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Further investments in OWE and launchers to boost British Army deep fires capability

23rd February 2026

Two contracts are expected to be signed by March 2026 that will help bolster the force’s capabilities, with further trials of the launcher expected across other departments.

Scaling for diverse fleet needs: How many CCA will be acquired per crewed aircraft?

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Scaling for diverse fleet needs: How many CCA will be acquired per crewed aircraft?

23rd February 2026

There is currently no industry standard in the ratio of uncrewed to crewed aircraft. Because collaborative combat aircraft vary widely in capability and crewed-uncrewed teaming availability, while country-specific requirements vary, it is unlikely that a single CCA configuration will meet all operational needs.

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Remus 6000 AUV for JAMSTEC

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Remus 6000 AUV for JAMSTEC

22nd November 2018

Hydroid has received an order from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science Technology (JAMSTEC) for its Remus 6000 AUV to support deep sea resource exploration, …

Upcoming PESCO projects highlight EW and unmanned technology

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Upcoming PESCO projects highlight EW and unmanned technology

21st November 2018

Recent updates to the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) projects, programmes that multiple countries work on together, place a strong emphasis on both unmanned systems and …

Japan secures Global Hawks and eyes Avengers

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Japan secures Global Hawks and eyes Avengers

21st November 2018

Tokyo has committed money as part of its order of three RQ-4 Global Hawk HALE UAVs, with the US DoD announcing on 19 November an …

Skeldar's R-350 demonstrates MUM-T success

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Skeldar's R-350 demonstrates MUM-T success

20th November 2018

UMS Skeldar and partner ESG have recently carried out a number of joint manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) demonstrations involving the 150kg R-350 for the German armed forces …

Naval Group selects Atmos UAV for UAS testing

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Naval Group selects Atmos UAV for UAS testing

20th November 2018

Naval Group has selected the Netherlands’ Atmos UAV for the testing of its fixed-wing vertical take off and landing UAS solution for evaluation purposes, the …

Aurora introduces solar-powered UAV

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Aurora introduces solar-powered UAV

20th November 2018

Aurora Flight Sciences has developed a solar-powered UAV called Odysseus for climate and atmospheric research. Odysseus is a long endurance, high-altitude system that utilises advanced …

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Elbit Systems to supply ISTAR solution

20th November 2018

Elbit Systems has received a contract from an unnamed Asia-Pacific country to supply a comprehensive UAS-based intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance (ISTAR) solution, the …

Belgium looks to follow UK with SkyGuardian

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Belgium looks to follow UK with SkyGuardian

19th November 2018

Belgium looks to be following the UK in the procurement of the General Atomics (GA-ASI) MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAV, after the announcement on 19 November that …

Industry mulls commercial drone durability

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Industry mulls commercial drone durability

19th November 2018

While the use of unmanned systems by emergency services and aid organisations is already widespread several key capability gaps still exist, covering areas such as …

Northrop to provide support Korean HAUVs

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Northrop to provide support Korean HAUVs

19th November 2018

Northrop Grumman has signed a contract with South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to provide contractor logistics support (CLS) to the Republic of Korea …

British Army begins Autonomous Warrior exercise

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British Army begins Autonomous Warrior exercise

19th November 2018

The British Army is carrying out a four-week Autonomous Warrior land exercise to test a range of prototype UAS and UGVs. The exercise intends to …

Alpha selects Robotic Skies for global support

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Alpha selects Robotic Skies for global support

16th November 2018

Alpha Unmanned Systems has selected Robotic Skies to develop and implement a global support plan for its Alpha 800 unmanned helicopter and future commercial UAS, …

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