Unmanned Vehicles
New Chinese armed robot handles gunfire (video)
A private company called Shenyang Donglang Technology Dev (SDT) has created a UGV named Realblow, a device designed to act as an armed assailant for ...
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PREMIUM: Russia strives to develop shipborne anti-air weapons
Developing and fielding shipborne anti-access/area denial systems has proven problematic
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OCEA unveils new offshore support vessel design
OSV 250 is designed to fulfil a broad range of missions, from hygrographic and oceanic surveys to MCM and SAR
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BAE Systems selected to join Skyborg ranks
BAE Systems has been awarded a contract for the US Air Force's Skyborg programme.
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Frontex picks Heron for maritime surveillance role
Framework contract follows series of trials over recent years
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PREMIUM: China aims UAVs at markets home and abroad
China is experimenting with swarms of UAVs that could be used as loitering munitions, as the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) expands its unmanned capabilities.
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IAI's Heron family in the spotlight (sponsored)
IAI designers are looking to a larger, more capable platform in order to take UAS capabilities to a new level.
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Gaming-style solutions for downing drones (Studio)
This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Evan Hunt, business development director for high energy lasers ...
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Ultra reveal new details on Global Observer JCTD
5th September 2008
The US Air Force (USAF) is this month commencing flight testing of a prototype wideband communications suite planned to equip an Aerovironment Global Observer endurance ...
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UK procures further two Reapers
5th September 2008
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is set to expand its fleet of Predator B (MQ-9 Reaper) UAVs to five after Defence Equipment and Support ...
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UK: Heriot-Watt University Triumphs at the Student Autonomous Underwater Competition Europe
5th September 2008
The Heriot-Watt University team was third time lucky as it triumphed over international opposition at the third edition of the Student Autonomous Underwater Competition – ...
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US Customs and Border Protection Aircraft Deployed to Support Hurricane Gustav Response
5th September 2008
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has deployed the Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Predator B to support the response and recovery efforts of Hurricane Gustav. CBP ...
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Michael Toscano Named AUVSI Executive Director
5th September 2008
The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) Board of Directors is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Michael Toscano as the Executive Director ...
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Swiss UAV delivers first rotary-wing UAV for pipeline monitoring
5th September 2008
SWISS UAV GmbH, a Switzerland based UAV manufacture, delivered the first VTOL UAV of a series of systems designed for pipeline monitoring. Fitted with a ...
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Northrop Grumman cites Aurora Flight Sciences for Excellence in Manufacturing Performance
5th September 2008
Aurora Flight Sciences has received Platinum Source Supplier status from the Northrop Grumman Corporation. To receive Platinum status, a Northrop Grumman supplier must have a ...
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Termination of JP129 Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle contract
4th September 2008
The Minister for Defence, the Hon Joel Fitzgibbon MP, today announced that the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Boeing Australia have agreed to terminate the ...
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Lockheed Martin demonstrates intelligent autonomous control of multiple unmanned systems
4th September 2008
Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has successfully demonstrated the Intelligent Control and Autonomous Re-planning of Unmanned Systems (ICARUS) suite of technologies as part of an exercise ...
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US Navy UCAS Demonstrator On Track for First Flight
3rd September 2008
Northrop Grumman Corporation is on track for the first flight of its revolutionary Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS) demonstrator for the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Combat ...
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MetaVR Announces Additional Support for TUAS Embedded Visual System Trainers
3rd September 2008
MetaVR announces recent sales of 70 real-time 3D visualization licenses to AAI Corporation to support rendering synthetic camera payload video in the training component of ...
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London Science Museum Explores What Affects the Air We Breathe in a Special Exhibit Featuring the Manta UAV
3rd September 2008
Beijing’s breath of fresh air opened at the prestigious Science Museum in South Kensington, London on August 22, 2008 and will entice and pose breath ...
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iRobot Awarded $200M Ceiling IDIQ US Army Contract for Robotic Systems, Spare Parts and Accessories
3rd September 2008
iRobot Corp. today announced it has been awarded a $200 million ceiling priced Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, ...
