The procurement announcements emphasise the Dutch Ministry of Defence’s response to NATO’s call for heavier combat capabilities for land operations.
Further tests will be carried out on the existing fleet, ahead of the Royal Air Force’s anticipated transition from MQ-9A Reaper aircraft to the MQ-9B Protector by the end of 2025.
Last week, it was revealed that the US Army intended to cancel the long-running Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS). The revelation, no doubt part of the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI), came a week after the force highlighted that it would cancel the procurement of Gray Eagle aircraft.
Both ROGUE-Fires and the MTVR demonstrator have been designed for Indo-Pacific mobility and expeditionary operations.
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.
10th May 2019
Saab Seaeye has received a second order from Modus for its Seaeye Sabertooth AUV, the company announced on 7 May. The 3000m rated Sabertooth will …
9th May 2019
High Eye, manufacturer of the small UAS two blade helicopter system HEF32, is preparing to significantly expand its operations by way of relocating to premises …
8th May 2019
Harris Corporation has been selected by Boeing to supply the mission management open systems processor for the US Navy’s MQ-25 unmanned aerial refuelling programme, the …
8th May 2019
A US Navy official who oversees the development of various unmanned maritime systems expects his initiatives to proceed despite fresh uncertainty about future defence funding. …
8th May 2019
Raytheon’s Ground-Based Detect and Avoid (GBDAA) system has been deployed at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport, Ohio, to help pilots fly UAS beyond visual line-of-sight flight profiles, …
7th May 2019
Citadel Defense has received a contract from the US Air Force to continue development of its Titan counter-UAS (C-UAS) solution to defeat weaponised UAS and …
7th May 2019
Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 UAS has been selected by Norway’s Andøya Test Center for extensive SAR trials as part of the Arctic 2030 project, the company …
6th May 2019
Persistent Systems showed a developmental version of a new rugged display at AUVSI’s Xponential unmanned show in Chicago. Company officials described the unit as ‘the …
6th May 2019
Atlas Dynamics has launched new solutions to support unmanned aerial military, security and first responder operations. An advanced docking station, the AtlasNEST, has been developed …
3rd May 2019
Kaman Aerospace has received a contract to reactivate two US Marine Corps (USMC) K-MAX helicopters to flight-ready status, the company announced on 1 May. The …
3rd May 2019
Echodyne’s EchoGuard ESA radar is expected to be Federal Communications Commission certified, in a matter of weeks or months, Shephard has learned. Company use of …
3rd May 2019
Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) has received special airworthiness certification in the experimental category from the FAA for two TigerShark-XP UAS, the N1740X and N1750X, …
3rd May 2019
Turkish company Asis is expanding its portfolio of technologies revealing new weaponised and micro spy drones as well as disclosing acquisition of Bosnia and Herzegovinian-based …
2nd May 2019
As AUVSI's 2019 edition of Xponential draws to a close, the Shephard Media team comprising of Richard Thomas, Editor-in-Chief, Helen Haxell, Air Editor and Senior …
2nd May 2019
A US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) programme to explore the technological feasibility of a swing-role UAV/UUV platform will enter flight and underwater tests in the …
2nd May 2019
Lord’s inertial systems are now in the seventh generation, spanning wireless, pressure, load and displacement and are being utilised throughout autonomous, navigational, robotic, unmanned vehicle …
2nd May 2019
The development of the commercial unmanned market is being held back by a series of common challenges that continue to baffle decision-makers. Among concerns shared …
2nd May 2019
Whilst OEMs are developing pilotless technology demonstrators for the urban air mobility (UAM) market, one start-up, Electrafly is exploring the art of the possible with a …
2nd May 2019
An autonomous, Smart Methane Emission Detection System (SLED/M) currently under development by the Southwest Research Institute (SRI) is proving itself as a capable addition to …
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