Jeremiah Cushman

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A Surveyor USV arrives in Guam. (Saildrone) Saildrone is establishing a local subsidiary in Denmark to bring its maritime domain awareness capabilities to the European market, according to a company statement in early April. The move is driven by the “geography and the political dynamic[s] in and around the Baltic”, John Mustin, who was named president of Saildrone on 7 April, told Janes on 24 April.

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A computer-generated image of Saronic's Marauder MUSV design. (Saronic Technologies) Saronic Technologies has acquired Gulf Craft, a shipbuilder in Franklin, Louisiana, to serve as the “prototyping and production hub for its medium unmanned surface vessel (MUSV) fleet”, according to a company statement on 16 April. The acquisition has been completed, a Saronic spokesperson told Janes on 28 April, declining to disclose the terms of the deal.

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The future Virginia-class attack submarine Montana (SSN 794) conducts initial sea trials in the Atlantic Ocean in February 2022. Congress seeks to add a second Virginia-class submarine in FY 2027 through a budget reconciliation measure.

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A Shield AI autonomy engineer conducts a flight debrief with USAF aviators as part of DARPA's Air Combat Evolution programme. (Shield AI) Shield AI has acquired the Data Driven Readiness (DDR) software analytics tool from Crowdbotics, the company announced on 15 April. The tool “collects, processes, and visualises flight data to assess pilot proficiency for post-mission debriefs” and will be integrated into the Hivemind autonomy stack, the statement said.

3 weeks ago | janes.com | Jeremiah Cushman

A static test firing of a Firehawk Aerospace solid rocket motor. (Firehawk Aerospace) Firehawk Aerospace, headquartered in Addison, Texas, is bringing new technology and processes to the rocket motor market. “We really got started in early 2020, late 2019”, with a vision for 3D printing rocket fuel, Will Edwards, co-founder and CEO of Firehawk Aerospace, told Janes on 18 April.