U.S. Navy Will Spend $34 Million to Switch Drones to Linux

According to a new contract announced last Wednesday, the U.S. Navy will use Linux as the foundation for its drone fleet. The endeavor will cost about $34 million for the entire fleet of MQ-8B Firescouts. Defence Professionals reports that the no-compete contract between the Navy and Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems is “to complete Linux [...]

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