Unmanned News & Articles

SAIC to Support Counter-sUAS Modernization

SAIC will be responsible for repairing and maintaining counter sUAS equipment, and software, including help desk support, logistics, corrective and preventative maintenance, training, and supply chain management

Jul 14, 2021
New Extreme Terrain Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle

The latest member of the Rheinmetall Mission Master family is the new Mission Master XT Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV), which features a diesel engine and is designed to operate in extreme terrains

Jul 07, 2021
U.K. MoD Receives Final Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robot

The final T7 is the 122nd Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) robot that L3Harris has delivered to the U.K. Ministry of Defence in support of its project STARTER to replace its aging fleet of remote-controlled vehicles

Jul 07, 2021
U.S. Navy Takes Delivery of Seahawk Unmanned Vessel

The U.S. Navy’s acquisition of the Leidos Seahawk Autonomous Surface Vessel demonstrates another significant step in the military’s adoption of unmanned platforms that use artificial intelligence to enhance operational abilities

Jun 25, 2021
U.S. Navy Awards Knifefish UUV Retrofit Contract to General Dynamics

The retrofit will enable Knifefish to operate at deeper depths, identify more complex target environments, provide more precise localization, and reduce risk to personnel by operating within minefields as an off-board sensor

Jun 25, 2021
Task Order Awarded for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Support

Alion will provide research, analysis, trade studies, and testing services in support of unmanned aerial systems programs to support the U.S. Army Program Executive Office - Aviation, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Project Office

Jun 24, 2021
uAvionix Certifies Second Micro-Transponder with the DoD

The RT-2087/ZPX-A micro-transponder is now certified in accordance with the AIMS 17-1000 performance specification to enable small DoD aircraft to cooperatively participate in National Airspaces worldwide

Jun 23, 2021
Austal USA Awarded Autonomous Ship Development Contract

The contract from the U.S. Navy covers the design, procurement, production implementation and demonstration of autonomous capability on Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) 13, USNS Apalachicola

Jun 23, 2021
First Medical Evacuation Exercise with Electric Aircraft Completed

Agility Prime assessed the Kitty Hawk electric aircraft's ability to do medical evacuation and personnel recovery as well as remotely piloted and fully autonomous flight in the hope of providing new forms of transport for the U.S. military

Jun 23, 2021
Unmanned Mine Countermeasures Modernization for the Latvian Navy Underway

ECA GROUP has reached the first milestone within the modernization program of 3 mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels belonging to the Latvian Navy. This first milestone consists of disassembling the legacy equipment of MCM vessels

Jun 22, 2021
MQ-25 Conducts First Unmanned Aerial Refueling

The U.S. Navy has conducted the first-ever aerial refueling of a manned aircraft by a Boeing MQ-25 unmanned tanker to demonstrate that the MQ-25 can use the Navy’s standard probe-and-drogue aerial refueling method

Jun 17, 2021
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