Uncrewed Vehicles
Drone Defence: Fighting Back Against UAS (Studio)
Raytheon Missiles & Defense is increasingly focused on counter-UAS technologies, notably through its KuRFS radar and Coyote family of effectors.
Uncrewed Vehicles
AeroVironment calls on US Army to scrap FTUAS Increment 2
A leading competitor involved in the US Army's Future Tactical Unmanned Aerial System (FTUAS) programme wants to see a forthcoming phase in the project axed.
Land Warfare
GM Defense introduces a new variant to its ISV family
The Expeditionary Logistics and Mission Support Concept Vehicle is a four-passenger platform with a cargo box. Similar to the traditional nine-troop carrier, it is light enough to be sling-loaded from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and compact enough to fit inside a CH-47 Chinook helicopter.
Uncrewed Vehicles
UK picks Skydio X2D as platform for new nano-UAS capabilities
X2D drones from US-based Skydio with AI algorithms and a 3D scanning capability will be provided under Spiral 4 of the UK MoD Future Capabilities Group nano-UAS framework programme.
Uncrewed Vehicles
DGA missile test unit puts surveillance on a tether
The Orion 2 tethered UAV will be used to enhance observation and security at two French missile test sites.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Drone Defence: Putting C-UAS Technologies to the Test (Studio)
Raytheon Missiles & Defense has developed a set of enabling technologies and customisable systems for the counter-UAS (C-UAS) mission.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
New IMU - rugged, precise inertial sensing for the smallest platforms (sponsored)
Uncrewed Vehicles
Composite rubber tracks add advantages to robotic vehicle systems (sponsored)
Uncrewed Vehicles
IAI's Heron family in the spotlight (sponsored)
Uncrewed Vehicles
Łukasiewicz - PIAP introduces new EOD mobile robot (sponsored)
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Uncrewed Vehicles
IAI and 2Excel put Maritime Heron to the test in UK
10th May 2022
The Maritime Heron MALE UAS has proved itself capable of operating under UK regulations.
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Naval Warfare
Indo-Pacific 2022: Australia set to explore XLAUVs
10th May 2022
For the first time, Australia is moving towards developing extra-large autonomous underwater vehicles.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Turkish UAVs add capability for Black Sea mine detection
9th May 2022
While much attention has been fixed on the strike capabilities of UAVs in the current Russia-Ukraine war, a different application for uncrewed aircraft has made headway in the Black Sea.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Ukraine strikes with Switchblade
9th May 2022
Drone video footage released on 6 May showed an attack on a Russian machine gun position.
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Naval Warfare
Ukrainian TB2 attacks on Russian vessels may mark a first in naval warfare
6th May 2022
Attacks by Ukrainian Baykar Bayraktar TB2 UAVs on Russian patrol boats in the Black Sea could mark the first successful neutralisation of naval vessels by an uncrewed system.
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Naval Warfare
Naval Warfare magazine: Aircraft carriers; European joint projects and more
6th May 2022
Read the latest edition of Naval Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop.
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Land Warfare
RCV-Pioneer Mobility, Counter-Mobility and Survivability on demand for Remote and Autonomous Vehicles (sponsored)
6th May 2022
How Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCVs) will be deployed is still a matter of discussion, with a trend towards lighter, nimbler, and more multi-purpose vehicles able to undertake a multitude of roles independently.
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Defence Notes
UK pledges Brimstone missiles, Malloy drones and EW systems to Ukraine
4th May 2022
The UK has expanded its support for Kyiv with the supply of Brimstone anti-ship missiles, Malloy heavy-lift drones and other systems.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
XTEND develops second-generation ISR quadcopter
4th May 2022
Israeli company XTEND has created a second-generation Xtender sUAS, and it has also sealed two partnerships to improve perimeter security and AI capabilities.
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Naval Warfare
Philippine Navy narrows its renewed search for OPVs
3rd May 2022
The ADAS 2022 exhibition in Manila threw up some updates on the Philippine Navy's quest for half a dozen OPVs.
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Naval Warfare
Japan commissions its second frigate
3rd May 2022
The second of a new class of frigate for Japan's navy has been delivered to the JMSDF.
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Defence Notes
France prepares for climate-altered battlefield
28th April 2022
A new policy document from the French MoD underlines how climate change must be factored into the technical specifications for future procurements.
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Air Warfare
Indian development of Archer UCAV proceeds
28th April 2022
India persists in developing UCAVs and MALE UAVs, but the going is not easy.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Tekever unveils AR3 for maritime surveillance
27th April 2022
New small VTOL UAV from Tekever features the GAMASAR synthetic aperture radar.
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Land Warfare
DARPA wants to move faster on autonomous off-road UGV simulation
27th April 2022
Intel expects new simulation tools in the DARPA RACER-Sim programme to significantly improve the development of autonomous systems using virtual testing.
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Land Warfare
Studies shape European thinking on AI
26th April 2022
The European Defence Agency wants to give AI a central role in future ground vehicle platforms, with several new collaborative initiatives under preparation.
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Land Warfare
India’s Arjun tank could go unmanned
26th April 2022
The Indian military is seeking to develop a broader range of unmanned ground vehicles, including one based on a main battle tank.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northwest UAV reveals its NW-44 engines featured in Skylark 3 Hybrid demonstration
25th April 2022
Elbit Systems demonstrated their new hybrid Skylark 3 featuring Northwest UAV’s NW-44 Multi-Fuel Engine.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Thales obtains type certification for Spy’Ranger 330
22nd April 2022
Type certification enables the French Army to deploy the SMDR1 mini-UAS2 reconnaissance system to overseas theatres of operations without requiring specific flight approvals.
