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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

    Joby Marks Production Launch, Receives Permit to Fly First Aircraft Built on Production Line

    Joby has received a Special Airworthiness Certificate for the first aircraft built at its Pilot Production Line in Marina, CA, allowing flight testing to begin; The aircraft is expected to become the first ever eVTOL aircraft to be delivered to a customer; Production line and aircraft built in close collaboration with strategic partner and investor,... Continue reading

    XTEND Announces Partnership with Edge AI and Computer Vision Pioneers SightX

    Collaboration will see SightX’s advanced Edge AI and computer vision applications integrated into XTEND’s award-winning XOS operating system, via its app store, boosting on-board data processing capabilities of drones, robots, and smart devices. June 20 2023, Tel Aviv, and Washington. XTEND – the developer of XOS, a human-guided autonomous operating system that is revolutionizing the... Continue reading

    XTEND DEFENSE ACHIEVES FULL NDAA COMPLIANCE ACROSS ITS RANGE OF HUMAN-GUIDED AUTONOMOUS DRONES

    XTENDER, Wolverine and Griffon join pool of trusted, NDAA-compliant drones, as XTEND expands US operations and ramps up US-based production to fulfil multiple, new contracts.With over 1,000 US-made drones set to be produced over the next 24 months to equip the US Department of Defense and other partners. June 27, 2023, Tel Aviv, and Washington.... Continue reading

    Leading Defense Technology Companies and Investors Pen Open Letter Urging Acquisition Reform

    MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, June 26, 2023 - Applied Intuition, a software solutions provider for autonomous vehicle development, and 12 leading venture capital and defense technology firms announced an open letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III with concrete and actionable recommendations to reform acquisition, overcome barriers to innovation, and revise specific Planning, Programming,... Continue reading

    ModalAI Launches 11g VOXL® 2 Mini to Advance the Industry Towards the Smallest AI Drones

    SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ModalAI today unveiled the powerful new VOXL 2 Mini, ushering in a new era for smaller, smarter, and safer drone autopilots. The newly designed VOXL 2 Mini features autonomy, communications, and power management, providing a 30% reduction in area compared to VOXL 2, to only 42mm x 42mm. At only 11g, VOXL 2... Continue reading

    Dawn of Drones | Episode 99: D-Fend Solutions

    D-Fend Solutions, the leading counter-drone cyber-takeover technology provider, joins the Dawn of Drones for Part 2 of the company’s 4-part series across the Dawn of Drones. On this episode during Support to Critical Infrastructure Month sponsored by SAIC, D-Fend Solutions General Manager, Danny Rajan, joins Dawn to discuss the current challenges to protect critical infrastructure... 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

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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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