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Motorola Solutions Completes $1.5 Billion Acquisition of D-Fend Solutions
Counter-drone technology joins Motorola Solutions’ public safety portfolio as demand for airspace protection grows Motorola Solutions has completed its $1.5 billion acquisition of counter-drone technology provider D-Fend Solutions. The deal brings D-Fend’s RF cyber-takeover technology into Motorola Solutions’ public safety and security portfolio. “Safety on the ground demands security in the air,” said Greg Brown,…
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Ondas Opens UAS Training and Operations Hub at Ohio’s NAAMCE
New Springfield facility will support long-endurance UAS training, testing and flight operations as Ondas expands its U.S. defense business Ondas Inc. has opened a new unmanned aircraft training, testing and flight operations facility at the National Advanced Air Mobility Center of Excellence (NAAMCE) in Springfield, Ohio. The facility will serve as the Midwest hub for…
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The White House Wants Drone Dominance. How Much of the Supply Chain Must Be American?
Recent executive orders, FCC action and a White House industry meeting point to growing scrutiny of what goes into U.S.-made drones. The White House brought drone manufacturers, component suppliers and government officials together Thursday for its first Drone Dominance industry event. The meeting offered another sign that the administration’s push for U.S. drone production extends…
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New White House Helipad Shown Off to Reporters Ahead of Completion
President Trump toured the ornate, granite helipad under construction on the White House South Lawn with reporters, adding his signature to a piece of the stonework that could see use as soon as next month. Commissioned following the long, highly publicized drama of the new VH-92A Patriot helicopters being unable to land at the White…
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F-15EXs Are Headed to Seymour Johnson AFB
The Secretary of the U.S. Air Force confirmed that Seymour Johnson AFB is the planned recipient of the F-15EX Eagle II aircraft included in the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budget. The Secretary of the U.S. Air Force Troy Meink confirmed in a letter to Senator Ted Budd that Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina,…
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BTP expands drone capability with launch of seventh remote site
British Transport Police (BTP) has completed the first phase of its pioneering ‘Drone in a
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Aerodata unveils AeroForce® X to the public for the first time
Strausberg – Aerodata AG today unveiled the first prototype of the AeroForce® X at its
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Kratos Receives Multi-Million-Dollar Orders for GAIA 100 Tri-Band Ground Station Systems Through Newly Acquired Orbit
Orders for both the GAIA 100 5.5-meter and the 6.1-meter systems underscore growing demand for
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Allient Inc. Expands ElectroFlux Series Frameless Torque Motors With New Sizes
Allient Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNT) (“Allient” or the “Company”), a global designer and manufacturer of advanced
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Block II Upgrades for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Clear Critical Design Review
The Block II’s open architecture for the E-2D’s mission systems, computers and displays enhance cockpit functionality, support future upgrades and improve sensor fusion. The U.S. Navy’s E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft’s Block II upgrades have completed the Critical Design Review (CDR), Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy announced on Aug.…
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