SOCOM to Buy ALTIUS UAS
The Department of Defense announced on July 13 that US Special Operations Command has awarded a $30.5 million contract to Area-I, LLC for the purchase of an unspecified quantity of… Continue reading "SOCOM to Buy ALTIUS UAS"
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U.S. State Department Approves Loitering Munition Sales To Taiwan
The United States State Department has approved the sales of loitering munitions to Taiwan worth up to $360.2 million, with the sales potentially seeing just over a thousand loitering munitions… Continue reading "U.S. State Department Approves Loitering Munition Sales To Taiwan"
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Eaglet Performs First Flight from Gray Eagle Mothership
The original purpose of unmanned aircraft (UAS) was to protect human pilots from harm, but with UAS getting more advanced and expensive what happens when you want to protect your… Continue reading "Eaglet Performs First Flight from Gray Eagle Mothership"
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Weekend Briefing (18-22 July)
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most exciting and important defense news. In this weekend’s issue topics including the second hypersonic ARRW booster test,… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (18-22 July)"
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General Atomics Succeed in Using Gray Eagle As A Drone Mothership
In a historic test, General Atomics launched and controlled multiple Altius-600 drones from onboard an MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER). To launch a drone from another drone is an… Continue reading "General Atomics Succeed in Using Gray Eagle As A Drone Mothership"
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Future Attack-Recon Aircraft Will Use Air-Launched Drone and Long-Range Missiles to Defeat Air Defenses
As with the Comanche that preceded it, the US Army’s Future Attack-Recon Aircraft (FARA) is being built around an emphasis on countering enemy air defenses. Comanche relied on stealth shaping… Continue reading "Future Attack-Recon Aircraft Will Use Air-Launched Drone and Long-Range Missiles to Defeat Air Defenses"