According to a recent article by Reuters, the United States Army is preparing a major acquisition push in unmanned systems, with a goal of procuring at least one million drones over the next two to three years. A Massive Increase in Scale The Army currently buys about 50,000 drones each year. The plan to scale […]
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The Massachusetts-based Ascent AeroSystems becomes the first CMMC 2.0 certified drone manufacturer with a perfect score. Ascent AeroSystems, a U.S. manufacturer of rugged, all-weather coaxial unmanned aerial systems (UAS), has announced that it is the first domestic small drone maker to achieve Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Level 2. The company earned a perfect assessment […]
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The Senate’s version of the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) takes a different approach to unmanned aircraft systems than the version passed by the House earlier this month. While the House bill builds on previous restrictions related to drones from foreign entities, the Senate bill emphasizes strengthening the U.S. small drone manufacturing […]
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