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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TKMS invests in future construction
Thyssen Krupp Marine Systems (TKMS), Germany’s third-largest defence company and a market leader in conventional submarines, announced on 4 November that it will be investing ...
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Battle management modernisation efforts continue
The German Army is modernising its battle management and communications systems which will enhance command and control, and situational awareness at the brigade, battalion, company ...
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Vertical Flight Expo & Conference 2019 Day 3 (video)
Day 3 Highlights from Vertical Flight Expo & Conference 2019. Video by Reed Exhibitions.
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Vertical Flight 2019: Firebombing bucket
SEI Industries has demonstrated its new Bambi Bucket at Vertical Flight Expo this week. It’s a brand that has become synonymous with helicopter aerial firefighting. ...
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Schiebel's EMSA contract extended
Schiebel’s contract with the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been extended to the end of 2019, the company announced on 11 November.Under the EMSA ...
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John Deere and VoloCopter introduce agricultural UAV
John Deere and Volocopter have introduced a new jointly-developed agricultural unmanned aerial vehicle. The VoloDrone UAV is equipped with a John Deere crop protection sprayer, ...
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Lockheed and USAF carry out ATHENA C-UAV testing
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated alongside the US Air Force the ability of its Advanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) laser weapon system to engage and ...
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UK government awards C-UAV technology contracts
The UK government has awarded £2 million in funding to support 18 projects that will develop new technologies that are able to detect, disrupt and ...
Featured videos
Unmanned Vehicles
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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GRL opens ROV pilot support and assessment centre
24th February 2009
Source: General Robotics Ltd General Robotics Limited, the leading supplier of subsea simulation and visualisation software, has opened a ROV pilot support and assessment centre ...
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ECA show SIMBA 45 oceanography and mine warfare UUV system
24th February 2009
At IDEX 09, ECA showed the SIMBA 45 System for underwater imaging, Hydro graphic & Oceanographic survey, and Mine Warfare. All this is accomplished by ...
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UAV extends Spearnet infantry radio network
23rd February 2009
Mounting a Spearnet soldier radio on a UAV, says ITT, dramatically extends the reach of soldier radio networks. The company revealed this interesting perspective on ...
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Australia confirms services contract will be used for JP 66 target drone requirement
20th February 2009
Australia’s Defence Materiel Organisation has confirmed that its Joint Project 66 phase 1 air defence target system (ADTS) competition will be predicated on a services ...
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Customs and Border Protection UAVs begin operations in North Dakota
19th February 2009
Federal and state dignitaries this morning officially opened the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Unmanned Aircraft Operations Center of North Dakota, bringing enhanced security operations ...
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GAPS USBL is the one for Fugro Survey (Middle East)
19th February 2009
Fugro Survey (Middle East) Limited (FSME) has recently ordered another GAPS, IXSEA's pre-calibrated USBL system, because of its unique high performance in extremely shallow waters. ...
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Australia says JP129 replacement project 'well advanced'
19th February 2009
The Australian government says efforts to find a replacement tactical unmanned air system to support deployed army operations are now "well advanced" with preference being ...
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Teal Group Predicts Worldwide UAV Market Will Total Over $62 Billion
17th February 2009
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) continue to be the most dynamic growth sector of the world aerospace industry, report Teal analysts in their latest integrated market ...
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Northrop Grumman to Provide Relative Navigation Software and Ethernet Access to Navigation System for Air Force Refueling Program
16th February 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation's relative navigation solution has been selected by the U.S. Air Force for the Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) program follow-on contract. Relative navigation, ...
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Israeli confidence in aerostat surveillance grows
13th February 2009
Controp’s new SPEED-A camera pods and tethered balloons have proved themselves a powerful combination in recent months, particularly during the Gaza war that the Israeli ...
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BAMS arrives in the Gulf
13th February 2009
The joint mission of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing expanded with the recent addition of the first operational Navy Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system, part ...
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EADS Defence & Security supports French Air Force in SIDM UAV deployment to Afghanistan
12th February 2009
EADS Defence & Security plays a decisive role in the deployment of the SIDM UAV of the French Air Force to Afghanistan. SIDM, the "Système ...
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CU-170 Heron unmanned aerial vehicle ready to go to work
12th February 2009
On January 21, 2009, Colonel Christopher Coates, commander of the Joint Task Force Afghanistan (JTF-Afg) Air Wing, announced that the Wing's CU-170 Heron unmanned aerial ...
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US lawmakers propose commercial UAS access to national airspace by 30 September 2013
12th February 2009
Commercial unmanned air systems would be given full access to the US national airspace by 30 September 2013 as part of draft legislation now before ...
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US Coast Guard re-affirms two tier UAS architecture requirement
11th February 2009
The US Coast Guard has confirmed it has just completed a strategic paper on development of its unmanned air systems capabilities with this reaffirming a ...
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BAE Systems' Mantis makes international debut at Aero India 2009
9th February 2009
Visitors to Aero India 2009 will for the first time get a glimpse of BAE Systems vision of the future capability of autonomous Unmanned Aircraft ...
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QinetiQ extends its TALON robot family to meet challenges of mine detection and counter-IED in Afghanistan
9th February 2009
QinetiQ has extended its TALON family of robots, 2,500 of which have already been deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, to ensure it continues to meet ...
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Themis begin work in South-East Asia
9th February 2009
Themis team is in the midst of a very successful project together with Elbit systems for a client in south-east Asia. Themis is instructing and ...
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AFRL Picks Industry Team as Phase II Integrator for Automated Aerial Refueling
8th February 2009
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded an industry team led by Boeing a four-year contract worth $49 million to continue developing technology ...
