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 July 2015
The Autonomous Systems Research Group (ASRG) at the University of Southampton has received two UAS Command and Control (C2) vehicles from BN Security & Defence …
15th July 2015
The Australian Army's operational use of the AAI RQ-7B Shadow 200 tactical UAV has grown significantly in sophistication, according to a battery captain. Capt Andrew …
15th July 2015
NATO’s Centre for Maritime Research and Experimentation (CMRE) concluded its participation in trials of two unmanned underwater platforms for passive maritime surveillance in June. The …
13th July 2015
The lack of a catapult on the UK Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier will limit embarked unmanned operations after defence chiefs were tasked by Prime …
8th July 2015
Thales and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) have conducted flight tests of the NATO STANAG 7085 data link on the Heron unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The risk …
7th July 2015
Sky-Futures has approved the first batch of US UAS pilots and oil and gas inspection engineers trained at its UK training centre, the company announced …
6th July 2015
Minnesota-based company CAD Drones is looking to expand the network of contributors to its open-source information hub, a site where amateurs can share ideas and …
29th June 2015
The D-Dalus UAV programme needs two million euros to continue development after funds dried up, more than four years after it was first shown at …
26th June 2015
The 2015 edition of the Paris Air Show was once again dominated by the billion-dollar airliner battle between Airbus and Boeing, but there were still …
26th June 2015
NASA is working with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Honeywell to conduct a series of tests of a system …
25th June 2015
A hoverbike concept originally developed for cattle mustering in Australia has caught the eye of the US military, which is now looking to develop the …
24th June 2015
Up to 69 Tactical Signals Intelligence Payload (TSP) sensors, manufactured by BAE Systems, could finally be delivered to the US Army for use in their …
23rd June 2015
Aerospace and defence firm OIS-Advanced Technologies (OIS-AT) could seek other opportunities for collaboration in the international UAV market, following an MoU signing with LH Aviation …
23rd June 2015
Northrop Grumman has successfully flown an Open Mission Systems (OMS) architecture on a NASA Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The architecture implementation flight, which took …
22nd June 2015
MBDA Deutschland conducted a test in which it deployed a laser effector for the first time to find, track and defeat a mini drone, the …
19th June 2015
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has begun training exercises with the AeroVironment RQ-12 Wasp unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as part of an army soldier modernisation …
18th June 2015
A New Zealand technology company is exhibiting a personal jetpack that can be flown either manned or unmanned and is designed for search and rescue, …
18th June 2015
Cobham Aviation Services has teamed up with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to create an affiliation that covers whole life support for the latter's products …
18th June 2015
Textron Systems is exploring new opportunities in the western and eastern European UAV markets following instability created as a result of the conflict in the …
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