Ronald Watkins
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DoD Releases New Strategy to Counter Small Drones
The Department of Defense released a new strategy that focuses on the increasingly complex threat of small drones.
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US Army Stryker Vehicles Being Prepared for Laser Combat Competition
In response to a variety of next-generation and more traditional threats, the US Army has been developing high energy lasers for tactical vehicles to provide an increased edge on the battlefield.
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US Army Moves Step Closer to ‘Drone Tank’ Development
The US Army released its request for proposals to develop a potentially unmanned ground combat "drone tank" to hopefully replace the Bradley.
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General Atomics Delivers Final MQ-9A Block 5 UAV to Spain
General Atomics has made its final delivery of two MQ-9A Block 5 remotely piloted aircraft to Spain, the first international purchase of the drone platform.
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US Navy Deploys Submarine-Launched Combat Drones
The US Navy has developed and deployed a Submarine-Launched Unmanned Aerial System to carry out reconnaissance and targeting missions.
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NATO’s Fifth RQ-4D Phoenix Drone Arrives to Complete Surveillance Fleet
The fifth and last RQ-4D NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) landed at the AGS Main Operating Base in Sigonella, Italy to finalize the alliance’s surveillance fleet in Europe.
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Ukraine Unveils the Sokil-300, Its First Domestic Combat Drone
Kyiv-based Luch Design Bureau last week unveiled the Sokil-300, a strike drone slated to be the first designed and produced exclusively in Ukraine.
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Trump Administration to Sell UAE 18 MQ-9B Drones in $2.9B Deal: Report
The US State Department has notified Congress it plans to sell 18 battle-ready MQ-9B aerial drones to the United Arab Emirates, in a deal that could be worth as much as $2.9 billion.
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US Army Confronts ‘Worrisome Erosion in Overmatch’ With New High-Tech Equipment
The US Army is looking to reclaim its decisive edge in close combat through modernization efforts including new high-tech gear and a more powerful squad rifle for frontline troops.
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US Army Field Tests Latest RQ–7B Shadow Drone
The US Army has wrapped up its operational testing of the RQ–7B Shadow Block III system, the latest in the Shadow series of the tactical unmanned aerial system.
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