SAMURAI is shown here installed on a Ford F-350 commercial truck. (Photo: author)
Honeywell displayed its Stationary and Mobile UAS Reveal and Intercept (SAMURAI) counter-UAS (CUAS) system for the first time at AUSA 2025 less than a month after completing a demonstration for the US military.
Company officials noted the key aspects of SAMURAI are it agnostic ability to use a wide range of sensors and effectors and that it worked largely as a battle management system to bring together sensors and effectors in a common operating environment.
As displayed, it operates from a standard four-door flatbed with the controls and displays mounted in the rear passenger area of the vehicle.
Sensors are
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Taurus operates alongside the Israel Defense Forces’ Orion system which supports mission management across tens of thousands of manoeuvring forces, from squad leaders to battalion commanders.
The plan for the new displays follows fresh investment in Kopin’s European facilities by Theon and an order for head-up displays in fielded aircraft, with funding from the US Department of Defense.
The aerospace company showed a model of its new mobile howitzer at AUSA in Washington, where a representative told Shephard more about its design.
The MV-75, previously V-280, was originally designed as an assault aircraft which would replace some of the Black Hawk helicopters and add speed as a tilt-rotor platform. It is now envisioned to add a greater multirole capability reminiscent of the Black Hawk fleet.
The US Army requires 2,907 Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles to replace its M113 family, and there are multiple versions in production.
AM General presented its new Hawkeye at AUSA 2025 in Washington, with prototypes of the howitzer system having been trialled in Ukraine last year.
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