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Uncrewed Vehicles
DARPA/Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter goes pilotless for logistics and rescue missions
7th November 2022
Without pilots on board, the autonomous Black Hawk helicopter performed long-endurance medical resupply while navigating between mountain ranges.
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Digital Battlespace
Software-defined technology is 'democratising' electronic warfare, says DARPA official
27th October 2022
Software-defined jammers and radars are reducing the cost of development to thousands of dollars and could force a pace of change that makes threat libraries obsolete.
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Air Warfare
DARPA selects Lockheed Martin for ACE programme
5th October 2022
Lockheed Martin will develop full-scale experimentation platforms to implement Air Combat Evolution algorithms and technologies in this phase of the programme.
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Air Warfare
Thailand seals order for Hermes 900
28th September 2022
Having emerged ahead of three other proposals in a competitive tender, Elbit Systems has officially received an order to supply the Royal Thai Navy with Hermes 900 UASs.
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Defence Notes
Applied Physical Sciences continues research for DARPA on undersea sensors
26th September 2022
Applied Physical Sciences receives Phase 3C research contract from DARPA for undersea sensing systems.
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Land Warfare
DARPA seeks partners to fill infrared capabilities gap
23rd September 2022
DARPA is keen to find partners for the Optomechanical Thermal Imaging (OpTIm) programme. The effort will develop novel IR sensors without the drawbacks of thermal sensors and photodetectors.
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Air Warfare
Reduced fleet size and weapons integration issues put squeeze on future RAF air combat missions
22nd September 2022
As the RAF manages NATO missions and faces increased pressure from Russia, defence experts argue that additional fighter jet deployments to the Asia-Pacific to maintain leading strategic ambitions signposted by the UK's Integrated Review looks to be out of the question.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Insitu to provide more Blackjacks and ScanEagles to US and allies
15th September 2022
Insitu receives order for 13 Blackjack and 25 ScanEagle UAVs.
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Digital Battlespace
US battle labs assess AI-based programme for airspace deconfliction
7th September 2022
The USAF and US Army partnership assessed Raytheon Corporation's AI solution that was designed to solve the problem of airspace deconfliction.
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Digital Battlespace
DARPA envisages smarter sensors with FENCE Phase 2 awards
2nd September 2022
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are working on a DARPA programme to create neuromorphic IR camera technologies.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
DARPA aims for first trials of NOMARS vessel in 2024
25th August 2022
DARPA aims to begin trialling the first No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) in late 2024, the agency told Shephard following its 22 August announcement that it would build, test and demonstrate the first vessel.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
US Navy looks for longer range and endurance to solve wide-area mission planning
13th August 2022
The US Navy is engaged in a number of efforts to identify rapid acquisition strategies for new maritime based aircraft and technologies, including wide area mission capable UAVs.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Boeing continues DARPA Hunter XLUUV work
27th July 2022
Boeing has received an $8.51 million contract modification from DARPA for Option 3 of the Hunter Phase 2 programme.
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Land Warfare
US Marine Corps seeks to apply lessons from Russo-Ukrainian war
25th July 2022
The US Marine Corps has been learning lessons from the war in Ukraine and is now focusing on the acquisition and deployment of UAVs and artillery systems with long-range capabilities.
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Defence Notes
DARPA and US Air Force complete second hypersonic weapon flight test
19th July 2022
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman announced on 18 July that they have completed the second flight test of the scramjet-powered HAWC.
Programme Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
LongShot [USA]
Programme Background Requirement According to DARPA, the objective of the LongShot programme is "to disrupt the paradigm of air combat operations by demonstrating an unmanned ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
AdvaNced airCraft Infrastructure-Less Launch And RecoverY (ANCILLARY) [US]
Programme Background Aims & Timeline As stated by DARPA, the ANCILLARY programme aims to develop and fly an X-plane that will provide a "leap-ahead" in long-endurance, ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
RQ-21A Blackjack - Additional Units (Poland)
Programme Background Known First Procurement As covered by another entry (see 'RQ-21 Blackjack (Poland)' programme), the Polish government ordered a single RQ-21A system via the ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
RQ-21A Blackjack (UAE)
Programme Background The US State Department announced that it had approved the possible $80 million FMS of 20 RQ-21A Blackjack UAVs, 40 GPS systems, eight ground control stations ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
RQ-21A Blackjack (Poland)
Programme Background According to Polish media, the Polish government ordered a single RQ-21A system via the US government's FMS programme in March 2018. This cost ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
CU172 Blackjack (First Batch) (Canada)
Programme Background Requirement The Canadian Army identified a requirement for two new tactical UAV systems after recognising that the squadron and company level Aerovironment RQ-11 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
CU172 Blackjack (Second Batch) (Canada)
Programme Background Requirement The Canadian Army identified a requirement for two new tactical UAV systems after recognising that the squadron and company level Aerovironment RQ-11 ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
RQ-21A Blackjack (Thailand)
Programme Background Initial Interest Interest in the Blackjack was piqued when Adm Luechai Rutdit, then commander-in-chief of the RTN, visited Marine Corps Base Hawaii on ...
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Military UAS - small
RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USMC)
Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...
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Military UAS - small
RQ-21A Blackjack / STUASLO - Replacement Units (USN)
Programme Background Joint USN and USMC Procurment The RQ-21 Blackjack, or STUALSO, was a combined United States Navy (USN) and United States Marine Corps (USMC) programme ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
RQ-21 Integrator [Belgium]
Programme Background Strategic Vision for Defence The Belgian MoD outlined plans to procure more mini and tactical UAS in its Strategic Vision for Defence published ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
Project Land 129 Phase 3 (Australia)
Programme Background Programme Announcement The Australian Army announced the Project Land 129 Phase 3 programme in 2017. This announcement led to the release of an industry ...
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Bomber
PAK-DA - Procurement - Russia
Programme Background The full-scale design works on the new-generation strategic bomber developed under the PAK-DA initiative were launched by Tupolev in 2013, on order placed ...
Equipment Results - Defence Insight
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
LongShot
The LongShot is a developmental air-launched platform intended to increase the survivability of friendly crewed aircraft. In February 2021, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical
RQ-21A Blackjack
Manufactured by Insitu, the RQ-21A Blackjack, or STUALSO, is a tactical UAS developed to meet the requirements of the USN and USMC. The twin-tailed rear engine ...
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Sea: procedural training
2 Sigma Digital Tutor
A Digital Tutor that is designed to outperform schoolhouse instructors, bringing CTC training to a broad spectrum of sailors. Specifications include improving student outcomes for ...
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Major networking projects
CHAIN
The Compartmented High Assurance Information Network (CHAIN) is described as a robust architecture that improves interoperability of IT systems among the military services and security ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
NRQ-21
Insitu displayed the NRQ-21 Integrator at the Unmanned Warrior 2016 event in Wales. The aircraft has been designed to carry out tasks on land and ...
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Bomber
Tu-160 Blackjack
The Tu-160 (NATO reporting name Blackjack) is a strategic bomber designed by Tupolev Design Bureau in Russia. The bomber was designed for the Russian Aerospace ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
XV-24A LightningStrike
The XV-24A LightningStrike, developed by Aurora Flight Sciences and its partners Rolls-Royce and Honeywell, was a project for a tilt-wing UAV powered by an electric-distributed ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small
ScanEagle 3
Insitu unveiled the ScanEagle 3 at the Xponential exhibition in Denver in May 2018. The platform has twice the payload capacity of its ScanEagle predecessor ...
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Data links
QNT
The QUINT Networking Technology (QNT) programme is intended to develop robust, affordable, miniature networked data link technologies suitable for use on weapons and by tactical ...
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Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - MALE
X-61A Gremlin
Dynetics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos, is developing the X-61A Gremlin. This low-cost swarming drone can be outfitted with different payloads, launched by a mothership, recovered ...
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Military UAS - micro, Military UAS - rotary-wing
Shrike
The Shrike was a micro, portable, rugged VTOL-capable UAV designed for frontline day/night ISR. Development of the Shrike began in 2008 under a $4.6-million contract from ...
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Data links
TTNT
The Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) programme is intended to develop, evaluate and demonstrate reconfigurable, affordable, robust, interoperable and evolvable communications technologies to support emerging ...
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Military UGVs
Crusher
The Crusher vehicle was designed by DARPA and the National Robotics Engineering Center to evaluate technologies, such as mobility and autonomy systems, applicable to the UGVs ...
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Air: UAS radar
EchoFlight Airborne Radar
The Echoflight is a small electronically-scanned UAS radar. It provides long-range all-weather detection and tracking to allow users to conduct beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) ...
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Air: helicopter radar, Air: surveillance radar
FORESTER
The Foliage Penetration (FOPEN) Reconnaissance, Surveillance, Tracking and Engagement Radar (FORESTER) is an airborne radar system that provides stand-off, persistent, wide-area surveillance for situational awareness ...