Unmanned Vehicles
New Chinese armed robot handles gunfire (video)
A private company called Shenyang Donglang Technology Dev (SDT) has created a UGV named Realblow, a device designed to act as an armed assailant for ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AeroVironment enhances Puma range
The Puma UAS product line from AeroVironment is being enhanced with a new smart battery and bungee launch system (BLS), the US company announced on ...
Unmanned Vehicles
PREMIUM: UK delays Zephyr HAPS flight tests
COVID-19 restrictions have forced the UK MoD to postpone Zephyr High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS) Operational Concept Demonstrator (OCD) flight trials, which were originally scheduled for summer ...
Air Warfare
Air Warfare magazine: EO/IR payloads, loitering munitions and more
Read the latest edition of Air Warfare for free in our app or on your desktop. What's inside this edition: Comment Jakarta’s procurement plans have ...
Unmanned Vehicles
SpearUAV introduces the Ninox family
SpearUAV has launched the Ninox family of encapsulated drones that can be launched manually or from a grenade launcher by individual soldiers, as well as ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Gaming-style solutions for downing drones (Studio)
This video is brought to you in partnership with Raytheon. Beth Maundrill, Deputy Editor, Shephard Media, speaks to Evan Hunt, business development director for high energy lasers ...
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Naval Warfare
PREMIUM: Elbit Systems UK looks to USV-based towed array sonars after 2019 Progeny Framework trials
8th June 2020
As the maritime battlespace widens its scope away from littoral operations and back into the blue waters of the open oceans, navies are looking at ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
UAV Navigation tests autopilot software against C-UAS
5th June 2020
UAV Navigation reported on 4 June that it is testing its autopilot software against a C-UAS after a receiving a request from one of its ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
GDLS awarded UGV contract by British Army
4th June 2020
General Dynamics Land Systems confirmed on 4 June that it has delivered two of its fully electric 8x8 Multi-Utility Tactical Transport (MUTT) UGVs to the ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
SeeByte to extend USN UUV capabilities
4th June 2020
SeeByte has secured its first delivery order in the second option year of a five-year contract from the USN. The UK-based company will provide engineering, ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
PREMIUM: Indian Army seeks micro-UAVs
3rd June 2020
Responses from domestic and foreign vendors to an Indian Army RfI for micro-remotely piloted aircraft systems (Type B) will close on 26 June. The military ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
BAE Systems to contribute to DARPA’s Squad X Programme
3rd June 2020
BAE Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide key autonomy and AI capabilities to the DARPA Squad X programme. The contract is worth ...
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Land Warfare
PREMIUM: Milrem Robotics to test Type-X RCV by September
29th May 2020
Estonian company Milrem Robotics plans to start testing its Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) by September 2020. This unmanned ground system was designed to support ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
UAVOS and KACST to develop Saker 1C UAV
26th May 2020
UAVOS and the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) announced on 25 May that they are seeking to expand the Saker family of ...
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Land Warfare
PREMIUM: Finland sets sights on VTOL UAS procurement
22nd May 2020
Finland is exploring options to procure a new UAS platform, as it attempts to improve the situational awareness of its ground troops. Col Rainer Peltoniemi, ...
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Air Warfare
PREMIUM: Taiwan sets sights on four Reapers
18th May 2020
The Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) in Taiwan is going to order four US-made MQ-9 Reapers in FY2021, a purchase that will cost about ...
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Air Warfare
Frontline requirements spur demand for Switchblade
18th May 2020
AeroVironment reported on 15 May that it has been awarded a new Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) contract from the US Army, with deliveries ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Turkey to start production of new armed UGV
18th May 2020
The Turkish Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) has signed a contract with Aselsan for production of armed UGVs. Experienced manufacturer Katmerciler will produce the UGV ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Bundeswehr Heron 1 to continue Mali operations
15th May 2020
The Budget Committee of the German parliament on 13 May approved funding for the extension of the Heron 1 UAS deployment in Mali. Approximately €30 ...
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Digital Battlespace
PREMIUM: Israeli UAV operations face test of cyber strength
14th May 2020
Statistics do not always tell the full story but sometimes they reveal a problem. For example, more than 80% of flight hours in the Israeli ...
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Special Operations
PREMIUM: SOF stresses lifecycle affordability for new low-cost UAS platform
14th May 2020
SOF planners in the US are exploring the possibilities of supplementing the current fleet of UAS with a commercial platform that may offer lower lifecycle ...
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Digital Battlespace
AVT delivers X-MADIS CUAS to DoD customer
13th May 2020
Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) on 13 May confirmed that it had delivered several units of its newest eXpeditionary Mobile Air Defence Integrated System (X-MADIS) to ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Textron to produce Aerosonde Mk4.7s in Nigeria and Uganda
13th May 2020
Textron Systems has secured two contracts to produce Aerosonde Mk4.7 systems, initial spare parts, logistics support, training services and field representatives for the US Army ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
PREMIUM: Malaysian navy receives donated ScanEagles
11th May 2020
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has in its possession the first six of 12 US-donated Insitu ScanEagle UAVs, but they remain in storage at Kota ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Delta Digital Video ruggedised encoders supporting MQ-1C Gray Eagles
11th May 2020
Delta Digital Video is to continue delivering its ruggedised airborne video encoders to support production of avionics, datalinks and software for the General Atomics MQ-1C ...
