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“We must end the mentality of ever larger platforms”: Why USVs are scaling

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“We must end the mentality of ever larger platforms”: Why USVs are scaling

30th April 2026

Multiple USV programme milestones announced last week, aligned with a reinforcement of the Royal Navy’s vision for a hybrid fleet, point to innovation-led ambition but also to a structural calculation with resource ceilings that neither London nor Washington can ignore.

ARX Robotics expands in UK following British Army backing for uncrewed platforms

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ARX Robotics expands in UK following British Army backing for uncrewed platforms

30th April 2026

Following an order from the British Army, ARX Robotics has begun manufacturing autonomous ground platforms in the UK. Christopher Foss examines the company's growing range of systems.

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SOF Week 2025: Global threats and industry opportunities in focus (video)

At SOF Week 2025 in Tampa, Florida, Stu Bradin, President and CEO of the Global SOF Foundation (GSOF), underscored the increasing operational demands placed on special operations forces (SOF) as globa...

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AUVSI 2017: Swift Navigation, Carnegie Robotics reveal Duro

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AUVSI 2017: Swift Navigation, Carnegie Robotics reveal Duro

11th May 2017

San Francisco-based startup company Swift Navigation, who partnered with Carnegie Robotics, unveiled their Duro GNSS receiver at AUVSI's Xponential. Duro has been described as a …

AUVSI 2017: Commercial versus military (video)

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AUVSI 2017: Commercial versus military (video)

11th May 2017

While the commercial market dominates AUVSI Xponential this year in Dallas, there has been the unveiling and promotion of some military platforms, including the Snipe …

AUVSI 2017: Future proofing Global Hawk (video)

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AUVSI 2017: Future proofing Global Hawk (video)

11th May 2017

The manufacturer of the RQ-4B Global Hawk, Northrop Grumman, is looking to prepare the UAV for future missions by testing and fitting a new sensor …

AUVSI 2017: Exploring the polar bare necessities (video)

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AUVSI 2017: Exploring the polar bare necessities (video)

11th May 2017

Northrop Grumman, known for its large military UAVs, has developed a UAV in conjuction with the San Diego Zoo to monitor Polar Bears in the …

USCG first ScanEagle deployment a success

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USCG first ScanEagle deployment a success

11th May 2017

The US Coast Guard has completed its first full deployment with the ScanEagle UAS, Insitu announced on 8 May.The UAS was embarked aboard the coast …

AUVSI 2017: Air Force unveils cross-domain UAS community

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AUVSI 2017: Air Force unveils cross-domain UAS community

11th May 2017

As part of its search for synergies across the broad UAS user community the US Air Force is attempting to establish a broad 'community of …

AUVSI 2017: Unmanned aerial logistics concept unveiled

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AUVSI 2017: Unmanned aerial logistics concept unveiled

11th May 2017

The US Army and US Marine Corps are cooperating on the development of a new unmanned aerial resupply concept. The emerging concept, currently dubbed Joint …

Lockheed Martin enhances Indago UAS

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Lockheed Martin enhances Indago UAS

11th May 2017

Lockheed Martin has integrated TrellisWare Technologies' MANET software into its enhanced Indago 3 UAS to enable military customers to undertake sensitive intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance …

AUVSI 2017: Griffon Aerospace seeks expanded footprint

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AUVSI 2017: Griffon Aerospace seeks expanded footprint

11th May 2017

Griffon Aerospace is using the AUVSI gathering to highlight its growing position in the UAV market and seek new opportunities to expand that position.'We have …

AUVSI 2017: Saxon's magic number three (video)

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AUVSI 2017: Saxon's magic number three (video)

10th May 2017

Saxon Remote Systems has taken the opportunity of Xponential to unveil not one, but three new unmanned systems. The three UAVs include the small Xential, …

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 …

AUVSI 2017: T-rex comes to life (video)

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AUVSI 2017: T-rex comes to life (video)

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 …

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