The US Army will be receiving considerable reinforcements of tactical Black Hornet micro drones to its current fleet, under a nearly $94 million agreement Washington has signed with producer Teledyne FLIR Defense that also involves an undisclosed number of the tiny reconnaissance UAVs heading to Ukrain...
U.S. Army Pvt. Joshua Morrow checks on a solar-powered drone during Exercise Balikatan 24 at Basco, Philippines, May 4, 2024. (Staff Sgt. Tristan Moore/U.S. Army) The Army’s1st Multi-Domain Task Forcehas used a small number of Kraus Hamdani Aerospace K1000 Ultra Long-Enduran...
US Army integrating drones into militarised-HoloLens AR architectureAshley Roque, Washington, DCIHS Jane's International Defence Review
Allen McDuffee at Wired’s Danger Room noted this week that the units that compose the Army’s current arsenal of drones are easy to spot, and ergo easy to target. The solution, it would seem, is to abandon the more militaristic look associated with UAVs and, well, “make them look lik...
A“robot dog” carrying an artificial intelligence-enabled rifle made an appearance at a recent U.S. Army counter-drone exercise.Exploring the possibilities of a four-legged, remote-controlled system is just one example of the Pentagon’s efforts to rapidly and at scale employ drones and ...
The U.S. Army greenlighted the purchase of the drones. Each soldier kitted out with the Black Widow technology will be given what is called a "system," which includes two drones and one controller — all of which can fit in one's rucksack. ...
of Excellenceto identify and prototype new drone capabilities with commercial companies that specialize in on-demand, “eye in the sky” technologies. In this process, the U.S. Army is partnering with the Pentagon’s internal startup accelerator to adapt small commercial drones for the battle...
The drones were purchased under a $40 million contract announced earlier this year between the Army and FLIR Systems. The first drones acquired under the program have gone to the paratroopers of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. “It is the start of an era where every ...
WASHINGTON — Leonardo DRS has received an additional $13 million to continue engineering and testing a vehicle-mounted system that the U.S. Army hopes will protect soldiers from small drones, according to a July 31 De...
As drones become more prevalent in warfare, the need for reliable defense mechanisms has grown. The footage released by the US Army shows the robot dog in action, targeting drones with precision thanks to its electro-optical targeting system, engraved with the words "Lone Wolf," - the...