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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Podcast: Revolutions in Vertical Flight Episode 1 - The Birth of VTOL
Welcome to Shephard Studio’s podcast series on Revolutions in Vertical Flight, sponsored by our partner Bell. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. The Revolutions in Vertical ...
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Podcast: Revolutions in Vertical Flight Episode 2: The Dawn of the Helicopter
Welcome to Shephard Studio’s podcast series on Revolutions in Vertical Flight, sponsored by our partner Bell. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. The Revolutions in Vertical Flight ...
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Boeing, Tactical Robotics sign agreement
Boeing and Tactical Robotics have signed an agreement to explore the development of ducted fan propulsion technology for piloted and autonomous light aircraft applications. Under ...
Unmanned Vehicles
Gray Eagle ER begins new flight demo campaign
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has begun a series of internally-funded multi-domain operations (MDO) demonstrations of the Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) UAS. The flight ...
Unmanned Vehicles
Innovative Chinese UAVs appear, including a triple-engine platform
A large UAV from the Tengden Technology Company in China performed its maiden flight on 16 January, the platform being notable for the three turbocharged ...
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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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Unmanned Vehicles
Schiebel to enhance Camcopter S-100
28th October 2019
Schiebel is to provide customers with an enhanced Camcopter S-100 developed under a forthcoming Capability Update Programme (CUP), the company announced on 28 October.The programme ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Northrop Grumman takes part in DARPA swarm test
28th October 2019
Northrop Grumman has detailed its participation in DARPA’s second unmanned vehicle (UxV) swarming field experiment. The experiment leveraged the command, control and collaboration capabilities of ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
South Korean firms display new and future UAVs
25th October 2019
While the most impressive UAV on display at Seoul ADEX 2019 was a prototype of the KUS-FS MALE platform from Korean Air, there were also ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2019: QinetiQ joins with Pratt & Miller to present new RCV offering
25th October 2019
QinetiQ North America and engineering company Pratt & Miller have partnered to offer the latter company’s Expeditionary Modular Autonomous Vehicle (EMAV) to meet the US ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AOC 2019: Coyote Block 2 to integrate Howler
23rd October 2019
Raytheon expects to conduct a final demonstration of its Coyote Block 2 UAV for a counter-UAS role before the end of March 2020. Additionally, in ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Northrop Grumman receives MQ-4C Triton work
23rd October 2019
Northrop Grumman has received a contract modification from the US Navy in support of the MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system programme, the US Department of ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Raytheon adds AirMap to ATC solution
22nd October 2019
Raytheon has integrated AirMap's UAS monitoring capabilities onto a working prototype of its new air traffic controller workstation, the Multi-platform ATC Re-hosting Solution (MARS). The ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Multi-mission USV proposed as floating comms nexus for CEE region
19th October 2019
Boeing, acting through its subsidiary, Liquid Robotics, is offering its Wave Glider USV for countries in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) region as a ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
ADEX 2019: Korean MALE UAV prototype breaks cover
17th October 2019
The Aerospace Business Division of Korean Air (KAL-ASD) showcased a prototype of the KUS-FS strategic MALE UAV at Seoul ADEX 2019, the first time that ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
ADEX 2019: Korean UGVs compete for army’s attention
16th October 2019
Two competing UGV designs aimed at future applications by the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) were on display at Seoul ADEX 2019, these emanating from ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2019: US Army unconcerned by FTUAS hybrid flight kit permutations
16th October 2019
The US Army has confirmed it doesn't consider hybrid flight kit licensing authority arrangements to be an issue for its Future Tactical UAS (FTUAS) programme, ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2019: Qinetiq takes control with new robot controller
16th October 2019
QinetiQ North America has shown its new high-definition universal controller (UC-HD) for the first time at AUSA 2019. The UC-HD is a device with a ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2019: WAMI pod to take to the skies
16th October 2019
US engineering and technology company Logos Technologies has unveiled a new Multi-Modal Sensor Pod (MMSP) at AUSA 2019 and outlined plans for the first flight ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Rostec company develops C-UAS radar
16th October 2019
Rostec company Ruselectronics has developed a hand-held UAS detection radar, Rostec announced on 10 October. The multi-channel Ka-band radar is 325x240x230mm in size and can ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2019: MUTT gets a radio boost
15th October 2019
The Persistent Systems MPU5 radio has been installed on General Dynamics’s Multipurpose Unmanned Tactical Transport (MUTT) UGV as part of the latter’s Small Multipurpose Equipment ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2019: USSOCOM increases MALET funding
15th October 2019
US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has increased the ceiling on its contract from $15 million to $93 million to support modifications and capability enhancements to ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
ADEX 2019: ROK Army’s smaller force needs higher tech
15th October 2019
Encountering an ageing population and correspondingly fewer numbers of recruits, the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA) is pinning its hopes on technology to improve the ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2019: Textron and BAE Systems go head to head with Robotic Combat Vehicle concepts
14th October 2019
Robots are the name of the game at AUSA 2019 with two brand new designs being showcased for the US Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV) ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
AUSA 2019: AeroVironment takes punt on Puma LE
14th October 2019
Manufacturer AeroVironment has unveiled a new addition to its sUAS collection, the Puma LE, a hand-launched platform designed for ISR missions across land and sea. ...
