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.
Training
Singapore Army experiments with robot dog teaming at Exercise Forging Sabre
The Singapore Army is testing robotic dogs and UAVs for urban operations on exercise in the US.
Defence Notes
US Army seeks 'fundamental transformation' to face future threats
‘The army is really undergoing its most fundamental transformation in 40 years. We are moving away from the system that we designed in the 80s’, Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth has claimed,
Uncrewed Vehicles
NATO uncrewed maritime exercise under way off the coast of Portugal
Twenty-five navies, eight NATO entities and more than thirty companies and universities are currently involved in Robotic Experimentation Prototyping Augmented by Maritime Unmanned Systems Exercise 2023 (REPMUS 23), held off the coast of Portugal until 29 September.
Land Warfare
Russia tests C-UAS slat protection over turrets and anti-UAV jamming systems for armoured vehicles
Russian defence companies are adapting to emerging threats and exploring ways to counter top-attack munitions and first-person-view (FPV) UAVs.
Featured videos
Uncrewed Vehicles
Drone Defence: Fighting Back Against UAS (Studio)
Raytheon Missiles & Defense is increasingly focused on counter-UAS technologies, notably through its KuRFS radar and Coyote family of effectors.
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Changing the game of the modern battlefield (Sponsored)
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New IMU - rugged, precise inertial sensing for the smallest platforms (sponsored)
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Composite rubber tracks add advantages to robotic vehicle systems (sponsored)
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IAI's Heron family in the spotlight (sponsored)
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Australia confirms A$22.015 million Talon buy
1st June 2009
Australia has placed a major order for supply of the Foster-Miller Talon unmanned ground vehicles with deliveries due to be completed by 30 April 2010. …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman-Developed US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Shines At Sea
29th May 2009
The Northrop Grumman Corporation-developed MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) successfully completed the latest set of fully autonomous flight …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman Completes Initial MP-RTIP Radar Performance Verification Flights
29th May 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation has completed initial testing of the Multi-Platform Radar Technology Insertion Program (MP-RTIP) sensor. All dedicated mode flights have been completed in the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
EADS Defence & Security welcomes customers' approval of Advanced UAV Risk Reduction Study
29th May 2009
The concluding review meeting of representatives from the customer nations France, Germany and Spain and EADS Defence & Security (DS) has officially marked the end …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Boeing Unmanned AH-6 in French Navy Study for Rotary UAV
29th May 2009
Boeing’s unmanned AH-6 is part of the trial programme being conducted by the French Navy to achieve an onboard UAV capability by 2011. Boeing is …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Bluefin Robotics and ING Engineering announce AUV Partnership for Canadian Market
29th May 2009
Bluefin Robotics Corporation a world leader in the design and manufacture of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) is pleased to announce an exclusive Canadian distribution agreement …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
QinetiQ readies Aberporth UAV Centre for Watchkeeper
27th May 2009
A key milestone in the £899m MOD project to develop the Watchkeeper Unmanned Air System has been reached on schedule. QinetiQ, working closely with other …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
French Army completes 100th flight of its tactical UAV in Afghanistan
27th May 2009
The French tactical drone system, SDTI carried out its 100th reconnaissance mission at the oprational base at Tora in Afghanistan on May 15, 2009. The …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Air Drone's Parent Company, Mundus Group Releases Breakthrough UAV-VTOL Aerial Surveillance and Stealth Operation Technology
27th May 2009
Mundus Group and AirStar announced to the focusing of their efforts on commercializing AirStar's UAV Aerial Surveillance packages with training courses and technology that allow …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Aerodrones to reveal new generation of UAV Ground Control Stations
26th May 2009
After its commercial successes these last two years, the innovative French company Aerodrones, specialized in in small-UAV Portable Ground Control Stations, will be launching the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Saab partners with Swiss UAV
22nd May 2009
Saab and Swiss UAV (SUAV) have signed a strategic business agreement to increase technology superiority within the Unmanned Airborne System (UAS) area. The agreement seeks …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
X-51A First Flight in Fourth Quarter 2009
22nd May 2009
Boeing’s X-51A WaveRider Scramjet engine will have its first airborne test around November / December 2009, revealed Joseph Vogel, X-51A Program Manager, Advanced Network and …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Sperwer's time with the Canadian Forces draws to a close
22nd May 2009
After six tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (TUAV) flight rotations in Afghanistan, the Sperwer's mission came to an end on April 17, 2009. Soldiers who had …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Mystery Kandahar aircraft also seen over southern California?
20th May 2009
An unidentified low observable aircraft seen on the ground and in the air at Kandahar, Afghanistan since 2007 may also been seen flying out of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Bental teams with 3W International to create new UAV power pack
19th May 2009
Bental Industries, Israel’s defense industry leading motion and power systems supplier, has entered into a cooperation agreement with Germany's 3W International to integrate Bental's G032 …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Elbit Systems US Subsidiary and General Dynamics Form Joint Venture to Provide Tactical UAVs to US Market
17th May 2009
Elbit Systems has announced that its subsidiary, Elbit Systems of America and General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products have formed a new joint venture named …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
ScanEagle adds 10,000 hours per month as Integrator comes in to play
17th May 2009
'ScanEagle has accrued 175,000 flight hours since being deployed with the US Marine Corps in 2004 and is currently adding to that figure to the …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Northrop Grumman's Hunter Reaches 75,000 Flight Hours Operational Milestone
15th May 2009
Northrop Grumman Corporation's Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), in use with the US Army since 1996, recently surpassed 75,000 flight hours in service, 50,000 of …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Aurora Flies Large Solar-Powered Aircraft
15th May 2009
Aurora Flight Sciences announced today that it has successfully flown the SunLight Eagle, a solar-powered unmanned aircraft. The flights took place at the Unmanned Aircraft …
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