Land Warfare

Brazilian Army to receive MaxxPro recovery vehicles in Q2 this year

The service has released a document listing several measures to be taken before the delivery of the systems.

How NATO countries plan to overcome ammunition shortages

Measures include ramping up production, facilitating acquisitions, improving infrastructure and logistics and increasing cooperation and joint procurements.

RBSL cuts metal for first British Army Boxer vehicle

RBSL has declared the achievement of an AFV industrial capacity and intended to ramp up production at its Telford site to 50 Mission Modules a year for the British Army's Boxer armoured vehicle programme.

IVAS programme has made major progress, says US Army Chief of Staff

The US Army and Microsoft are currently working on the third version of the product, the 1.2 variant.

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Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI:A160 operational deployment talks for JIEDO sensor

11th August 2009

The US Army’s Unmanned Air Systems Program Executive office has confirmed it is in three way discussions with US Special Operations Command about integrating a …
Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ North America Develops Kit to Transform Bobcat Loaders into Robots

11th August 2009

QinetiQ North America, makers of the TALON robots used extensively to defuse roadside bombs in Iraq and Afghanistan, announced a new large-scale robotic capability today …
Uncrewed Vehicles

US$1.6 million prize pool for joint Australia-US UGV challenge

13th July 2009

The Australian Department of Defence and the United States Army Research Development & Engineering Command (RDECOM) are jointly sponsoring a new urban unmanned ground vehicle …
Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ North America Receives New $56.4M Contract for TALON Robots

26th June 2009

QinetiQ North America, makers of the leading TALON family of military/first-responder robots, announced today that it has received a $56.4 million IDIQ (indefinite delivery, indefinite …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Northrop Grumman to provide EyeDrive mini-robot to US customers

16th June 2009

Northrop Grumman's subsidiary, Remotec Inc, based in Clinton, Tenn, has signed an agreement with ODF Optronics Ltd, Tel Aviv, Israel, to be the exclusive worldwide …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Australia confirms A$22.015 million Talon buy

1st June 2009

Australia has placed a major order for supply of the Foster-Miller Talon unmanned ground vehicles with deliveries due to be completed by 30 April 2010. …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Innovative UGVs shown at IDET

6th May 2009

A first walk around at this year's IDET defence and security technologies exhibition here in Brno reveals a few intriguing UGV systems. The University of …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Oshkosh Defense teams with Naval Surface Warfare Center to test new uses for UGVs in the field

30th March 2009

Source: Oshkosh Defense Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), announced today it is working in conjunction with the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Remotely operable Terrier earthmovers ordered for Royal Engineers

30th March 2009

A new fleet of 60 armoured earthmoving tracked engineer vehicles which will give the Royal Engineers a powerful and versatile route-clearing and earth moving capability will …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Future Combat Systems Unmanned Vehicles Complete Preliminary Design Reviews

13th March 2009

Boeing and Science Applications International together the Lead Systems Integrator for the U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernization program, today announced that the program …
Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ extends its TALON robot family to meet challenges of mine detection and counter-IED in Afghanistan

9th February 2009

QinetiQ has extended its TALON family of robots, 2,500 of which have already been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, to ensure it continues to meet …
Uncrewed Vehicles

AUVSI - Joint service EOD robot family concept outlined

5th February 2009

Among the highlights at this week's Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Unmanned Systems Program Review 2009 was an update on current and future …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Oshkosh Defense Signs Agreement With U.S. Army To Further Develop Unmanned Ground Vehicle Technology

26th January 2009

Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation today signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Army’s Tank and Automotive Research, Development …
Uncrewed Vehicles

The Emerging UMV and UGV Markets 2008-2018 - a new report

18th December 2008

The continuous evolution of unmanned vehicle systems and the emergence of new technologies, coupled with recent operational successes in Iraq and Afghanistan, have led to …
Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ North America Unveils Route Clearance Robot to Detect Mines and IEDs

11th December 2008

QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that its Technology Solutions Group subsidiary Foster-Miller is releasing its …
Uncrewed Vehicles

RE2, Inc. Named 2008 Army Small Business Innovation Research Achievement Award Winner

3rd December 2008

RE2, Inc., a leading developer of intelligent modular manipulation systems, announced today that it was named a 2008 Army Small Business Innovation Research Achievement Award …
Uncrewed Vehicles

QinetiQ North America Announces New Orders for TALON Robots and Spares Totaling $58.5 Million

2nd December 2008

QinetiQ North America, a global developer of innovative technology solutions for national defense, today announced that the Foster-Miller subsidiary of its Technology Solutions Group has …
Uncrewed Vehicles

Unprecedented Demand for ROV Courses at Market Leading Centre

1st December 2008

Demand for training in Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) has rocketed in the last 12 months according to new figures from the world's leading commercial dive …
Uncrewed Vehicles

iRobis Announces Complete Cognitive Software System for Robots

1st December 2008

Institute of Robotics in Scandinavia (iRobis) has announced that the world's first "complete cognitive software system for robotics" is ready for application. The system turns …