Unmanned News & Articles

Successful First Flight of Skyborg ACS
Successful First Flight of Skyborg ACS

The U.S. Air Force’s Skyborg autonomous core system (ACS) prototype made its first flight aboard a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical UAV, the first step to integrating these aircraft into a complex operational environment

Jun 01, 2021
Royal Danish Navy Acquires Two More Multi-beam Systems
Royal Danish Navy Acquires Two More Multi-beam Systems

The Royal Danish Navy has purchased an additional two Teledyne RESON Multi-beam Systems to assist in hydrographic surveys around Denmark and Greenland

May 28, 2021
Team Mosquito to Advance U.K. MoD LANCA Project
Team Mosquito to Advance U.K. MoD LANCA Project

Team Mosquito, led by Spirit AeroSystems Belfast, will support further development of the Royal Air Force’s uncrewed Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA)

May 28, 2021
THeMIS UGVs Used in Live-Fire Exercise
THeMIS UGVs Used in Live-Fire Exercise

Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) have been used in an Estonian live-fire manned-unmanned teaming exercise, providing troops with situational awareness, casualty evacuation and support fire

May 25, 2021
British Armed Forces Order 4 More Rheinmetall UGVs
British Armed Forces Order 4 More Rheinmetall UGVs

Equipped with Rheinmetall PATH technology, the Mission Master UGV is a modular, autonomous, robotic vehicle designed to enhance operational effectiveness of troops

May 21, 2021
CAES Technology Selected for Low Earth Orbit Satellite Communications
CAES Technology Selected for Low Earth Orbit Satellite Communications

Raytheon Intelligence & Space has chosen CAES to provide multi-band block frequency converters for a new phased array antenna for use in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite research

May 19, 2021
Robotic Security Dogs Being Trialled at Tyndall AFB
Robotic Security Dogs Being Trialled at Tyndall AFB

New force protection teams are leveraging A.I. integrated ‘robotic dogs’- quad-legged unmanned ground vehicles, to provide surveillance and perimeter security at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

May 19, 2021
Joint Terminal Attack Controller for Gray Eagle ER Unmanned Aircraft
Joint Terminal Attack Controller for Gray Eagle ER Unmanned Aircraft

The newly developed technology from GA-ASI marks a significant improvement in situational awareness, improved efficiency, reduced latency and decreased risk of collateral damage

May 18, 2021
New U.S. Military Orders for FLIR Advanced Ground Robots
New U.S. Military Orders for FLIR Advanced Ground Robots

The FLIR Centaur is a medium-sized unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) that provides a standoff capability to detect, confirm, identify, and dispose of hazards and explosive ordnance

May 17, 2021
New Rugged RS1104 ISR Encoder Released
New Rugged RS1104 ISR Encoder Released

Crystal Group’s new rugged RS1104 ISR encoder delivers real-time streaming of full-motion video for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations

May 05, 2021
First Flight of Unmanned K-Max Titan
First Flight of Unmanned K-Max Titan

The K-Max Titan from Kaman Air Vehicles, introduced as the world’s first heavy lift unmanned helicopter for the commercial market, is a rugged, low-maintenance aircraft that features a counter-rotating rotor system

Apr 28, 2021
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