Unmanned News & Articles

New UAS Technologies Under Development for Danish Defense

Insitu and MDSI will collaborate to offer Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) products and services that are optimized for the complex environment where Danish, Nordic Defense Cooperation and other EU forces must be prepared to operate

Sep 09, 2021
Long-Endurance Surveillance UAS Trialed for Canadian Coast Guard

Kongsberg Geospatial conducted successful trials demonstrating the Martin UAV V-BAT Unmanned Aerial System’s rapid launch and recovery, long endurance, confined space take-off and landing, and vehicle and person tracking abilities

Sep 09, 2021
New GPS-denied Navigation and Target Designation Features for V-BAT UAS

The V-BAT vertical take-off and landing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) from Martin UAV is designed to modernize U.S. Army reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition capabilities in GPS-denied environments

Sep 08, 2021
Mobile Anti-Drone Defense System Can Identify Aircraft up to 12km Away

The Guard anti-drone defense system can identify an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) within its 360 degree range, detect the location of the UAS control panel, and break the communication channel with the aircraft

Sep 06, 2021
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
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