Unmanned News & Articles

Acceptance Trials Successfully Completed by the Future USNS Apalachicola

The first surface vessel constructed by Austal USA with autonomous capability, the Future USNS Apalachicola, has successfully passed rigorous tests by the US Navy, Austal USA, L3Harris and General Dynamics

Sep 20, 2022
Next-Gen All-Electric Helicopter UAS Released

AeroVironment has introduced the next-generation all-electric VAPOR 55 MX helicopter unmanned aircraft system (UAS), built for heavier payloads and longer distances

Sep 19, 2022
British Army Conducts Swarming Drone Demonstration

This event saw a military operator control more than one drone at the same time from one single unit, adding scale and complexity with each drone able to carry out a separate task

Sep 15, 2022
British Army Tests Potential Use Cases of Ghost V60 Robotic Dog

Ghost Robotics’ V60 Quadruped is designed to navigate complex urban and natural terrains, boasting a top speed of 3 m/s and a max payload of 10kg

Sep 09, 2022
GA-ASI Partners with Ramco for SkyGuardian Global Support Solutions

As part of the partnership, Ramco will provide its Enterprise Resource Planning software platform for Maintenance Repair & Overhaul services to support MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft

Sep 05, 2022
USAF Eglin EOD Team Trains with New Robotic System

L3Harris Technologies conducted a training course for Eglin’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team and the 1st Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, on the new robot with classroom and hands-on instruction

Aug 31, 2022
Medium UUV in Development for NAVSEA

Leidos’ Medium Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (MUUV) will provide submarine-based autonomous oceanographic sensing and data collection, and surface-launched and recovered mine countermeasures for the US Navy

Aug 25, 2022
Clavister Selected for EDF 2021 UGV Technologies Project 

Under the COMMANDS (Convoy Operations with Manned-unManneD Systems) project, the company will receive around €530,000 of European Defence Fund (EDF) funding

Aug 25, 2022
Multi-Drone Mapping Demonstrated to US Army

Reveal Technology’s Farsight mapping software gives military teams virtually real-time access to detailed 3D maps of a target area

Aug 22, 2022
US Navy Trials Fire Scout UAV for Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations

Successful ship-to-shore transition demonstrates the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout’s mission flexibility in an expeditionary environment and across ship classes

Aug 19, 2022
Naval Aviation’s New Avoidance Technology Supports Manned/Unmanned Teaming

The Guardian system uses ground-based sensors to communicate with air vehicle operators in ground control stations to provide visual cues for navigation and traffic avoidance maneuvers where collisions are imminent

Aug 19, 2022
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