Category: UAV
USS Portland destroys drone with high-energy laser weapon system
USS Portland tested its Solid State Laser – Technology Maturation Laser Weapon System Demonstrator (LWSD) MK 2 MOD 0 against a drone on May 16.
Videos: U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs
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Russian testing Su-57 in unmanned mode
Sputnik reports that Russia is testing the Su-57 in an unmanned mode with the pilot just monitoring the overall system in the cockpit.
Alex Beltyukov – RuSpotters Team [CC BY-SA 3.0 GFDL 1.2], via Wikimedia Commons
AeroVironment gets $76 million contract from U.S. Army
The U.S. Army has given AeroVironment a $76 million contract through a Joint Urgent Operational Need Statement for the Switchblade loitering missile system.
Photo: AeroVironment
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MQ-9 crashes at Mathis Field
A MQ-9 has crashed at Mathis Field on May 14. The unmanned aircraft belonged to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).