Uncrewed Vehicles
SOF Week 2023: AeroVironment introduces VTOL kit for Puma AE UAS (video)
AeroVironment has introduced the Puma VTOL kit, designed for plug-and-play integration into Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE small uncrewed aircraft systems.
Teal 2 UAV producer Red Cat has unveiled its strategic partnerships and advancements in drone technology in anticipation of the US Army’s decision on the Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) programme.
Billions of dollars and many tons of equipment have been sent to help Ukraine’s fight against Russia over the past two years with funds and material continuing to be committed as a frontline stalemate drags on.
Russian forces in Ukraine have been employing multifaceted strategies to counteract drones, as a past reliance on large-scale electronic warfare has shifted towards diverse, localised countermeasures.
Anduril and GA-ASI have raced ahead in the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiative, securing contracts with the US Air Force to build production representative flight test platforms.
AeroVironment has introduced the Puma VTOL kit, designed for plug-and-play integration into Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE small uncrewed aircraft systems.
Raytheon Missiles & Defense is increasingly focused on counter-UAS technologies, notably through its KuRFS radar and Coyote family of effectors.
1st June 2012
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1st June 2012
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31st May 2012
Bluefin Robotics is developing and demonstrating the Undernet undersea communication network. Rand LeBouvier, business development manager for the company, told the Undersea Defence Technology conference …
31st May 2012
The CTO of Technion has highlighted the need for technological advances in the autonomy of unmanned marine vehicles to counteract the communications challenge of underwater …
31st May 2012
India's armed forces are set to become highly reliant on unmanned aerial systems by 2030, according to a scientist with the country's Defence Research and …
31st May 2012
Northrop Grumman L-3 MAS have announced plans today to join forces on a variant of the Northrop Grumman-produced Global Hawk high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aircraft …
30th May 2012
Patria is using low-cost, man-portable UUVs as training tools for ASW operations for the Finnish Navy. 'It's very important to have low cost training for …
30th May 2012
The NATO Undersea Research Centre (NURC) is extending its range of echo repeaters to include moored and AUV-mounted variants. Alain Maguer, a NURC representative, told …
30th May 2012
The Gdansk University of Technology (GUT) is developing the latest variant of its multi-mission ROV, the Morswin. Professor Lech Rowinski of the GUT in Poland …
30th May 2012
The UK Royal Navy (RN) has 'embraced' unmanned technology in an effort to counter underwater mines. 'There is a great desire to embrace that technology …
29th May 2012
AeroVironment has announced that it will employ its small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) to demonstrate aerial communications capabilities for the US Federal Communications Commission’s Deployable …
28th May 2012
Zala Aero has unveiled its newest GCS control and video 3D simulator, which has been designed to train and test pilots on different platforms and …
24th May 2012
Bluesky has launched a fast response aerial survey service using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) or drones. The technology, originally developed by the military, includes Artificial …
24th May 2012
The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has secured funding for flight trials of a number of embarked UAVs as it works towards its ambition of having …
24th May 2012
The Australian Army is reflecting on the lessons learned after the first 1,000 hours of AAI RQ-7B Shadow 200 operations in Afghanistan. The service currently …
23rd May 2012
AeroVironment has announced that it has received a contract modification effective March 20, 2012 from the US Army Close Combat Weapons Systems (CCWS), Programme Executive …
23rd May 2012
Zala Aero has launched the latest version of its Zala 421-16 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a focus on civil sector aerial photography customers. The …
23rd May 2012
The 10 May crash of a Schiebel S-100 UAV in the South Korean port city of Incheon, which killed an engineer, was caused by a …
22nd May 2012
AeroVironment has launched a digital upgrade to its Wasp SUAS, which has already received an order from the USAF. Announced during the Special Operations Forces …