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19th May 2026

One goal of NATO’s Exercise Crystal Arrow was to identify the potential uses of uncrewed ground vehicles – as seen on the Ukrainian battlefield – and put platforms into the hands of users.

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SOF Week 2026: US NSW explores 3D-printed USVs for forward-deployed operations

19th May 2026

US Naval Special Warfare Command is assessing the feasibility of rapidly producing expendable mid-sized USVs in theatre to support SOF and maritime security missions.

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Iris DO-278A Assurance approved

9th May 2017

Kongsberg Geospatial's Iris UAS airspace situational awareness application will be offered as a certifiable display to meet the requirements of the DO-278A Assurance standard for …

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AUVSI 2017: MUM-T first up at opening conference

9th May 2017

Among the key challenges for future integration of unmanned technology with manned platforms is the risk of saturating pilots and operators with additional tasks, resulting …

AUVSI 2017: Ground robot ready to compete (video)

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AUVSI 2017: Ground robot ready to compete (video)

9th May 2017

Lockheed Martin's Squad Mission Support System (SMSS) UGV could be in with another shot with the US Army after the demonstrations in 2012 with the …

AUVSI 2017: MartinUAV seeks entrance to US market

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AUVSI 2017: MartinUAV seeks entrance to US market

9th May 2017

After participating in several recent demonstration events, MartinUAV is looking to establish its V-Bat long endurance VTOL UAS in the US military market. According to …

AUVSI 2017: Trusting autonomous capability

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AUVSI 2017: Trusting autonomous capability

8th May 2017

Autonomous platforms should have the requirements necessary for users to 'trust' the system built in during the design phase, rather than looking at ways to …

GA-ASI selects GKN Aerospace for MQ-9B RPA

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GA-ASI selects GKN Aerospace for MQ-9B RPA

8th May 2017

GKN Aerospace has been selected by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for the design, development and manufacture of fuel bladders for Predator B MQ-9B RPAS, …

AUVSI 2017: The Wave Glider (video)

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AUVSI 2017: The Wave Glider (video)

8th May 2017

Ahead of the AUVSI Xponential 2017 event in Dallas, Texas, officials from Liquid Robotics detail the capabilities that its Wave Glider provides and the markets …

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AUVSI 2017: The Logos Redkite (video)

7th May 2017

Detailing recent trials conducted on its Redkite lightweight wide-area electro-optical system earlier this year, officials from Logos Technologies detail the work being done with Insitu …

AUVSI 2017: The week ahead (video)

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AUVSI 2017: The week ahead (video)

7th May 2017

As the start of the AUVSI Xponential exhibition and conference in Dallas nears Beth Maundrill and Richard Thomas discuss key themes in the industry and …

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AUVSI 2017: Behind the scenes (video)

7th May 2017

Richard Thomas, Shephard's editor of Unmanned Vehicles magazine, gives an overview of some of the platforms and hot topics to expect at this year's AUVSI …

AUVSI 2017: Valmie ventures into the unmanned

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AUVSI 2017: Valmie ventures into the unmanned

6th May 2017

US company Valmie Resources will be rolling out a new aircraft at AUVSI Xponential after conducting flight tests in Nevada at the beginning of May …

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Phoenix UAS flies using 4G LTE

5th May 2017

UAV Solutions has flown its Phoenix ACE LE UAS using a 4G long term evolution (LTE) network for beyond line of sight (BLOS) capability, the …

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