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New Drone Fires Thales Missile in Unmanned Air Combat Milestone
New Drone Fires Thales Missile in Unmanned Air Combat Milestone

A Thales Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM) has been fired from Flyby Technology’s new JACKAL drone in a trial sponsored by the Rapid Capabilities Office of the Royal Air Force

Apr 19, 2023
US Navy Orders Unmanned Tactical Resupply Aircraft 
US Navy Orders Unmanned Tactical Resupply Aircraft 

SURVICE Engineering and Malloy Aeronautics will provide Tactical Resupply Vehicle aircraft to carry out essential resupply to warfighters in contested environments, reducing the number of troops put in harm’s way

Apr 18, 2023
UK Presents Military Robotics Strategy at Military Robotics & Autonomous Systems Conference
UK Presents Military Robotics Strategy at Military Robotics & Autonomous Systems Conference

Senior representatives from the British Army HQ, Royal Marines, UK MoD, and Dstl will be speaking at this highly anticipated event, taking place 17-18 April 2023 in London

Apr 14, 2023
Amprius Batteries to Power New AeroVironment Missile System
Amprius Batteries to Power New AeroVironment Missile System

Amprius’ high energy density lithium-ion battery cells are set to increase the flight time of the Switchblade 300 Block 20 missile system by 50%

Apr 12, 2023
Alpha 900 Unmanned Helicopters for US Government
Alpha 900 Unmanned Helicopters for US Government

Rapid Expeditionary Concepts and Alpha Unmanned Systems will provide deployment and training support using the Alpha 900 in a joint operational evaluation to be conducted by the US DoD over the next two years

Apr 12, 2023
British Army Holds First UK Trial of Heavy UGVs
British Army Holds First UK Trial of Heavy UGVs

The H-UGVs were tested against a range of criteria including speed, how they coped with difficult terrain and communication systems

Apr 12, 2023
Attendees Announced for Counter UAS Technology Europe 2023
Attendees Announced for Counter UAS Technology Europe 2023

Taking place 19-20 April 2023 at the Copthorne Tara Hotel in London, UK, the conference will drive discussion on how to protect European nations from the expanding UAS threat

Apr 11, 2023
Minesweeping System for US Navy Common USVs
Minesweeping System for US Navy Common USVs

Textron Systems’ Magnetic and Acoustic Generation Next Unmanned Superconducting Sweep system supports the Office of Naval Research and the US Navy’s transition from traditional legacy towed mine-sweep systems

Apr 06, 2023
Partnership Combines RF Spectrum Sensing & Radar for Drone Tracking
Partnership Combines RF Spectrum Sensing & Radar for Drone Tracking

AeroDefense’s AirWarden RF spectrum sensing system integrated with O.W.L.’s radar technology can detect RF-based and radio-silent drones and their operators as soon as the drone is turned on

Apr 04, 2023
Northwest UAV Engine Powers Cargo Drone at US Navy Bluewater Competition
Northwest UAV Engine Powers Cargo Drone at US Navy Bluewater Competition

Northwest UAV’s NW-88 engine successfully supported Skyways’ V2.6 unmanned cargo aircraft during beyond the horizon ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship critical missions

Apr 03, 2023
US Counter-Drone Office Tests APKWS Laser-Guidance Kits
US Counter-Drone Office Tests APKWS Laser-Guidance Kits

This successful testing of BAE Systems’ APKWS against Class-2 UAS paves the way for fielding of the precision-guided rockets to partner nations around the globe

Mar 31, 2023
Who to see at Sea-Air-Space 2023
Who to see at Sea-Air-Space 2023

UnmannedSystemsTechnology.com are working with a number of companies attending this year’s Sea-Air-Space conference & exposition

Mar 29, 2023
Red Cat Holdings Invests in First Modular, 3D Printed & Payload Agnostic UAS
Red Cat Holdings Invests in First Modular, 3D Printed & Payload Agnostic UAS

Firestorm is building a new category of fixed-wing UAS with 30-day product iterations, a commitment to open-system architectures, and an additive manufacturing approach that allows it to scale production in an elastic manner

Mar 17, 2023
New Tethered Drone Designed for Tactical Communications
New Tethered Drone Designed for Tactical Communications

Elistair’s Orion Heavy Lift (HL) is able to carry payloads of 4 kgs at 90 meters and 5 kgs at 50 meters for flight durations of 50 hours

Mar 10, 2023
NATO Navy Orders Synthetic Aperture Sonar for AUVs
NATO Navy Orders Synthetic Aperture Sonar for AUVs

Capable of 2 cm x 2 cm Ultra High-Definition SAS imaging at long ranges, Kraken Robotics’ AquaPix SAS brings this capability to small, man-portable vehicles, towed systems, and deep-water vehicles

Mar 10, 2023
Sener to Develop Line-of-Sight Data Links for Eurodrone
Sener to Develop Line-of-Sight Data Links for Eurodrone

Sener Aerospace & Defense will undertake the development, series production and logistic in-service life cycle support of the two subsystems that will connect the unmanned aircraft with the different ground stations

Mar 07, 2023
Gyro-Stabilized Automatic Aviation Cannon Developed for Drones
Gyro-Stabilized Automatic Aviation Cannon Developed for Drones

UAVHE’s BADUGA features a gyroscopic stabilizer that maintains the center of gravity in the same position, even with varying barrel inclination angles, aerodynamic resistance, and magazine capacity

Mar 07, 2023
US Army Awards Five Prototyping Agreements for Future Tactical UAS Inc. 2
US Army Awards Five Prototyping Agreements for Future Tactical UAS Inc. 2

The FTUAS is the Army’s premier VTOL UAS modernization effort and Increment 2 requirements include runway independence, point take-off and landing, and a rapidly deployable UAS capability

Mar 03, 2023
MQ-9B Drone Selected for Japanese MALE RPAS Project
MQ-9B Drone Selected for Japanese MALE RPAS Project

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ MQ-9B SeaGuardian will be used to conduct tests to review adaptability to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s manned-unmanned teaming missions

Mar 03, 2023
Australian-Made Hybrid VTOL Drone Launched at Avalon Airshow 2023
Australian-Made Hybrid VTOL Drone Launched at Avalon Airshow 2023

STRIX is being developed by BAE Systems Australia and Perth-based Innovaero for missions including air to ground strike against hostile targets and persistent ISR

Mar 02, 2023
MQ-9B SkyGuardian® RPAS Completes Cold Weather Validation Flight
MQ-9B SkyGuardian® RPAS Completes Cold Weather Validation Flight

According to GA-ASI, this validation flight satisfies the cold weather operational capability needs for Nordic countries’ defense and security needs

Mar 01, 2023
Drone Detection Partnership for D-Fend Solutions
Drone Detection Partnership for D-Fend Solutions

D-Fend Solutions have partnered with Securiton Germany to combine its counter-unmanned aerial vehicle system (C-UAS) EnforceAir with Securiton’s SecuriDrone to create an RF-based protection method

Feb 28, 2023
Collins Aerospace Provides UAS & Robotics Support to Saudi Arabia
Collins Aerospace Provides UAS & Robotics Support to Saudi Arabia

The company believes its mission systems hardware and software combined with its radio communication, imaging and sensor development expertise will be key to developing UAS sovereign capabilities in the country

Feb 24, 2023
US Army Continues Shadow Tactical UAS Modernization
US Army Continues Shadow Tactical UAS Modernization

Textron Systems will provide continued contractor logistics support; field service; maintenance including hardware, spares and repairs; and engineering support for the Shadow Tactical UAS

Feb 23, 2023
New Squad Radio Launched at IDEX 2023
New Squad Radio Launched at IDEX 2023

CODAN | DTC’s new Sentry Mesh 6161-L soldier/squad radio is designed for demanding military applications that require performance, range and versatility in a lightweight, wearable unit

Feb 22, 2023
D-Fend Solutions to Provide C-UAS Security in The UAE
D-Fend Solutions to Provide C-UAS Security in The UAE

D-Fend Solutions will cooperate with the UAE defense company Resource Industries to provide advanced C-UAS technology to the United Arab Emirates’ security agencies

Feb 21, 2023
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