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Further Auterion-Powered sUAS Provided for Customs & Border Protection

Auterion will provide systems to support ISR missions with sUAS powered by AuterionOS, a user interface that simplifies mission planning & execution, reducing operator cognitive load

Jan 31, 2024
Drone System to Equip AI Capabilities for U.S. Army SRR Program

Red Cat subsidiary Teal Drones aims to help the program reach its goal to provide rucksack-portable sUAS to Army platoons for situational awareness beyond the next terrain feature

Jan 30, 2024
U.S. Navy to Receive Link 16 Radios for JADC2 Operations

Data Link Solutions, a BAE Systems and Rockwell Collins joint venture, has secured a U.S. Navy contract to deliver small form factor (SFF) radios that support Link 16 connectivity for Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) operations

Jan 30, 2024
EDGE Awarded Order for 200 Unmanned Helicopters

The compact HT-100 and larger HT-750 are multi-role unmanned performance helicopters for ISR and logistics missions, designed to transport heavy payloads while maintaining exceptional flight stability

Jan 29, 2024
EDGE to Integrate Precision-Guided Munition onto Baykar TB2 Drone

Under an integration program, part of a Strategic Alliance Agreement between the two groups, Baykar's TB2 long-endurance tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be equipped with EDGE's Desert Sting 16 munition

Jan 26, 2024
Customised Control System for Surface-Submersible Craft Developed

Dynautics has developed a customised vessel control system for the VICTA surface-submersible assault craft by Subsea Craft

Jan 25, 2024
EDGE Group Attends UMEX 2024 with New Autonomous Air & Land Solutions

Among EDGE’s solutions is the unmanned low-maintenance, high-reliability logistics autogyro GY300, designed for STOL on rough terrain and capable of transporting a 300kg payload

Jan 24, 2024
Autonomy Demonstration for Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles

GA-ASI demonstrated its open standards-based autonomy ecosystem for UCAVs on an MQ-20, with three SDRs to support LOS, C2, and data movement capabilities via Waveform X

Jan 24, 2024
Hawkeye MMP Demonstrates Electromagnetic Compatibility

Part of a Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) project, Chess Dynamics' MMP vehicle surveillance system meets the needs of the modern battlefield, surviving, communicating and operating in tough electromagnetic conditions

Jan 23, 2024
Airbus Helicopters Acquires Aerovel and its UAS

Aerovel’s Flexrotor is a small tactical UAS designed for ISTAR missions at sea and over land, with a maximum launch weight of 25kg and the ability to integrate different payloads

Jan 17, 2024
Land-Based Drone Detection Radar Capability Unveiled

Terma’s augmented SCANTER 5000 radar series is armed with AI and machine learning, able to comprehensively analyze incoming data in order to accurately detect drones

Jan 17, 2024
Ukrainian Armed Forces Deploy THeMIS UGVs

The 14 THeMIS unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) supplied to Ukraine by Milrem Robotics are being actively used for route clearance and demining, cargo transportation, and casualty evacuation (CASEVAC)

Jan 17, 2024
Partnership to Deliver Tethered ISR Drone & UGV Solution

Elistair and Rheinmetall Canada to partner on unmanned ISR solution which combines the KHRONOS tethered drone with the Mission Master family of unmanned ground vehicles

Jan 16, 2024
Contract Awarded for Remote CBRN Detection Using Autonomous Drone Fleets

Draper has been awarded a Pentagon contract for remote CBRN reconnaissance using autonomous teaming drones in degraded operating environments

Jan 16, 2024
Successful Multi-Drop of Live Fire Munitions from AeroVironment UAS

The VAPOR 55 MX UAS was armed with Shryke munitions that have versatile, multi-mission precision strike capabilities, able to stay within 1-2 meters of a designated target

Jan 15, 2024
Latest Overlord USV for Autonomous Operations Launched

Vanguard, launched from Austal USA's shipyard in Alabama, is the first unmanned surface vessel (USV) for the U.S. Navy purpose-built for autonomous operations from the keel-up

Jan 15, 2024
Most Read Articles on UST This Week

Here’s our round-up of the five most read articles on UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com this week

Jan 13, 2024
Skydio Enters Final Phase of Short Range Reconnaissance Program

Skydio X10D is an sUAS that enables 24/7 operations, with the revolutionary NightSense enabling autonomous, obstacle-avoidance flight in zero-light environments

Jan 12, 2024
Alpha Unmanned Systems Year in Review

Alpha Unmanned Systems looks back on a year of growth and innovation

Jan 11, 2024
Milanion’s AGEMA UGV In Service with Kraken Unit in Ukraine

The Kraken unit is involved in frontline combat missions in Ukraine and the AGEMA UGV can provide vital battlefield support in the harsh winter conditions, including last-mile resupply and medical evacuation

Jan 11, 2024
Manufacturing to Start on Aurora Flight Sciences’ Full-Scale X-Plane

The X-65 is configured to be modular, featuring replaceable outboard wings and swappable active flow control (AFC) effectors, which allows for future testing of additional AFC designs

Jan 05, 2024
U.S. Navy Receives First Boeing Orca XLUUV

The Orca XLUUV is the successor Boeing’s Echo Voyager, an XLUUV that has spent over 10,000 hours operating at sea and autonomously transited hundreds of nautical miles

Jan 04, 2024
Top 10 Most Read UST Articles of 2023

Here’s the UST round-up of the ten most read articles of the year

Dec 23, 2023
PDW Quadcopter Selected for DIU Blue UAS List

The Blue UAS list is a program developed by the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) of the Department of Defense (DoD), designed to rapidly vet and scale commercial UAS technology

Dec 21, 2023
Contract Awarded to Develop Long-Range Attritable Cargo Drone

Silent Arrow® has been awarded a AFWERX contract to develop the CLS-300 with propulsion system to carry 1,000 pounds of payload over 300 nautical miles in contested environments

Dec 20, 2023
Voyis, L3Harris & Wavefront to Enhance AUV Capabilities

A Voyis Recon LS and the Wavefront Solstice 3000 multiple-aperture sonar (MAS) Combined AUV payload have been integrated onto L3Harris’ Iver4 900 platform

Dec 14, 2023
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