Design refinements to the Udar armed UGV continue in Russia, some six years after the initial prototype was unveiled during the annual MoD Innovation Day in 2015.
This arguably reflects broader technological trends with more capable components and subsystems emerging in the intervening years; but it also hints at a lack of clarity as to the tactical role envisaged for Udar.
Images released in February 2021 by state-run defence conglomerate Rostec showed a new look for Udar, with a redesigned hull as the third significant design change to the UGV since it first saw the light of day.
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As countries increasingly move away from Chinese drone manufacturing and focus on domestic production and collaboration, Europe and the US are well-placed to step in – although cost remains a crucial consideration.
Although the Replicator initiative has made several accomplishments, there are still multiple gaps to plug across the US Department of Defense (DoD) and its services.
Cummings Aerospace presented its turbojet-powered Hellhound loitering munition at SOF Week 2025, offering a man-portable solution aligned with the US Army’s LASSO requirements.
PDW has revealed its Attritable Multirotor First Person View drone at SOF Week 2025, offering special operations forces a low-cost, rapidly deployable platform for strike and ISR missions, inspired by battlefield lessons from Ukraine.
Teledyne FLIR is highlighting the emerging requirements for 'recoverable and re-usable' loitering munitions across the contemporary operating environment during this week’s SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida.
High-performance maritime industry player Kraken Technology Group, based in the UK, has used the SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida this week to debut its K3 Scout uncrewed surface vessel (USV) to the North American market.
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