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Eurosatory 2018: Safran Patroller in depth (video)
While Eurosatory typically focuses on land platforms UAVs still have a significant presence at the event. Beth Maundrill, senior reporter at Shephard talks through some of ...
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UDT 2018: Concerns over depth of UK ASW capability
A report published by the House of Commons Defence Committee on 18 June warned of several areas where the UK’s armed forces lack the capability ...
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UDT 2018: Gotland submarine relaunched after mid-life upgrade
The lead boat of the Royal Swedish Navy's Gotland submarine fleet has taken to the water again after an extensive mid-life upgrade programme which saw ...
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British Army announces Autonomous Warrior
The British Army will carry out a four-week Autonomous Warrior (Land) exercise in November, the UK Ministry of Defence announced on 20 June. The exercise ...
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Insitu to support fire suppression ops
Insitu has received a contract from the US Department of Interior (DOI) to provide fire suppression services across the continental US and Alaska using its ...
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Lightning strikes for MQ-9B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has carried out successful lightning tests on its second full-scale MQ-9B in Poway, California, the company announced on 19 June. ...
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Al Seer Marine, Rafnar team for USVs
Al Seer Marine has signed a cooperation agreement with Iceland’s Rafnar to collaborate on USV technologies. The companies will initially work to convert Rafnar’s Embla ...
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Eurosatory 2018: Nexter reveals weaponised robot (video)
Nexter has teamed up with Milrem to develop a UGV with a 20mm weapon system integrated onto the tracked platform. This is the first time ...
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SRI to develop continuously learning AI
21st June 2018
SRI International has been selected by DARPA to develop a next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) system that will be able to learn continuously and apply that ...
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Delair signs distribution agreement with Cansel
21st June 2018
Delair has signed a distribution agreement with Cansel to offer its UX11 long-range fixed wing UAS for the Canadian market, the company announced on 19 ...
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ION, Greensea sign agreement
21st June 2018
ION Geophysical and Greensea Systems have signed a joint marketing agreement to provide underwater navigation solutions for manned and unmanned underwater vehicle operators, ION announced ...
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DroneShield receives order for DroneGuns
20th June 2018
DroneShield announced that it has received an order to deliver 70 DroneGun tactical jammer systems to the ministry of defence (MoD) of an unnamed Middle ...
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Thai army is flying Hermes 450
20th June 2018
The Hermes 450 is in Royal Thai Army (RTA) service, representing the most modern UAV in Thailand’s inventory. It is being operated by a company ...
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NASA Ikhana flies with detect and avoid avionics
19th June 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA-ASI) Detect and Avoid (DAA) avionics system enabled the flight of NASA’s Ikhana UAS through the National Airspace System (NAS) earlier ...
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IAI, Airbus sign Heron TP agreement
19th June 2018
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has signed an agreement with Airbus to lease the Heron TP UAS to Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence, the company announced ...
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Thales Fulmar X for Spain ISR
18th June 2018
Thales has received two contracts from the Spanish Directorate-General for Armament and Material (DGAM) to provide ISR capabilities to the Spanish Navy and Army. Thales’ ...
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Eurosatory 2018: Customer supply unaffected by Hirth acquisition, says UMS Skeldar
15th June 2018
The supply of unmanned systems engines by Hirth Motors to its customers will continue assured a senior official from UMS Skeldar, which in May acquired ...
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Australia trucks on with UGV trials
15th June 2018
The Australian Army is continuing its foray into UGVs, with Minister for Defence Industry Christopher Pyne announcing on 13 June that Praesidium Global had won ...
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Eurosatory 2018: Safran moves ahead with Furious robotic system development
14th June 2018
Safran showcased its eRider optionally piloted vehicle and accompanying robotic system at Eurosatory 2018 as it begins development and testing with the French procurement agency ...
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Eurosatory 2018: First autonomous flight for VSR700 imminent
14th June 2018
Airbus Helicopters is moving ahead with its VSR700 project with the first fully autonomous flight test scheduled for 2018, the company told Shephard at Eurosatory ...
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Germany agrees to lease Israeli-made UAS
14th June 2018
Germany has agreed a nine year deal worth over half a billion dollars to lease Israeli military reconnaissance UAS capable of carrying missiles, the aircraft's ...
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IAI develops hybrid robotic system
14th June 2018
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has developed a hybrid ground and air robotic system that combines both land and aerial capabilities, the company announced on 10 ...
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Eurosatory 2018: Sales success for new Rheinmetall UGV
14th June 2018
Rheinmetall has confirmed that it already has an order for its new wheeled UGV, known as the Mission Master, which was displayed for the first ...
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Sagetech MX transponder for Resolute Eagle
13th June 2018
Sagetech’s MX transponders have been selected by PAE ISR for the Resolute Eagle UAS, the company announced on 5 June. The Resolute Eagle UAS weighs ...
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Eurosatory 2018: Anti-drone systems continue proliferation
13th June 2018
The proliferation of counter-unmanned aerial system (C-UAS) technology continues across Europe with multiple new solutions unveiled at Eurosatory in Paris, France. Elbit Elisra, MBDA and ...
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Eurosatory 2018: Armed Turkish UGV nears Syrian deployment
13th June 2018
The Turkish armed forces will soon receive 20 UKAP remote-controlled weapon platforms following the successful completion of testing by manufacturer Katmerciler. Displaying the UKAP in ...
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Rafael demonstrates Protector USV to NATO
13th June 2018
Rafael Advance Defense Systems has demonstrated the capabilities of the Protector USV against naval swarm threats for NATO forces. The demonstration, which included a simulated firing ...
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