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American defense technology company (Nasdaq: AVAV) making military drones, loitering munitions like Switchblade and Mayhem, and LOCUST directed-energy weapons.
NAWCAD landed a drone on a moving ship with onboard cameras, motion sensors and software, without GPS or a pilot. The center says it is designed for nearly any drone flight computer, so the Navy could field it by software upgrade.
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NASA is accelerating SkyFall, three Mars helicopters that will ride the SR-1 Freedom spacecraft when it launches in 2028. Project scientist Matthew Golombek says each is designed to last six months, and the landing site has yet to be chosen.
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AeroVironment is integrating Elsight's Halo into its Mayhem 10 drone so one connection can draw on satellite, cellular and radio links. Neither company has said when the work will finish, so operators cannot plan around it yet.
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A 25-page OTMP report names about 40 countries and specific industrial districts as transshipment routes. The follow-through will land on documentation, not duty rates.
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AeroVironment's $464.8m Enduring-HEL award covers dozens of 30-kilowatt LOCUST X3 units. The step that made the purchase possible was a Department of War safety agreement with the FAA, signed before anyone fired.
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AeroVironment's two 20kW-class LOCUST prototypes cleared government acceptance testing at Yuma and went through new equipment training at Fort Sill, which finally gives counter-drone planners a delivered mobile system to price against interceptors.
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