U.S. Marines to get autonomous cargo helicopter

The U.S. Marine Corps is getting a drone that can haul cargo into contested territory without putting a single crew member at risk — and the Pittsburgh company building it just received the contract to prove it works. Naval Air Systems Command awarded Near Earth Autonomy the MARV-EL Increment 2 prog

Defence Blog
75
1 min read
0 views

The U.S. Marine Corps is getting a drone that can haul cargo into contested territory without putting a single crew member at risk — and the Pittsburgh company building it just received the contract to prove it works. Naval Air Systems Command awarded Near Earth Autonomy the MARV-EL Increment 2 program on April 28, 2026, […]

Original Source

Defence Blog

Share this article

Related Articles

JMDSF sets up Patrol and Defense Group with Mogami-class vessels
🔬Weapons & Technology
Naval News

JMDSF sets up Patrol and Defense Group with Mogami-class vessels

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) implemented a major organizational reform at the end of March 2026. As part of this restructuring, it established the Patrol and Defense Group (哨戒防備群) and assigned some of its most modern surface combatants, including the Mogami-class frigates, to this f

há aproximadamente 3 horas5 min
🔬
🔬Weapons & Technology
Defence Blog

ARX Robotics, Supacat partner to build autonomous ground vehicles for UK

Two defense companies signed a partnership in London that puts robotic ground vehicles and high-mobility military trucks on a path to operate together — a combination the British Army and its allies have been pushing toward as warfare increasingly demands machines that can go where soldiers shouldn&

há aproximadamente 5 horas1 min
🔬
🔬Weapons & Technology
Defence Blog

Navy awards $746M to small firm for sub-tracking ships

A small California company just won nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars to operate some of the U.S. Navy’s most strategically sensitive ships — vessels that hunt submarines and track missile tests across the world’s oceans. Patriot Contract Services LLC, headquartered in Concord,

há aproximadamente 5 horas1 min
🔬
🔬Weapons & Technology
Defence Blog

Navy awards $1.1B deal to operate seven oceanographic survey ships

The U.S. Navy awarded a contract worth over $1.1 billion on April 27, 2026, to keep seven of its oceanographic survey ships running — vessels that quietly underpin everything from submarine navigation to undersea mapping in waters spanning the globe. Ocean Ships, Inc., a Houston-based company, lande

há aproximadamente 5 horas1 min