... Continue reading

Alex Momand, M&RUSA Inc. | Dawn of Autonomy | Episode 33

This week's Dawn of Autonomy podcast centered around the theme "Protectors & Defenders" (sponsored by Nokia and Flying Lion) features Alex Momand, the Founder & Managing Director at M&R Environmental Solutions. Alex focuses on innovative energy-efficient technologies to achieve mission goals. Established in 2001, M&R has invested over $12 million in various projects, through the... Continue reading

Unusual Machines Launches NDAA Compliant, Made in the USA Flight Controller for FPV Drones

ORLANDO, FL / ACCESSWIRE / July 16, 2024 / Unusual Machines, Inc. (NYSE American:UMAC) ("Unusual Machines" or the "Company"), a drone and drone components manufacturer, today announced the launch of the Rotor Riot Brave F7 Flight Controller. This product is manufactured in the USA and is fully compliant with the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).... Continue reading

NAVAIR Selects Near Earth Autonomy for USMC Aerial Logistics Connector Program

Pittsburgh, PA – [July 12th, 2024] – NAVAIR has selected Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) to lead one of the teams demonstrating optimized logistics using rotorcraft for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector (ALC) program through an Other Transaction Agreement (OTA) under the Naval Aviation Systems Consortium (NASC). In collaboration with industry leaders Leonardo... Continue reading

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