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.
2nd May 2019
Netherlands company Xsens has launched the next iteration of its inertial sensor module portfolio, the MTi 600 for the unmanned commercial market. The newest introduction to …
2nd May 2019
Lockheed Martin has added a tether option to its Indago UAS platform to support US Special Forces' ISR operations, the company announced on 29 April. …
2nd May 2019
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2nd May 2019
ATA has partnered with Harris Corporation to provide safety-critical aerospace management solutions for the UAS market, the company announced on 29 April. The two …
1st May 2019
While many exhibitors, if not most, attending an event or show will look at number of units sold as a quantitative measure of success, there …
1st May 2019
US vehicle engineering company Pratt & Miller Mobility have used its target UGV and associated technologies develop three logistics and cargo UGVs, the Light, Heavy …
1st May 2019
The PAE ISR made, tactical group 3 UAS Resolute Eagle is set to receive a 75kg payload capability increase in June, rounding off comprehensive modification …
1st May 2019
A year to the day after Hirth Engines was acquired by UMS Skeldar, a move which secured the engine used by the latter company’s V-200 …
1st May 2019
General Motors (GM) is pushing hard on electrification for autonomous vehicles and the company’s defence division is continuing its research into alternative fuel cell technology …
1st May 2019
UAVOS has completed the first full-scale test flight of the R22-UV helicopter converted to a UAS, the company announced on 29 April. During the flight, …
1st May 2019
The application of Collins Aerospace’s Pro Line Fusion avionics system is reducing crew workloads and being applied to military aircraft with ease due to its …
1st May 2019
In a sector that that has so often witnessed limited opportunities for unmanned operators to flight test their platforms and push capability boundaries due to …
1st May 2019
Elistair has launched Ligh-T V.4, the latest version of its compact tethering station for UAS, the company announced on 29 April. The UAS tether system …
1st May 2019
The US Army, USSOCOM and New Zealand Defence Force are looking to the commercial unmanned industry to provide them with new technologies to support their …
1st May 2019
While Turkish-company FNSS has rolled out a number of announcements relating to its own armoured vehicles at IDEF 2019, quietly in the corner of its …
1st May 2019
With its broad business model, PrecisionHawk has moved to react to the aggressive growth seen occurring within the commercial unmanned market through, among other efforts, …
30th April 2019
As drone misuse by rogue operators and numerous instances of high-profile incursions into sites of critical national infrastructure multiply, authorities, industry and other stakeholders continue …
30th April 2019
The development of AI-based technologies and algorithm-lead technology is set to provide the commercial unmanned industry with new growth and increased market revenue, as traditional …
30th April 2019
The future of lidar missions in oil and gas, mapping to power line inspections could very much be in the hands of unmanned helicopters, further …
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