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Elbit Systems equips Seagull USV with Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar for USVs

April 14, 2020
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Elbit Systems Ltd. has successfully equipped its Seagull USV with the Towed Reelable Active Passive Sonar (TRAPS) for Unmanned Surface Vessels (TRAPS-USV).

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AeroVironment to provide Raven small UAS and training to allied nation

April 14, 2020
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AeroVironment has announced that on March 3, it received a $2,424,595 firm-fixed-price contract to provide an allied nation with its Raven small UAS and training.

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Asylon, Ghost Robotics to develop robotic platform under new contract

April 13, 2020
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The United States Air Force Research Lab has awarded Asylon Inc. a contract to provide the future of persistent ISR, inspection and perimeter security.

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Army unit begins testing Arcturus UAS as service ponders Shadow replacement

April 10, 2020
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The U.S. Army has begun evaluating tactical unmanned aircraft systems intended to replace the venerable RQ-7 Shadow drone, which has been in service since the early 2000s.

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Weekend Roundup: April 3, 2020

April 3, 2020
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This Week in the Unmanned Systems and Robotics World.

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U.S. Marine Corps orders more than 140 of FLIR Systems’ Centaur UGVs

April 3, 2020
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Through an $18.6 million contract sourced through the Dept. of Defense Man Transportable Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) program, the U.S. Marine Corps has ordered more than 140 of FLIR Systems’ Centaur UGVs, plus spares.

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GA-ASI’s first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian completes first flight

April 1, 2020
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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) has announced the completion of the first production-representative MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA).

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Milrem Robotics to deliver two UGVs to UK’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory

March 31, 2020
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Milrem Robotics has announced that it will deliver two UGVs to the United Kingdom’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL).

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Huntington Ingalls Industries closes acquisition of Hydroid Inc.

March 30, 2020
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On Thursday, March 26, Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced that it had closed its acquisition of Hydroid Inc. HII says that the acquisition expands its capabilities in the “strategically important and rapidly growing” autonomous and unmanned maritime systems market.

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DARPA awards contracts to four companies for Manta Ray Program focused on UUVs

March 16, 2020
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DARPA has awarded contracts to four companies to work on its Manta Ray Program, which seeks to demonstrate critical technologies for a new class of long duration, long range, payload-capable UUVs.

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