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Teledyne FLIR adds GPS-denied 3D-mapping capabilities to its CBRN uncrewed platforms

28th April 2026

In a partnership with Emesent, Teledyne FLIR will equip its autonomous air, ground and detection systems with the Hovermap LiDAR payload in a move that highlights a broader market shift towards modular architectures, shared payloads and interoperability across platforms.

April Drone Digest: Why militaries are rethinking high-end drones

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April Drone Digest: Why militaries are rethinking high-end drones

27th April 2026

From France to Romania, there has been a clear shift away from expensive, vulnerable MALE UAVs in April towards lower-cost, expendable systems. Hard lessons from Ukraine and Iran have driven this shift.

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Boeing PAV completes maiden flight

28th January 2019

Boeing’s autonomous passenger air vehicle (PAV) prototype, developed under the Boeing NeXt programme, has successfully completed its first test flight in Manassas, Virginia, the company …

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Raytheon to sustain Global Hawk GCS

28th January 2019

Raytheon has been selected by Northrop Grumman to sustain the ground control systems and onboard sensors on the US Air Force fleet of RQ-4 Global …

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USAF announces Swarm and Search AI Challenge

25th January 2019

The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), in collaboration with Wright Brothers Institute and University of …

Nine teams to participate in DARPA’s STIX

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Nine teams to participate in DARPA’s STIX

25th January 2019

Nine teams have qualified to take part in the SubT Integration Exercise (STIX) in preparation for the Circuits Stage of the SubT Challenge later in …

GA-ASI deals signify good business for Britain

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GA-ASI deals signify good business for Britain

25th January 2019

As industry continues to ponder how a no-deal Brexit would effect the British workforce, US company General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) made it clear that it …

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ADECS 2019: Kawasaki to develop Deep-sea Storage Terminal System

25th January 2019

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has received an order to design and produce the Deep-sea Storage Terminal System for extended deployment of AUVs, the company announced on …

Russia takes the first production-standard Uran-6 UGVs

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Russia takes the first production-standard Uran-6 UGVs

25th January 2019

The Russian Land Force’s Engineer Troops branch has taken on strength the first production-standard Uran-6 UVS for mine clearance, including usage in urban conditions. According …

The economics of a drone response

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The economics of a drone response

24th January 2019

The UK government is poised as cross-governmental departments collaborate on effective national security measures in countering drone attacks. The UK defence secretary admitted, during a …

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US Army operator training on WASP ERS concluded

24th January 2019

Drone Aviation has concluded US Army operator training on the Winch Aerostat Small Platform (WASP) elevated relay system (ERS) at the army’s base in Pacific …

ADECS 2019: Cougar XT ROV for RNZN vessel

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ADECS 2019: Cougar XT ROV for RNZN vessel

24th January 2019

Saab Seaeye’s Cougar XT ROV has been selected by Østensjø Rederi to equip the Royal New Zealand Navy’s pending hydrographic survey vessel MV Edda Fonn, the …

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Taiwan unveils new drone as China tensions mount

24th January 2019

Taiwan's navy showed off its latest long-range surveillance drone Thursday as the island's outgunned armed forces push to counter China's increasingly muscular rhetoric and military …

US Army to experiment with MUM-T radio for NGCV

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US Army to experiment with MUM-T radio for NGCV

23rd January 2019

Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) will be one of the focuses for the US Army’s Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) programme during 2019 with an experiment for …

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