Uncrewed Vehicles
SOF Week 2023: AeroVironment introduces VTOL kit for Puma AE UAS (video)
AeroVironment has introduced the Puma VTOL kit, designed for plug-and-play integration into Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE small uncrewed aircraft systems.
Billions of dollars and many tons of equipment have been sent to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia over the past two years with funds and material continuing to be committed as a frontline stalemate drags on.
Russian forces in Ukraine have been employing multifaceted strategies to counteract drones, as a past reliance on large-scale electronic warfare has shifted towards diverse, localised countermeasures.
Anduril and GA-ASI have raced ahead in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiative, securing contracts with the US Air Force to build production representative flight test platforms.
The service has been conducting various procurement and development efforts to integrate unmanned surface and underwater vehicles into its inventory.
AeroVironment has introduced the Puma VTOL kit, designed for plug-and-play integration into Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE small uncrewed aircraft systems.
Raytheon Missiles & Defense is increasingly focused on counter-UAS technologies, notably through its KuRFS radar and Coyote family of effectors.
23rd September 2008
Adaptive Materials, the leading innovator in portable solid oxide fuel cell technology, recently completed successful testing of its hybrid system for small ground robots, a …
23rd September 2008
Key decisions on the capability targets and acquisition method for the relaunch of the Australian army’s troubled Joint Project 129 tactical UAVs are expected to …
19th September 2008
AAI Corporation, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, successfully demonstrated several new technologies for command-and-control of unmanned air and …
18th September 2008
Members of the 163rd Reconnaissance Wing here are now ready to begin training the Airmen on the MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system. March Air Reserve …
18th September 2008
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today the beginning of a collaboration with the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts. The collaboration, under the …
18th September 2008
QinetiQ North America’s Technology Solutions Group today launches its new Dragon Runner Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (Dragon Runner SUGV). Dragon Runner SUGV is the first …
18th September 2008
Raytheon Company has developed an advanced common ground control system, or CGCS, for the U.S. Air Force to address mission capability needs for the Predator …
18th September 2008
Statistics on the number of ROV personnel working across the industry world-wide have been produced by the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA). This new analysis …
18th September 2008
Air Force leaders are taking a two-pronged approach to address the increasing need for pilots of unmanned aircraft systems in Afghanistan and Iraq, an Air …
18th September 2008
South Africa’s Denel Dynamics has unveiled its latest UAV at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2008. The latest iteration of the Seeker family, the Seeker 400, …
12th September 2008
Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc. said today that it will supply the wings for Northrop Grumman Corporation’s platform aircraft for the U.S. Navy’s new Broad Area …
12th September 2008
L-3 Communications announced today that its Advanced Products and Design unit has been awarded a $23.2 million delivery order to provide 600 VideoScout-MC mobile video …
10th September 2008
Boeing has completed its acquisition of Insitu Inc., a pioneer in the unmanned air systems (UAS) market and leader in the design, development and manufacture …
10th September 2008
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute are working with colleagues at Caterpillar Inc. to develop autonomous versions of large haul trucks used in mining …
10th September 2008
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)'s largest and most advanced UAV – the Heron TP has recently reached a new technological and operational record, when it flew, …
10th September 2008
Hallin Marine, the AIM quoted provider of subsea solutions to the oil and gas industry, announces it is continuing to grow its fleet of remote …
9th September 2008
Proxy Aviation Systems has announced that Patrick D. Moneymaker has joined the company as President and CEO. Proxy Aviation designs, develops and manufactures fully autonomous …
9th September 2008
iRobot today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nekton Research, LLC, an unmanned underwater robot and technology company based in Raleigh-Durham, North …
9th September 2008
Stanford computer scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that enables robotic helicopters to teach themselves to fly difficult stunts by watching other helicopters perform …