The future of lidar missions in oil and gas, mapping to power line inspections could very much be in the hands of unmanned helicopters, further to a conversion initiative which is being led by UAVOS through its exploration of transferring technology from light single engine helicopters to unmanned.
The company unveiled at AUVSI’s Xponential that in February 2019 it had flown for the first time a converted Robinson R22 to an unmanned state of operation. The flight of 1hr saw the platform reach up to 650m above sea level.
One of the main motivations behind this unmanned platform is to
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Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announces that its autonomous BlueWhale uncrewed submarine will participate in the NATO Dynamic Messenger exercise, in an effort to demonstrate its capabilities in the maritime sector.
Twenty-five navies, eight NATO entities and more than thirty companies and universities are currently involved in Robotic Experimentation Prototyping Augmented by Maritime Unmanned Systems Exercise 2023 (REPMUS 23), held off the coast of Portugal until 29 September.
Israeli UAS developer SpearUAV introduced a submarine-launched capsule option for its Viper 750 UAV at DSEI 2023.
The Ukrainian pavilion at DSEI 2023, organised by state-owned Spetstechnoexport, exhibited several indigenous combat-tested systems, including UAVs, USVs and an evacuation vehicle.
Milrem Robotics has now supplied more than 100 of its Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS) hybrid UGVs including approximately 15 for service in Ukraine. Lessons learned are continuing to inform the platform’s development, according to the company.
The design selected for the Rotary Wing Uncrewed Autonomous System is best suited for maritime operations.
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