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Airbus Zephyr’s US Army marathon flight ends hours shy of endurance record

Bruce Crumley - Aug. 22nd 2022 11:48 am PT @BDroneDJ

UAV Airbus US Army stratosphereic flight

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So close, but in the end, no superlative cigar. After 64 straight days of solar-powered flight, the US Army’s Airbus-built Zephyr UAV reportedly plunged from the skies over Arizona, just hours shy of breaking the all-time record for continuous navigation by an aircraft.

US Army Zephyr UAV test flight continues shattering endurance records

Bruce Crumley - Aug. 8th 2022 2:18 am PT @BDroneDJ

UAV Airbus US Army stratosphereic flight

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There’s no longer any question about whether the US Army’s experimental flight of the solar-powered Zephyr UAV will break the aerial endurance record, only by how much the craft will shatter that mark with each additional day it remains aloft.

Teal Drones tapped for US Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 bid

Bruce Crumley - Mar. 18th 2022 5:30 am PT @BDroneDJ

Defense defense US Army reconnaissance drones

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Utah-based security UAV specialist Teal Drones has been selected to develop a prototype craft in a final stage of the US Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 (SRR T2) Program, which aims to create a powerful but portable small craft for surveillance and reconnaissance missions.

Echodyne delivers radar system to the US Army’s $191 million security program

Bruce Crumley - Mar. 15th 2022 6:00 am PT @BDroneDJ

Anti-drone (Counter-drone)US Army radar

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Radar platform specialist Echodyne on Tuesday announced delivery of its metamaterial detection systems providing enhanced ground and aerial security and defense capabilities to the US Army as part of a multi-year program supply contract.

Skydio wins US Army’s $100 million small drone recon contract

Bruce Crumley - Feb. 9th 2022 2:17 am PT @BDroneDJ

Skydio Military Drones US Army

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Drone manufacturer and automated flight specialist Skydio says it has won a contract to supply its X2D UAVs to the US Army’s Short-Range Reconnaissance Program (SRR). Valued at $20.2 million annually, the fixed-price provisionment agreement is expected to be worth $99.8 million over its five-year duration.