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    Army Announces Contract Awards for OMFV

    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army announced today the award of two firm-fixed price contracts for the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle Phase III and IV Detailed Design and Prototype Build and Testing phases, using full and open competitive procedures. The contracts were awarded to General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. (Sterling Heights, Michigan) and American Rheinmetall Vehicles... Continue reading

    AUVSI and Messe Düsseldorf North America Release Data Demonstrating Successful Staging of XPONENTIAL 2023

    Following the close of the first XPONENTIAL trade fair jointly organized by the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) and Messe Düsseldorf North America (MDNA), the two organizations declared the event a resounding success.     The leading U.S. trade show for uncrewed vehicles and robotic technologies celebrated its 50th anniversary in Denver from May... Continue reading

    NWUAV’s NW-230 Heavy-Fuel UAV Engine Receives US State Department EAR 99 Export Approval

    McMinnville, Oregon - Northwest UAV is proud to announce that its newest heavy-fuel UAV engine (NW-230) has received EAR 99 export approval, expanding market reach on a global scale. Export Administration Regulations, commonly known as (EAR), administered by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, control most US exports of products considered strategically significant.... Continue reading

    Robotics and AI at the Tactical Edge: A Sea Story of Innovation

    On May 11 at XPONENTIAL 2023, Michael Brasseur, Founder and Former Commodore Task Force 59, delivered keynote remarks describing the founding of the Task Force. Objectives In September 2021, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) announced the establishment of a new task force to integrate uncrewed systems and AI with maritime operations in the U.S.... Continue reading

    AFWERX Prime Selects Applied Intuition to Accelerate Aerial Sensor Optimization

    Applied Intuition, Inc., a software solutions provider for autonomous vehicle (AV) development, announced today that it was awarded a contract by AFWERX Prime, the innovation arm of the Department of the Air Force, to deliver a virtual sensor optimization solution to enable faster sensor selection, configuration, and experimentation during aerial system design and acquisition. The... Continue reading

    AUVSI to Host Defense Event at XPONENTIAL 2023

    Next month during XPONENTIAL 2023, the Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) will host an event focused on autonomous technology and uncrewed systems for the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD). All programming sessions are open to registered XPONENTIAL press. The two-day event brings together senior DOD officials, program managers at federal security agencies and... Continue reading

    Dawn of Drones | Episode 89: MatrixSpace

    Meet MatrixSpace, the company that has reimagined radar with its break-thru form factor and unsurpassed performance, to support a wide range of multi-domain missions! MatrixSpace is also this month’s sponsor for “Multidomain Ops Support Month!” This week on the Dawn of Drones, Dawn sits down with Lori DeMatteis, Chief Revenue Officer for MatrixSpace who drives... Continue reading

    Charles River Analytics secures contract to develop predictive maintenance analytics for robotic combat vehicles

      Charles River Analytics received a Phase II contract under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to keep robotic combat vehicles (RCVs) as mission capable as possible. The Real-time Assessment and Predictive Status (RAPS) system from Charles River Analytics predicts the health and status of RCVs and relays actionable insights to stakeholders across all... Continue reading

    Charles River Analytics nets contract to enhance Naval situational awareness at sea

      Charles River Analytics received a $1.8 million contract to classify and identify ships and other vessels at sea. The Automatic Text Extraction for Awareness in the Maritime (A-TEAM) system works with existing labeled image datasets and banks of unannotated maritime images to enable automated systems to recognize text on ships at sea. Knowing the... Continue reading

    Northwest UAV’s NW-88 Heavy-Fuel Engine Plays Perfect Complement to Skyways’ V2.6 Cargo Aircraft

    McMinnville, OR: Integrated on Skyways V2.6 cargo aircraft, Northwest UAV’s NW-88 Engine was a key differentiator for Skyways during their successful demonstration at the Navy’s Bluewater competition late last year at Webster Field in Pax River, MD. “Working alongside the Skyways team as they march forward to provide a cargo solution that meets the Navy’s... 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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