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U.S. Navy will likely turn unmanned cargo delivery concept into program of record

Posted on August 6, 2021August 5, 2021 by alert5

Currently, the U.S. Navy relies on helicopters to transfer cargo from ship-to-ship. However, most of those items are less than 10lbs. An unmanned cargo delivery platform is being tested out for this role and the concept would likely become a program of record.

210221-N-OO801-1007 NORFOLK, Va. (Feb. 21, 2021) The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Beach Detachment in collaboration with Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) tested the abilities of a Blue Water Maritime Logistics UAS to deliver a package to the ship from MARMC Headquarters on Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. MARMC provides surface ship maintenance, management and oversight of private sector maintenance and fleet technical assistance to ships in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and provides support to the fifth and sixth Fleet Area of Responsibilities. They are also responsible for the floating dry-dock Dynamic (AFDL-6). (U.S. Navy Photo by Chris Wyatt/Released).

USN invests $5 million on UAV based on Solar Impulse 2

Posted on August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 by alert5

Skydweller Aero has been given $5 million by the U.S. Navy to demonstrate its unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that is based on the Solar Impulse 2.

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Egypt, Taiwan in talks on E-2D

Posted on August 5, 2021 by alert5

Capt. Pete Arrobio, head of PMA-231, disclosed during the Navy League’s annual Sea-Air-Space conference that Egypt and Taiwan are the next potential export customers for the E-2D early warning aircraft.

Photo: Northrop Grumman