Unmanned News & Articles

New AUV Completes Testing and Sea Trials

The largest of Kongsberg Discovery’s HUGIN family of AUVs has completed factory acceptance testing, now allowing autonomous operations directly from shore, spending up to 15 days at sea

May 03, 2024
In-Water Testing Completed by Uncrewed Vehicle Prototype

DARPA's testing of the Manta Ray unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) off the coast of Southern California demonstrated at-sea hydrodynamic performance

May 02, 2024
Electronic Warfare Trials for Mesh Radio-Equipped Drones

In order to complete electronic warfare (EW) field testing in Ukraine, Red Cat subsidiary Teal Drones integrated Doodle Labs’ Helix Mesh Rider® radios into Teal 2 sUAS

May 02, 2024
Mobile Production System for Mass UAV Manufacturing 

The new Mobile Production System (MPS) from RapidFlight enables the manufacturing and deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from forward locations anywhere in the world, producing up to 28 Group 3 aircraft per month

May 02, 2024
Prototype Combat Aircraft Testing & Development Collaboration

GA-ASI has worked with the U.S. Air Force to develop the XQ-67A prototype aircraft, and is now delivering a production representative design based on the XQ-67A Off-Board Sensing Station

May 01, 2024
Order Placed for Extreme Off-Road UGVs

Oshkosh Defense has received a $40M order for its ROGUE-Fires UGVs, which leverage the JLTV’s extreme off-road mobility and payload capacity and Oshkosh’s advanced vehicle tech

May 01, 2024
Option 2 of Army Rapid Prototyping Project Completed

The Army has concluded Option 2 of the Future Tactical UAS Rapid Prototyping Program, and awarded Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems with the next options

May 01, 2024
USAF Opts for Autonomous Technology Supplier in Combat Aircraft Program 

Anduril will provide production-representative Collaborative Combat Aircrafts (CCAs) as part of the United States Air Force CCA program, aiming to transform U.S. and allied defense capabilities

May 01, 2024
Counter Drone UAVs to Strengthen Ukraine Defense Efforts

To support defense capabilities in Ukraine, Feloni Aero has launched its latest line of weaponized drones, carrying a 5.56 weapon system as well as advanced surveillance capabilities

Apr 30, 2024
Jet Aircraft Pairs with UAV in UK’s First Crewed-Uncrewed Teaming Demonstration

A Banshee Jet 80 drone communicated with a crewed aircraft using QinetiQ’s Airborne Command and Control for Swarm Interoperable Missions (ACCSIOM) technology, as part of a UK defense forces flight test

Apr 30, 2024
STOL UAS Integrated with Minigun for Live-Fire Test

Combined with Dillon’s DAP-6 Gun Pod System, GA-ASI’s Mojave short takeoff and landing UAS expended 10,000 rounds of ammunition to destroy static targets at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona

Apr 25, 2024
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