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Italy’s U212 Near Future Submarine production builds pace as upgrade plans mature

21st April 2026

Andrea Simone Pinna, OCCAR-EA combat system officer for the U212 NFS programme, outlined production progress, new capabilities and plans for the Italian Navy’s next-generation conventional submarine.

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21st April 2026

Anduril’s YFQ-44A has successfully undergone USAF experimental testing for Increment 1, while an engine has officially been selected for Northrop Grumman’s YFQ-48A – a potential candidate for Increment 2 of the air force’s CCA programme.

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AUVSI 2017: Letting the drone out of the box (video)

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AUVSI 2017: Letting the drone out of the box (video)

10th May 2017

Israeli company Airobotics is showcasing its fully automatic drone platform for the first time at AUVSI Xponential following its official launch in 2016. The company …

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10th May 2017

T-Rex Tracking unveiled its new long-range UAV tracking system, the T-rex-1, at Xponential 2017 in Dallas. The company has partnered with Simlax to provide the …

AUVSI 2017: Lessons to learn from manned aviation

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AUVSI 2017: Lessons to learn from manned aviation

10th May 2017

Commercial unmanned operations could benefit by analysing safety and regulatory requirements of manned aviation and incorporating some process into their business, according to Jon Damush, …

AUVSI 2017: iSensys aiming for target sales

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AUVSI 2017: iSensys aiming for target sales

10th May 2017

US-based unmanned target platform manufacturer iSensys is targeting sales of up to ten units of its Scrab II aerial system this year, with additional sales …

IDEF 2017: Turkish industry pushes armed drones

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IDEF 2017: Turkish industry pushes armed drones

10th May 2017

Turkey's recent use of armed UAVs during operations against the PKK has given the country's UAV manufacturers the impetus to begin integrating and testing weaponry …

DeTect’s DroneWatcher installed at ECP

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DeTect’s DroneWatcher installed at ECP

10th May 2017

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) has installed DeTect's DroneWatcher UAS detection and defence system.Once fully implemented, the system will include DeTect's DroneWatcher radio frequency …

Harris to support BVLOS UAS flight operations

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Harris to support BVLOS UAS flight operations

10th May 2017

Harris Corporation has been selected by Grand Sky Airfield Operations to provide its RangeVue system to support beyond visual line-of-sight (BVLOS) UAS flight operations, the …

AUVSI 2017: CICADAs swarming in (video)

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AUVSI 2017: CICADAs swarming in (video)

10th May 2017

The US Naval Research Laboratory has spent the best part of a decade developing its Close-In Covert Autonomous Disposable Aircraft (CICADA) and is now presenting …

ISDEF 2017: Pharad seeks growth beyond special operations

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ISDEF 2017: Pharad seeks growth beyond special operations

10th May 2017

Antenna manufacturer Pharad was a first time exhibitor at the recent AUVSI 2017 exhibition in Dallas and the company's presence there reflected a desire to …

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AUVSI 2017: Liquid Robotics pursues non-AIS avoidance capability

9th May 2017

The Wave Glider USV will soon add an autonomous acoustic avoidance capability to enable the platform to better operate in areas where illegal, unreported and …

AUVSI 2017: Intel autonomy front and centre

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AUVSI 2017: Intel autonomy front and centre

9th May 2017

Greater platform autonomy and data capability will be the next step change for unmanned systems, while in the next four to five years autonomous ground …

AUVSI 2017: Snipe on target for US military (video)

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AUVSI 2017: Snipe on target for US military (video)

9th May 2017

AeroVironment has unveiled its latest addition to its UAV Family, Snipe, a nano-UAS based on the Hummingbird UAS the company worked on with DARPA. The …

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