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    Saildrone Fleet Reaches New Milestone: 1,000,000 Nautical Miles and 32,000 Days at Sea

    The accomplishment comes just 10 years after the first Saildrone USV crossed the Pacific Ocean and confirms Saildrone’s position as the only proven long-range, long-endurance uncrewed platform. On a windy day in October 2013, a small team of engineers and boatbuilders watched the first wind-powered ocean drone disappear over the horizon, bound for Hawaii 2,200... Continue reading

    AUVSI Submits Comments to Congress on Defense Appropriations

    Today, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) published a letter sent to U.S. House and Senate Defense Appropriations Committee members, urging Congress to fully fund the Autonomy Enterprise Platform (AEP) at $50 million, the Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV) program at $142.1 million and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) at $1 billion in the final... Continue reading

    AUVSI Submits Comments to Congress on Replicator Initiative

    Today, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) submitted comments to the House Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation, ahead of a hearing on, “Can it Work? Outside Perspectives on DOD’s Replicator Program.”   AUVSI supports the announced goals of the Department of Defense’s Replicator program to overcome acquisition challenges... Continue reading

    Northwest UAV’S NW-230 Heavy-Fuel UAV Engine Commences Flight Operations

    McMinnville, OR: Northwest UAV is proud to announce that its newest heavy-fuel UAV engine, the NW-230, has achieved first flight operations with an undisclosed customer. The flight was conducted on a hybrid vertical take-off and landing (HVTOL) UAV. These successful flight operations elevate the NW-230 engine system to a Technical Readiness Level (TRL) of 7... Continue reading

    AUSTAL USA NAMES CHRISTIAN ORLOWSKI VICE PRESIDENT OF ENGINEERING

    Mobile, Ala. – Austal USA introduces Chris Orlowski as the company’s vice president of engineering.  In this role, he leads a team of over 350 engineers, naval architects, designers, and other engineering support staff. Orlowski directs the management of multiple engineering functions, including structural, mechanical, electrical and systems, integrated logistics support, naval architecture, and program... Continue reading

    Stratom selected to join team producing ROS-M models informing development of SUDS platforms and payloads

    Wielding deep experience with the military’s robotic operating system, Stratom is helping define requirements for how the Army will deploy small uncrewed ground vehiclesBOULDER, Colo. — Oct. 4, 2023 (AUSA 2023, Booth #522)— Stratom, a leading developer of autonomous ground vehicles and robotic systems for logistics and operational applications, today announced its inclusion in the... Continue reading

    U.S. ARMY AWARDS NEAR EARTH AUTONOMY AND KAMAN AIR VEHICLES CONTRACT TO DEMONSTRATE HEAVY LIFT VTOL CAPABILITY

    Multi-Functional UAS will Address Modern Combat Needs and Resupply Challenges   Pittsburgh, PA – (October 4, 2023) – Near Earth Autonomy (Near Earth) and Kaman Air  Vehicles, a division of Kaman Corporation (NYSE: KAMN), announced today that they have been  awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to demonstrate a resupply uncrewed aerial system (UAS)  capable... Continue reading

    AUVSI Announces Formation of New Defense Advocacy Committee

    The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) today announced the formation of a new Defense Advocacy Committee. The Committee will advance policies and funding for uncrewed and autonomous systems in the Department of Defense, ensuring the U.S. remains at the forefront of autonomous defense technologies.  The Defense Advocacy Committee joins AUVSI’s existing government affairs... Continue reading

    Applied Intuition Wins Production Award To Deliver Synthetic Data for Aided Target Recognition (AiTR)

    Applied Intuition, Inc., a software solutions provider for autonomous vehicle (AV) development, announced today that it was awarded a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by AFWERX Autonomy Prime to deliver synthetic data to train an aided target recognition (AiTR) algorithm. The Phase III production contract was awarded less than seven months after... Continue reading

    AUVSI Applauds Replicator Initiative to Support Autonomous Technologies

    On behalf of the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), Chief Advocacy Officer Michael Robbins issued the following statement in response to reports that the Department of Defense will launch a ‘Replicator’ initiative—supported by Defense Innovation Unit Director Doug Beck—to integrate uncrewed systems, autonomous platforms and robotics into the force at scale:   “Support for... Continue reading

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    Since 1972, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) has enabled technical innovation, supportive policy, and inspired academic breakthroughs in the uncrewed industry.

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