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Kratos unveils new takeoff method for Valkyrie

Posted on July 3, 2024 by alert5

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) successfully demonstrated a novel launch system for its Valkyrie unmanned aerial system (UAS). This new method, called the Kratos Trolley Launch System (KTLS), offers significant advantages in terms of affordability and operational flexibility.

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CNAS report outlines drone strategy for defending Taiwan

Posted on June 21, 2024 by alert5

A new report by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) titled “Swarms Over the Strait” examines the evolving role of drones in potential conflicts within the Indo-Pacific, particularly a scenario involving China and Taiwan. The report analyzes recent wars with drone use (Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine) and emphasizes the need for the United States and Taiwan to adapt their drone strategies for a large-scale conflict.

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Red Sea drone attacks prompt U.S. Navy C-UAS scramble

Posted on June 20, 2024June 20, 2024 by alert5

The U.S. Navy has issued an Area of Interest (AOI) seeking proposals for a new counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) solution called Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems – NEXT (Counter NEXT). This initiative comes amid growing concerns about drone attacks targeting naval vessels and commercial shipping in strategic maritime regions, particularly the Red Sea.

240321-N-BT677-1002 RED SEA (March 21, 2024) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) conducts a pre-action calibration practice fire of its 5-inch gun in the Red Sea, March 21. Gravely is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to support maritime security and stability in the Middle East. (Official U.S. Navy photo)

Chinese student faces espionage charges for drone photos of Newport News Shipyard

Posted on June 3, 2024June 3, 2024 by alert5

A Chinese graduate student studying at the University of Minnesota is facing unusual Espionage Act charges related to drone photography near a critical U.S. shipyard in Virginia.

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) pulls into Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) in Newport News, Virginia, May 6, 2021. The John C. Stennis is in Newport News Shipyard working alongside NNS, NAVSEA and contractors conducting RCOH as part of the mission to deliver the warship back in the fight, on time and on budget, to resume its duty of defending the United States. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brennen Easter)

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Grand Forks Air Force Base soars to new record with 34.8 hours Global Hawk flight

Posted on May 16, 2024 by alert5

The 348th Reconnaissance Squadron at Grand Forks Air Force Base (AFB) has successfully extended the operational range of the unmanned RQ-4 Global Hawk aircraft, achieving a record-breaking flight time of 34.8 hours. This accomplishment surpasses both the previous unit record of 34.4 hours and the manufacturer’s record of 30 hours and 24 minutes.

An U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk logs over 20,000 flight hours Feb. 13, 2018 at Al Dhafra Air Base, United Arab Emirates. The Global Hawk’s mission is to provide a broad spectrum of ISR collection capability to support joint combatant forces in worldwide peacetime, contingency and wartime operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning)

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