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The General Services Administration will remove from Multiple Award Schedules contracts unmanned aircraft systems and other drones to address potential security risks associated with the use of such devices. The decision does not cover drones approved by the Defense Innovation Unit under the Blue sUAS program, which seeks to provide the Department of Defense and federal agencies with trusted and secure small drones.

R. Clarke Cooper, assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs, said the U.S. government is expected to sign a potential $23.37B deal for the sale of Lockheed Martin-built (NYSE: LMT) F-35 fighter jets, drones and other weapons systems to the United Arab Emirates before the Trump administration ends, Defense News reported Friday.

Mitre’s tech foundation Engenuity has launched a consortium to bring together government, industry and academic institutions to advance 5G innovation. Founding members of the Open Generation Consortium are Ericsson, Nokia, Verizon (NYSE: VZ), Altiostar, FIRST iZ, HUSH Aerospace, Kittyhawk, CTIA - The Wireless Association, Northeastern University and Virginia Tech.

The Defense Innovation Unit has announced that starting September, agencies can use the General Services Administration Schedule to buy from five companies small unmanned aerial systems that were made available through the Blue sUAS program.

The Department of Defense has signed $84.4M in agreements with seven companies under the Defense Production Act Title III to retain employees and strengthen domestic industrial base capabilities in small unmanned aerial systems, shipbuilding and space technology sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic.

COMSovereign Holding has expanded its portfolio of 4G LTE and 5G networking platforms with the acquisition of Virtual Network Communications through a cash-and-stock transaction worth approximately $19M.

Unmanned aerial system provider UAS Drone has acquired Duke Robotics for an undisclosed sum as both companies aim to expand footprints in the military sector.

The U.S. Air Force has issued a broad agency announcement to seek technical proposals for a potential $400M program that aims to advance prototyping and experimentation work on Skyborg unmanned air vehicles.

TYSONS CORNER, VA, March 10, 2020 — General Atomics unveiled an unmanned aerial vehicle concept the company envisions will support mid-air refueling operations, ExecutiveBiz reported Wednesday.

Boeing (NYSE: BA) and the U.S. Navy completed the initial flight test of the MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling platform.