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US Army chooses 5 companies to compete for Army’s future tactical UAS
The U.S. Army is taking five competitors into a prototyping development phase with plans to select a winner for production and fielding at the end.
By Jen Judson
Send Ukraine C-RAMs and VAMPIREs to help defeat Iranian drones
Washington should deliver Vehicle-Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment (VAMPIRE) and Counter–Rocket, Artillery, Mortar (C-RAM) systems asap.
By Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery (ret.) and Bradley Bowman
Drone-killing ‘Vampires’ due in Ukraine next year, Pentagon says
The U.S. is aiming to send Ukraine the “Vampire” counter-drone system by mid-2023, with a contract award expected within months, a Pentagon spokesman said.
By Joe Gould
Homeland Security, Justice officials urge Congress to expand counter-drone authority
Federal law enforcement agencies asked Congress for more authority to counter domestic drones.
The Sammies go virtual to honor exceptional feds
The usual gala for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Awards was replaced with a virtual event to celebrate outstanding federal service.
By Jessie Bur
Lawmakers fight Trump’s border wall cash grab from DoD
Lawmakers are taking new action in response to the Trump administration’s move to shift $3.8 billion from military programs toward the border wall.
By Joe Gould
Pentagon seeks to cut F-35s, other equipment to pay for Trump’s border wall
The department would reprogram $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 funds, largely from procurement accounts.
The FAA’s use of drone program data doesn’t fly with the GAO
A recent report from the Government Accountability Office found issues with Federal Aviation Administration studies to integrate drones into the national airspace system.
By Chiara Vercellone
Military spectrum to be freed up for 5G
While the spectrum is used largely for satellite communications by the Department of Defense, the commercial sector has been eyeing that band as perfect for 5G technologies.
By Nathan Strout