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Eurosatory 2018: Safran Patroller in depth (video)
While Eurosatory typically focuses on land platforms UAVs still have a significant presence at the event. Beth Maundrill, senior reporter at Shephard talks through some of ...
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UDT 2018: Concerns over depth of UK ASW capability
A report published by the House of Commons Defence Committee on 18 June warned of several areas where the UK’s armed forces lack the capability ...
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UDT 2018: Gotland submarine relaunched after mid-life upgrade
The lead boat of the Royal Swedish Navy's Gotland submarine fleet has taken to the water again after an extensive mid-life upgrade programme which saw ...
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British Army announces Autonomous Warrior
The British Army will carry out a four-week Autonomous Warrior (Land) exercise in November, the UK Ministry of Defence announced on 20 June. The exercise ...
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Insitu to support fire suppression ops
Insitu has received a contract from the US Department of Interior (DOI) to provide fire suppression services across the continental US and Alaska using its ...
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Lightning strikes for MQ-9B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has carried out successful lightning tests on its second full-scale MQ-9B in Poway, California, the company announced on 19 June. ...
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Al Seer Marine, Rafnar team for USVs
Al Seer Marine has signed a cooperation agreement with Iceland’s Rafnar to collaborate on USV technologies. The companies will initially work to convert Rafnar’s Embla ...
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Eurosatory 2018: Nexter reveals weaponised robot (video)
Nexter has teamed up with Milrem to develop a UGV with a 20mm weapon system integrated onto the tracked platform. This is the first time ...
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NASA plans to send mini-helicopter to Mars
12th May 2018
The US space agency said 11 May it plans to launch the first-ever helicopter to Mars in 2020, a miniature, unmanned drone-like chopper that could ...
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JetLease, UAVOS team up for Albatross-2.2
11th May 2018
JetLease has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UAVOS to further develop the Albatross-2.2, a fixed-wing optionally manned aircraft based on the Pipistrel Sinus light ...
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Shots fired from ground robot in live testing
11th May 2018
Rheinmetall Canada has confirmed it has conducted successful live firings from its weaponised 8x8 UGV. Live firing tests were conducted in Canada in the fourth quarter ...
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Russian MoD to receive Eleron-3 UAS
11th May 2018
The Russian Ministry of Defence is set to receive 30 Eleron-3 UAS in May 2018, it was announced on 7 May. Technical acceptance of the ...
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SOFEX 2018: Machine gun robot first public sighting
10th May 2018
The King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) showcased the first prototype of its weaponised UGV at SOFEX 2018 in Amman. Under development for ...
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FirstLook UGV for USMC
10th May 2018
Endeavor Robotics has received a $10 million contract from the US Marine Corps to provide FirstLook UGVs, the company announced on 7 May. The 5lbs ...
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Guardian begins demo flights in Japan
10th May 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has begun demonstration flights of the Guardian UAS on Iki Island in Japan, the company announced on 9 May. Intended ...
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Germany acquires Puma UAS
9th May 2018
The German Navy has acquired AeroVironment’s Puma UAS with Mantis i45 sensor, AeroVironment announced on 7 May. AeroVironment partnered with Germany's ESG to fulfill the ...
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Raytheon to support UAS airspace test corridor
8th May 2018
Raytheon has been selected as a partner by Northeast UAS Airspace Integration Research (NUAIR) in the development of a UAS-testing airspace corridor in New York ...
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SOFEX 2018: Jordanian CH-4 makes public debut
8th May 2018
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) CH-4 MALE UAV in service with the Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) has made its first public ...
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Teledyne Marine, RPDC sign agreement
8th May 2018
Teledyne Marine and Research Products Development Company (RPDC) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the commercialisation of new technologies developed within Saudi Arabia for ...
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SOFEX 2018: Opportunities in the air for UAV exports to Middle East
7th May 2018
As the Trump administration looks to looks to open up the export restrictions concerning unmanned technologies, one company that could see gains, especially in the ...
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Lockheed upgrades Indago 3 with IR payload
7th May 2018
Lockheed Martin has upgraded its Indago 3 small quadrotor UAS with high resolution infrared (IR) sensors capable of performing day or night operations, the company ...
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BAE, Prismatic to develop solar UAS
4th May 2018
BAE Systems has signed an agreement with Prismatic to develop a new solar electric UAS, which will have the potential to fly for up to ...
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Insight: Weaponised hobby drones causing a headache for Mideast security
4th May 2018
On the evening of April 21 gunfire was heard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as a recreational drone was shot down by Saudi security forces as ...
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AUVSI 2018: Second-gen HAPS could secure com networks
4th May 2018
Discussions taking place between unmanned systems manufacturer UAVOS and a number of unnamed third-parties could see a proof of concept demonstration for secure communication networks ...
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Martek Marine develops D-FENCE solution
4th May 2018
Martek Marine has developed the D-FENCE maritime UAS detection and defeat system to counter UAS that pose a threat to commercial shipping vessels, the company ...
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Predator-series RPAs hit flight hour milestone
4th May 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA-ASI's) Predator-series family of remotely piloted aircraft (RPA), has reached five million flight hours, the company announced on 9 April.The family ...
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AUVSI 2018: Show talking points (video)
3rd May 2018
Shephard editors Richard Thomas and Helen Haxell talk through the news at AUVSI's Xponential this week in Denver. The team share their thoughts on the narrative ...
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