Military, Defense & Security News & Articles

Counter UAS Contract Awarded to Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems will provide the Netherlands with its ReDrone Solution, which can detect, identify, locate, track and neutralize hostile UAS during day and night, both in urban and rural environments

Aug 25, 2023
Marines Refuel Unmanned Helicopter Using Manned Aircraft

In an innovative ADGR trial the US Marines have delivered fuel to a Navy MQ-8C unmanned helicopter from a manned Marine Corps CH-53E

Aug 24, 2023
Ukraine to Receive LUNA NG Short-Range Recon UAS

Rheinmetall will deliver the LUNA NG unmanned aerial system (UAS), comprising a ground control station and several drones, as well as a launch catapult, optional net equipment and equipment for rapid repair

Aug 23, 2023
Contract Awarded for Advanced Live Video and Communication Solution

Creomagic has been awarded a contract to provide an advanced live video and communication solution for a Tier-1 Military K9 Unit

Aug 23, 2023
Darkhive to Enhance Capabilities of Small Autonomous Drones

Autonomous uncrewed systems developer Darkhive has received a $1 million contract from the Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD R&E)

Aug 22, 2023
Advanced Display Tools for Autonomous Teaming

Charles River Analytics will produce cutting-edge display tools to pair autonomous systems with human operators as part of the TITAN multiphase endeavor

Aug 22, 2023
Ukraine to Receive CORTEX Typhon C-UAS Air Defense Systems

The International Fund for Ukraine orders Counter Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) air defense systems from Kongsberg to enhance capabilities of the armed forces

Aug 21, 2023
New SDR Modem Solutions Launched by Viasat

Viasat has released the Black ICE Software Defined Radio family of modem solutions designed to enable the integration of COTS and custom waveforms for low SWaP, secure BVLOS data communications

Aug 16, 2023
UK Speaker Lineup Revealed for the Inaugural Counter UAS Homeland Security Europe Conference

SAE Media Group has revealed the host nation speakers for its upcoming event in London, 25–26 September 2023

Aug 15, 2023
U.S. Air Force Security Forces Request Teal 2 sUAS

172 units of the recently launched Teal 2, designed to Dominate the Night™, will be supplied to the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency to assist in the defense of Air Force bases and installations

Aug 14, 2023
Shield AI & Sentient Vision Collaboration Announced

Shield AI will collaborate with Sentient Vision Systems to integrate AI-enabled wide area motion imagery capability with the V-BAT unmanned aircraft

Aug 11, 2023
IMDEC to Showcase Cutting-Edge Technologies in Maritime Security

International Naval and Air Forces leaders to gather at the 3rd edition of The International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference in Ghana, 29-30 August 2023

Aug 08, 2023
Partners to Deliver Fully Autonomous Multi-role Vessel

Robosys' Voyager AI Vessel solution is being installed onto Lynx Power Catamarans to enable crewed, lean crewed, optionally unmanned and fully unmanned options at the switch of a button

Aug 03, 2023
Meller Optics Introduces Flat Sapphire Windows for Hypersonic Aircraft & Weapons

Flat Sapphire Windows by Meller Optics feature Mohs 9 hardness, can withstand temperatures up to 1,000ºC, pressures to 10,000 psi, and are chemically inert, impervious to water, and extremely abrasion resistant

Jul 30, 2023
Portable Electronic Attack System Showcased

MERT, the New Electronic Attack System of Turkish Armed Forces, is currently being exhibited by Meteksan Defence at IDEF 2023

Jul 27, 2023
Reventec Set to Make DSEI Debut

Alongside their capacitive liquid level sensors, programmable temperature sensors and configurable position sensors on display, Reventec will reveal new products at DSEI demonstrating their expertise in developing rugged, highly customizable sensors

Jul 26, 2023
Drone Detection & Tracking AESA Radar Introduced

For the first time at IDEF 2023, Meteksan Defence is exhibiting the Retinar AESA Radar, which will be capable of detecting and tracking micro and Kamikaze UAVs, from both stationary and moving installations

Jul 26, 2023
New Addition to ULAQ Family of USVs

The ULAQ KAMA by Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defence can serve as both a deterrent weapon and unmanned ISR platform with its uninterruptible communication system and very low silhouette

Jul 25, 2023
Speaker Line-up & Agenda Released for the UAV Technology Conference 2023

The brochure, speakers and programme have been announced by SAE Media Group, for the UAV Technology Conference, taking place in London, 25-26 September 2023

Jul 25, 2023
Beyond Vision to Supply Portuguese Navy with UAV Fleet

The fleet comprises 6 HEIFU multirotors and 6 VTOne VTOL aircrafts, specifically designed to meet the unique requirements of the Portguese Navy while aligning with NATO's guidelines

Jul 21, 2023
Gecko Robotics Contracted to Speed Maintenance Cycles on US Navy Ships

This contract with Huntington Ingalls represents an expansion of its work with the US Navy to increase the speed and quality of maintenance cycles for surface ships, including amphibious assault ships

Jul 18, 2023
SeeByte Partnership to Develop Secure Architecture for Multi-Domain Drone Swarms

The collaborative task forms part of DSTL's Maritime Autonomous Systems (MAS) program which aims to ensure the Royal Navy can securely operate swarms of mixed multi-domain UxVs

Jul 17, 2023
Dedrone Launches AI-Driven Counter-Drone C2 Platform

The updates represent a major leap forward in AI/ML enabled autonomous threat detection and classification capabilities

Jul 14, 2023
Draper Develops New Capabilities for Military sUAS 

In field tests, Draper demonstrates advances to its mobile military platform that include an autonomy framework, a sensor-driven mapping algorithm and sensors to detect the presence of CBRN elements

Jul 11, 2023
USAF Awards Contract for Advanced Drone Autonomy Software Development

Darkhive will integrate and test next generation autonomy software to a variety of UAS platforms

Jul 10, 2023
THeMIS UGV Completes First-of-its-Kind Ground Robotics Autonomy Trials

Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS UGV, equipped with the company’s intelligent functions kit MIFIK, was tested in scenarios designed to assess the technological readiness of the UGV and human-machine cooperation

Jul 10, 2023
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