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Autonomous Systems
Uncrewed air, ground and maritime systems and the autonomy stacks that run them.
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Uncrewed systems changed the unit of procurement: attritable mass, rapid software iteration and mission autonomy are bought differently from exquisite platforms. The competitive question is less about airframes than about autonomy software, teaming behaviour and production rate. Defense Signals tracks the programs, test ranges, organizations and solicitations that indicate where uncrewed capability is being scaled rather than trialled.
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- The Pentagon's $1.2B pivot on autonomous logistics is quieter than it looks — and larger than it sounds.
defense_acquisition · 2026-07-27
- Navy awards $850M ceiling on autonomous surface vessels to a coalition of five.
defense_acquisition · 2026-07-24
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Open opportunities
- Autonomous Ground Logistics IDIQ
US Army · due 2026-08-28
- Naval Autonomous Surface Vessel Recompete
US Navy · due 2026-09-25
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- Jul 27, 2026The Pentagon's $1.2B pivot on autonomous logistics is quieter than it looks — and larger than it sounds.
- Jul 27, 2026Autonomous Ground Logistics IDIQ
- Jul 27, 2026Naval Autonomous Surface Vessel Recompete
- Jul 24, 2026Navy awards $850M ceiling on autonomous surface vessels to a coalition of five.
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