Unmanned News & Articles

UAV Connects the Joint Force in Advanced Battle Management System Exercise

Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) provided high-altitude, long-endurance support, delivering near real-time data to monitor the battlefield throughout the exercises

Sep 02, 2021
U.S. Navy Awards Design Contract for LDUUV Motor and Power System

The U.S. Navy has contracted General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems to design a propulsion and energy storage system to enhance system performance for future Large Displacement Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (LDUUV) operations

Aug 31, 2021
Tactical Drone System Completes Inaugural Flight at New Test Facility

During the inaugural flight at the Burns Flat Range location, the Kratos Air Wolf Tactical Drone System carried multiple new payloads, including a Kratos artificial intelligence/autonomy system developed for high performance, jet drone aircraft

Aug 31, 2021
Anti-Ship Missile Successfully Fired from Unmanned Launcher

During a live fire training exercise, the Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary (ROGUE) Fires unmanned missile launcher from Oshkosh Defense successfully fired a Naval Strike Missile to score a direct hit on a target at sea

Aug 27, 2021
Research into Use of Autonomous Vehicles for CBR Work

New investment will enable Dstl to research the potential use of autonomy and unmanned systems to survey areas for Chemical, Biological and Radiological (CBR) materials by developing a concept demonstrator for experimental trials

Aug 25, 2021
Newest Member of Shadow Rider UGV Family Unveiled

With patrol, follow the leader and return to base autonomous driving modes, the FNSS Shadow Rider Combat UGV is equipped with the company’s proprietary autonomy kit and layers of protection for a secure driving capability

Aug 24, 2021
New UUV Manufacturing and Assembly Center of Excellence

The center at General Dynamics Mission Systems, Taunton will provide manufacturing, assembly, integration and testing capabilities for the company’s Knifefish and Bluefin Robotics Unmanned Undersea Vehicles (UUVs)

Aug 23, 2021
Avenger UAS with Legion Pod Autonomously Tracks and Follows Targets

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' Avenger UAS demonstrated its ability to detect multiple fast-moving aircraft using a Lockheed Martin Legion Pod to transmit target tracking information to the Avenger’s autonomy engine

Aug 20, 2021
U.K. Royal Navy Tests Robot Survey Boat

During trials, the Otter Pro robot boat from RS Aqua was able to survey a 7,000 square meters area in just 40 minutes, collecting sonar imagery of several wrecks and sensing swim lines and seabed erosion caused by divers

Aug 20, 2021
Autonomous Interceptor to Support Counter-UAS Operations for U.S. DoD

Robotican demonstrated its Goshawk drone’s ability to intercept and capture hostile drones autonomously, using a net to capture and carry the hostile drone to an area for safe disposal with no collateral damage

Aug 19, 2021
New Micro-Gimbal for Enhanced UAS Situational Awareness

The AVT CM62 Micro Gimbal from CACI International offers high performance intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance in a small, lightweight, low-power system to enhance future small Unmanned Aerial System (sUAS) operations

Aug 18, 2021