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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COVID-19 prompts RCAF to enhance medevac capabilities
The Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) is procuring a new isolation system to facilitate the transport of up to four highly infectious patients on ...
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Embraer defence business feels COVID-19 pain
Despite Brazilian manufacturer Embraer making steady progress on key military programmes including the A-29 Super Tucano light attack and KC-390 tactical transport aircraft, the company’s ...
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PREMIUM: Indian Army seeks micro-UAVs
Responses from domestic and foreign vendors to an Indian Army RfI for micro-remotely piloted aircraft systems (Type B) will close on 26 June. The military ...
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BAE Systems to contribute to DARPA’s Squad X Programme
BAE Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide key autonomy and AI capabilities to the DARPA Squad X programme. The contract is worth ...
Land Warfare
PREMIUM: Milrem Robotics to test Type-X RCV by September
Estonian company Milrem Robotics plans to start testing its Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) by September 2020. This unmanned ground system was designed to support ...
Unmanned Vehicles
UAVOS and KACST to develop Saker 1C UAV
UAVOS and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced on 25 May that they are seeking to expand the Saker family of ...
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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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H-450 tops 30,000 flight hours in theatre
12th April 2010
The UK Hermes 450 (H-450) fleet of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) have now flown more than 30,000 operational hours - over 2000 sorties - and ...
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US Army brigade modernization to expand UAS participation
12th April 2010
US Army planners are projecting a significant expansion of Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) capabilities in the upcoming testing of Brigade Combat Team Modernisation capabilities packages. ...
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AETF to receive enhanced SUGVs
12th April 2010
The US Army Evaluation Task Force (AETF) is set to receive six enhanced versions of the Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (SUGV) which will be tested ...
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Rollout of first production BroadSword MQM-171A UAS
9th April 2010
Griffon Aerospace, US Army officials, and local political leaders conducted the rollout of the first production BroadSword Unmanned Aircraft System - Target (UAS-T) designated the ...
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Successful maiden flight of MUSECO VTOL UAV with combat proven Ground Control Station
8th April 2010
In a joint effort Swiss UAV and EMT Penzberg successfully flew the first fully automated mission on the combat proven EMT LUNA Ground Control Station ...
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NASA's unpiloted Global Hawk completes first science flight
8th April 2010
NASA has successfully completed the first science flight of the Global Hawk unpiloted aircraft system over the Pacific Ocean. The flight was the first of ...
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Predator UAS family achieves one million flight hours
8th April 2010
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has announced that its Predator-series UAS has reached a historic industry milestone, with combat missions over the past weekend pushing its ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Fire Scout scores first-ever drug bust with McInerney
8th April 2010
During a routine test flight, a MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Take-off and Landing Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) supported its first drug interdiction with USS McInerney ...
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L-3 Interstate Electronics Corporation awarded $20 million USMC contract for new VideoScout-MC2 RVET systems
8th April 2010
L-3 Interstate Electronics Corporation (IEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of L-3 Communications Corporation, announced today the award of a $20.9 million dollar contract to provide ...
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CAA sets out guidelines on unmanned aircraft
7th April 2010
The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has today issued updated guidance on the use of unmanned aircraft, following recent legislative changes. The advice includes the ...
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Aurora awarded contract for integrated energy scavenging and storage system
7th April 2010
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that it has been selected for an award through the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
GAO calls for more comprehensive UAS planning
6th April 2010
Pointing to the US Department of Defense (DoD) requested for “about $6.1 billion in fiscal year 2010 for new unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and for ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Logos Technologies demonstrates revolutionary persistent surveillance for Small UAVs
6th April 2010
Logos Technologies, Inc. announced that it successfully demonstrated its Light Weight Expeditionary Airborne Persistent Surveillance (LEAPS) system during the Operational Adaptation Developmental Test-02 in Swansboro, ...
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Target Control System allows US Navy to control multiple types of drone targets with one ground station
6th April 2010
The AeroMech Engineering (AME) team announced today that the Common Interface Target Control System (CITCS) was successfully tested in a live flight demonstration on December ...
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General Dynamics demonstrates precision strike capability for Tactical UAVs with 81mm air-dropped guided mortar
6th April 2010
General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems has successfully guided an 81mm Air-Dropped Guided Mortar (ADM) to a stationary ground target. The guide-to-target flight demonstrations, conducted ...
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FIDAE 2010: Rafael UAVs assisting in earthquake effort
26th March 2010
Aeronautics and Rafael are working together to help Chilean earthquake humanitarian effort. The companies have loaned two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to the Chilean Air ...
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Innocon's Micro-Falcon UAV highly successful with Controp's new STAMP payload onboard
25th March 2010
Innocon, designing and manufacturing a wide range of innovative and unique UAVs, announced successful conclusion of flight tests for its lightest UAV, Micro Falcon, featuring ...
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Curtiss-Wright awarded $25 million contract from Northrop Grumman
24th March 2010
Curtiss-Wright Corporation today announced that it has received a contract from Northrop Grumman Corporation to provide the Advanced Mission Management System (AMMS) for the Broad ...
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Image intelligence rides on UAV expansion
24th March 2010
The Swedish based innovation firm Imint sees market upswing and expands its executive management team with two senior business professionals. Imint originates from image processing ...
