Unmanned News & Articles

Rheinmetall and AeroVironment Join Forces for NATO Special Forces Project

Rheinmetall and AeroVironment will develop a UAS solution that meets requirements of of all-weather functionality, quick deployment, hand launchability, maximum weight of 10kg, and 30km operating range

Feb 10, 2023
Defense Advancement’s Most Read Articles from January 2023

January 2023 saw a number of significant developments including subsidiary openings, new product launches and contract wins

Feb 09, 2023
Teledyne FLIR Defense Awarded $13 Million Pentagon Contract for Remote CBRN Detection

Teledyne FLIR Defense will integrate enhanced autonomy features and control on SkyRaider drones, and develop new chemical and radiological sensing payloads to assess toxic threats on the battlefield

Feb 09, 2023
Textron’s UAS Takes First Flight from USS Miguel Keith

The Aerosonde UAS now supports four US Navy ships, has amassed 600,000 flight hours, and is equipped for multiple payload configurations

Feb 07, 2023
GA-ASI Selected to Build and Flight Test OBSS UAS

Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) selection of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for the OBSS follows a 12-month base period and a critical design review (CDR), with AFRL exercising a build and flight test option

Feb 06, 2023
GA-ASI’s Eaglet Launched from Gray Eagle UAS

The Eaglet, GA-ASI’s latest survivable Air-Launched Effect (ALE), was successfully showcased during a technical demonstration with Army Research Laboratory and Aviation & Missile Center

Feb 03, 2023
Exail USV Participates in US Navy’s Digital Horizon Exercise

Exail's DriX Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) was among fifteen USVs and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) to participate in Digital Horizon, tasked with gathering data on the surface in order to detect and identify potential threats

Jan 26, 2023
US Army Awards Epirus $66 Million Contract for Leonidas Counter-UAS System

Leonidas' software-weaponeering capabilities enable the continued maturation of the technology to achieve lethality against a broad range of UAS and other threats

Jan 24, 2023
Inzpire to Provide Training for British Army UAS Instructors

As part of Project TIQUILA, Inzpire will supply training needs analysis, training design and training delivery services to British Army UAS instructors at the Royal School of Artillery to ensure the new UAS are integrated effectively

Jan 23, 2023
Fairbanks Morse Defense Launches High-Speed Engine for Navy’s Unmanned Programs

The nForcer FM 175D engine operates at 1,800-2,000 RPMs and has a power output rating of 1,740-4,400kw, making it one of the most power-dense high-speed engines available for maritime use

Jan 18, 2023
Tactical Drone Solutions for Military ISR & Cargo Delivery

Defense Advancement showcases Performance Drone Works’ high-performance tactical unmanned aerial systems for mission-critical military, defense and law enforcement applications

Jan 18, 2023
Advancing Defense Capability Through Strategic Collaboration Defense Advancement works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive defense capabilities forward.