Unmanned News & Articles

Airbus to Provide Spain with High Performance UAS

Airbus’ SIRTAP systems can carry more than 150kg over distances of over 2,000km, able to fly 20 hour ISR missions over sea or land

Dec 04, 2023
Anduril Unveils New VTOL Autonomous Air Vehicles

Roadrunner and its Roadrunner-M variant are modular, VTOL, twin-jet powered autonomous air vehicles with extraordinary performance at low cost

Dec 01, 2023
Piasecki to Develop Next-Gen VTOLs & Hydrogen Propulsion Tech

The award from the U.S. Air Force enables Piasecki to flight demonstrate its ARES tilt-duct VTOL UAS and hydrogen fuel cell propulsion technologies for VTOL and other aviation applications

Nov 29, 2023
Long-Endurance Maritime Surveillance UAS Launched

The medium-altitude long-endurance UAS boasts an outstanding endurance of up to 35 hours, ensuring extended mission coverage and increased operational efficiency

Nov 22, 2023
Short Takeoff/Landing UAS Demonstration on Aircraft Carrier

The MQ-9B STOL UAS is being considered by the Royal Navy and other navies that operate aircraft from large flat-deck warships without catapults and arresting gear

Nov 21, 2023
Teledyne Marine Deploys UUVs During NATO Exercises

Teledyne Marine deployed its newly developed Osprey Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV), from the Portuguese Navy NPR Dom Carlos I in support of a Critical Undersea Infrastructure (CUI) protection experiment

Nov 16, 2023
Australia Launches First MQ-4C Triton

The Tritons will play a vital role with sensors and communication nodes that can facilitate the transfer of data across warfighting domains and various mission needs

Nov 15, 2023
UMEX & SimTEX Higher Organising Committee Prepares for 2024 Show

The Higher Organising Committee of Unmanned Systems Exhibition (UMEX) and Simulation and Training Exhibition (SIMTEX) held its first meeting and discussed preparations for the largest edition in the history of the events

Nov 13, 2023
EMCORE to Supply Kratos with MEMS IMUs

EMCORE's SDI500 MEMS IMU is capable of delivering true tactical-grade performance of 1.0°/hr gyro bias and 1mg accel bias stability over a full temperature range from ­55 °C to +85 °C

Nov 13, 2023
JUMP 20 VTOL UAS Demonstrates Autonomous Take-Off & Landing in U.S. Navy Exercise

The JUMP 20 vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) medium unmanned aerial system (UAS) showcased its ability to launch and recover at vessel speeds over 20 knots

Nov 10, 2023
Valkyrie UAV Completes First Test Flight

Kratos’ XQ-58A Valkyrie is a high-performance tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of long-range flights at high-subsonic speeds, and can conduct single operations or operate in swarms

Nov 07, 2023
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