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Marine Corps fields 3, 500 first-person view attack drones
44+ min ago (502+ words) The U. S. Marine Corps has accumulated thousands of first-person view drones over the span of several months, with thousands more on the way, the service said Thursday. The meteoric rise of the service's autonomous weapons stockpile was a result of a…...
How commercial drones make the Pentagon's "Blue UAS Select' list
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (506+ words) The Defense Department this week began testing for the initial phase of its Drone Dominance Program, an effort to expand the use of commercial drones across the military. Dubbed "the Gauntlet," military operators will fly and evaluate uncrewed aerial systems,…...
SOCOM wants to train operators to build, wield FPV drones
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (182+ words) The government pulled together funds to pay troops Oct. 15 and now Nov. 1, but officials said it's doubtful they'll be paid again if the shutdown persists. Wielding drones in combat missions and being able to repair them on the spot could…...
Get up close with the Black Widow short-range recon drone, headed for the U. S. Army
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (106+ words) Red Cat's 4-pound short-range reconnaissance drone was on the floor at DSEI 2025 " get a breakdown of the Army-selected UAV's capabilities. Get up close with the Black Widow short-range recon drone, headed for the U. S. Army Red Cat's 4-pound short-range reconnaissance drone…...
How Washington's drone policy is catching up to reality
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (84+ words) The MTCR reinterpretation should be coupled with updated nonproliferation standards and robust safeguards to balance competition and global responsibility, the authors of this op-ed argue. Shown here is a UAV at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Aug. 16, 2022. (Tech. Sgt....
Pentagon stages first "Top Drone" school for operators to hone skills
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (692+ words) The Pentagon last month held its first "Top Drone" school for drone pilots to demonstrate their skills in a threat-representative environment. The event took place as part of the Defense Department's Technology Readiness Experimentation, or T-REX, a semiannual showcase and…...
New autonomous aircraft in development for Marines
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (351+ words) New versions of the Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie drone will be manufactured for the U. S. Marine Corps after the service made the drone a new program of record, Kratos CEO Eric De Marco told investors during a phone call last week. The…...
The Marines now have an official drone-fighting handbook
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (869+ words) On the heels of fielding the military's first attack drone team, the U. S. Marine Corps added another weapon to their drone-fighting arsenal: a 90-page handbook all about employing small, unmanned aerial systems against the enemy and integrating them into formations. The…...
Marines to field rifle-mounted smart scope to help counter drones
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (352+ words) The U. S. Marine Corps will field smart scopes to help shoot down moving targets, such as drones, in the coming months. "Multiple units across all elements of the [Marine Air-Ground Task Force] will receive this technology with priority going to those…...
Marine Corps to establish attack drone competition
11+ mon, 3+ day ago (429+ words) The Marine Corps is slated to hold a series of events as part of a new attack drone competition the service announced recently. The May 25 Marine Administrative Message, or MARADMIN, outlines that the service is seeking drone teams from across…...