UVision’s HERO loitering munition family is widely used. As an air-launched loitering munition, however, it is a new concept which could meet a specific declared need of the US Marine Corps.
Australia has a small but vibrant drone and counter-drone industry ranging from niche dual technology company Grabba Technologies to large multinational like DroneShield. It is these companies and a reshaping of procurement methods to ramp up its drone power.
Israel has a substantial air defence system which includes Iron Dome and David’s Sling but laser systems will allow lower cost intercepts for short ranges against smaller threats.
The £4 billion domestic funding package will go towards the development of autonomous and uncrewed aerial systems and was announced in the wake of the publication of the UK Strategic Defence Review.
Cummings Aerospace presented its turbojet-powered Hellhound loitering munition at SOF Week 2025, offering a man-portable solution aligned with the US Army’s LASSO requirements.
Edge Autonomy has highlighted its advanced, silent electric propulsion and extended UAS endurance with propane fuel cells, designed to support SOF with crucial sensing and close air support capabilities.
15th April 2015
Boeing has acquired OMG's wholly-owned subsidiary 2d3 Sensing, which specialises in motion imagery processing of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data generated from aerial platforms. Boeing …
15th April 2015
State-owned makers of UAVs are rushing into the civilian market, according to a report released by the China Daily on 14 April 2015. Furthermore, defence …
10th April 2015
An MQ-9 Reaper UAS has successfully hit a maritime target with an AGM-114 Hellfire missile during a recent US joint service training exercise, the US …
9th April 2015
UAV Turbines (UAVT) announced the launch of its series of gas turbine engines for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on 7 April. UAVT's engines, which range …
8th April 2015
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted permission to Bechtel for commercial use of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technology, the company announced on 6 …
6th April 2015
Cubic Global Defence has completed the first phase of a manned/unmanned live, virtual and constructive (LVC) deployable air range system, it announced on 2 April. …
2nd April 2015
Avionics, Brazilian UAV firm and partner of IAI, has begun the production of the Brazilian-made Medium Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) UAV 'Caçador', as announced by IAI …
2nd April 2015
The Pakistan Army declared in MArch that it had successfully conducted its first missile firing from an indigenous UCAS, a Burraq platform built by the …
1st April 2015
Raytheon has been awarded a contract to deliver ground systems in support of four Global Hawk UAS purchased by South Korea, the company announced on …
31st March 2015
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) declared full operational capability (FOC) for its Hermes 450 UAV in a ceremony at Murai Camp on 30 …
26th March 2015
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded prime contracts for Phase 2 of its Tern joint programme with the US Navy's Office of …
26th March 2015
Innovate UK has given £3 million to ASV, in partnership with nine other commercial and research organisations, to research and develop maritime autonomous systems (MAS), …
24th March 2015
The US Department of Defense (DoD) is developing airborne sense-and-avoid (SAA) capabilities for improving the agility and autonomous collision avoidance manoeuvring capabilities of UAVs. Work …
23rd March 2015
The Science & Technology Research Institute for Defence (STRIDE), a unit belonging to Malaysia’s Ministry of Defence, revealed two different unmanned systems at LIMA 2015. …
21st March 2015
Uconsystem signed an agreement on 18 March to market the South Korean company’s UAVs in Malaysia and beyond. This cooperation with BMT Diversified will see …
20th March 2015
The first US Army Apache battalion to organically pair with new Shadow V2 (RQ-7Bv2) UAVs has been activated. US Army officials announced that the 1st …
20th March 2015
German firm EMT is participating in highlighting not only its own UAV products such as the Aladin and Luna, but also its close collaboration with …
19th March 2015
The US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is expected to release a Request for Proposals (RfP) this month for next-generation UAS. This will be a continuation …
17th March 2015
More details have emerged about the contract modification issued by the German defence ministry in January which re-started the stalled Euro Hawk programme. The project, …
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