Unmanned News & Articles

RTX is aiming to deliver hardware to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and test the generators to Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 5 in 2024 using The Grid, an advanced electric power systems lab

Integrating Shield AI’s AI pilot on Kratos’ XQ-58 Valkyrie drone makes real the concept of crewed-uncrewed teaming for jet aircraft

GA-ASI's SeaGuardian, a maritime derivative of the MQ-9B SkyGuardian, remains the first UAS that offers multi-domain Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Targeting (ISR&T) and has an internal payload suite that can prosecute surface and subsurface targets

A nine-month study will allow Naval Group to examine principal use cases and develop system architectures for an Unmanned Combat Underwater Vehicle

Designed to meet emerging missions and threats in a large-scale combat environment, Sierra Nevada Corporation's Voly-T is a rapidly deployable, runway-independent, reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition system

FLIR Defense’s Centaur ground robot is used by the Army’s explosive ordnance disposal teams to disable improvised explosive devices, landmines, unexploded ordnance, and CBRN threats

Silent, mid-endurance electric VTOL fixed-wing sUAS Vector delivers real-time, high-resolution downlink imagery to operators performing mid-range reconnaissance missions

iMUGS was a 13-party collaboration focused on developing a modular and scalable architecture for hybrid manned-unmanned systems

May 2023 saw a number of significant developments including new product launches, exciting collaborations and industry firsts

With the upgraded capability, the MQ-9 can continue to modernize by integrating more advanced sensors that require increased bandwidth, as well as enhancing its ability to provide real-time situational awareness around the world

The trial saw the initial joint deployment of Australian, UK and US AI-enabled assets in a real-time collaborative swarm to detect and track military targets in a representative environment