LEUVEN, Belgium. Septentrio, a designer and provider of global navigation satellite system (GNSS) technology, announced that it is collaborating with several uncrewed aerial system (UAS) solutions providers on new products that will enable easier prototyping or integration of the Septentrio "mosaic" GNSS receiver into UASs.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. The U.S. Marine Corps chose AeroVironment's Switchblade 300 Block 20 for the initial phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light (OPF-L) program, the company announced in a statement.

XPONENTIAL 2024 -- SAN DIEGO. Visitors to the Teledyne booth at this week's AUVSI XPONENTIAL trade show will be introduced to solutions for uncrewed systems from Teledyne DALSA, FLIR, and Geospatial used in defense, municipal infrastructure, precision agriculture, power line surveillance, mapping, surveying, and mining applications.

CHANDLER, Ariz. MIcrochip Technology introduced a new integrated actuation power solution that it says leverages companion gate driver boards with hybrid power drive (HPD) modules in silicon carbide or silicon technology with a power range of 5 kVA to 20 kVA.

SAN DIEGO, California. Doodle Labs will be at AUVSI XPONENTIAL 2024 to feature its jam-resistant radios that have been used in Ukrainian drones to assist in the country's war with Russia, the company announced in a statement.

MANASSAS, Virginia. RapidFlight will showcase a modular uncrewed aerial system (UAS) built for the U.S. Department of Defense's Replicator initiative at XPONENTIAL 2024, the company announced in a statement.

EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, California. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) conducted the first-ever in-air tests of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms piloting an F-16 fighter jet autonomously in direct combat scenarios against a human-piloted counterpart, the agency announced in a statement.

ARLINGTON, Virginia. AeroVironment and Parry Labs will team up to develop and integrate a modular, next-generation uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the U.S. Army's Long Range Reconnaissance program, the companies announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, DC. Joby Aviation and Sagetech Avionics will collaborate to develop onboard piloted Detect and Avoid (DAA) capabilities, a move aimed at bolstering Joby’s enhanced Visual Flight Rules (eVFR) operations, the companies announced in a statement.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Shield AI, a company that develops advanced AI pilot technologies, plans to acquire Sentient Vision Systems, an Australian company specializing in AI-enabled real-time situational awareness technologies, Shield AI announced in a statement.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California. Knightscope and Draganfly will collaborate to integrate Knightscope's Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) and emergency communications products with Draganfly's drones, Draganfly announced in a statement.

TOKYO, Japan. Milrem Robotics will provide the Japan Ground Self-Defense Forces with three THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) configured for tasks including supply transportation and intelligence gathering, the company announced in a statement.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands. Dutch military procurement agency Command Materiel and IT (COMMIT) chose Thales to provide seven additional Ground Master 200 Multi-Mission Compact radars (GM200 MM/C), with an option to acquire two more, the company announced in a statement.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) chose Lockheed Martin to develop the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), a new addition to the nation’s missile defense arsenal, the company announced in a statement.

LONDON, United Kingdom. The UK Ministry of Defence has announced plans to fast-track the development of the DragonFire laser weapon system for installation on Royal Navy ships, MBDA announced in a statement.