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US Navy EPF-13 Completes Acceptance & Unmanned Logistics Prototype Trials
US Navy EPF-13 Completes Acceptance & Unmanned Logistics Prototype Trials

USNS Apalachicola (EPF-13), constructed by Austal USA, has successfully completed acceptance trials, including the demonstration of technology that will enable unmanned operations and autonomous missions

Sep 14, 2022
Security Today Name Rajant a Winner of 2022 New Product of the Year
Security Today Name Rajant a Winner of 2022 New Product of the Year

The company was awarded best in ‘Intelligent Communications’ for its Peregrine LTE BreadCrumb

Sep 12, 2022
DE&S Tests Ghost V60 Robotic Dogs for British Army Operations
DE&S Tests Ghost V60 Robotic Dogs for British Army Operations

The DE&S Future Capability Group (FCG) has partnered with the British Army to test the capabilities of the Ghost Robotics V60 Quadruped

Sep 12, 2022
Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology USA 2022 Conference Attendees Revealed 
Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology USA 2022 Conference Attendees Revealed 

SAE Media Group has announced its attendees for the Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology USA Conference taking place in Arlington, VA, September 28-29, 2022

Sep 09, 2022
IXI EW Awarded an STTR for Stabilized Directional Antennas for Small Platforms
IXI EW Awarded an STTR for Stabilized Directional Antennas for Small Platforms

IXI EW is developing automated position-correcting control units to improve the range and adverse weather performance of unmanned vehicle communication systems and enhance anti-jamming capabilities

Sep 08, 2022
Next Generation UAS Platform for US Special Operators
Next Generation UAS Platform for US Special Operators

Berry Aviation's design employs advanced technologies that deliver solutions uniquely suited to Special Operations Forces members operating in contested environments

Sep 05, 2022
USAF Eglin EOD Flight Receives New EOD Robot 
USAF Eglin EOD Flight Receives New EOD Robot 

The T7 robot, built by L3Harris Technologies, is a designed to replace the 20-year-old F6A Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) system

Aug 31, 2022
Cottonmouth ARV Prototype Completed for USMC
Cottonmouth ARV Prototype Completed for USMC

Despite supply chain issues affecting the defense industry, Textron Systems finished the Cottonmouth ARV prototype four months after the Critical Design Review that took place in April 2022

Aug 30, 2022
Autonomous Swarming AI Munitions for USAF
Autonomous Swarming AI Munitions for USAF

The Web Weasels solution from Liteye Systems and Unmanned Experts will allow commanders to plan, task and manage multiple swarming assets

Aug 30, 2022
DARPA to Build, Test & Demonstrate First NOMARS USV
DARPA to Build, Test & Demonstrate First NOMARS USV

The agency selected Serco’s Defiant design to move forward into Phase 2 of the No Manning Required Ship (NOMARS) program, which seeks to build and demonstrate a new Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV)

Aug 26, 2022
DSI Announces 2nd Annual Military Vehicle Systems Summit
DSI Announces 2nd Annual Military Vehicle Systems Summit

This year’s summit, taking place November 30-December 1, 2022, in National Harbor, MD, will explore current and future efforts that aim to maximize the power, survivability, and lethality of US military vehicles

Aug 24, 2022
Partnership to Build Mine Countermeasures USVs
Partnership to Build Mine Countermeasures USVs

Bollinger Shipyards has partnered with HII Unmanned Systems and Raytheon Technologies to deliver three Mine Countermeasures Unmanned Surface Vessels (MCM USV) to the U.S. Navy

Aug 24, 2022
Industrial-Grade Servo Propulsion Modules for UAVs
Industrial-Grade Servo Propulsion Modules for UAVs

State-of-the-art drone servo motors and high-precision electronic speed controllers (ESCs) with embedded position sensors for maximum propulsion efficiency

Aug 22, 2022
US Army Selects AeroVironment Medium UAS for FTUAS Increment 1
US Army Selects AeroVironment Medium UAS for FTUAS Increment 1

Increment 1 entails testing and fielding JUMP 20 medium unmanned aircraft on an accelerated schedule as it competes to become the US Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) of choice

Aug 22, 2022
AeroVironment Expands Autonomy Capabilities with Planck Aerosystems Acquisition
AeroVironment Expands Autonomy Capabilities with Planck Aerosystems Acquisition

AeroVironment will focus on integrating Planck Aerosystems’ flight autonomy solutions into its UAS offerings to enable safe, autonomous takeoff and landing from moving platforms on land or at sea in GPS-denied environments

Aug 18, 2022
Ground-Based Detect & Avoidance System Supports Manned/Unmanned Teaming
Ground-Based Detect & Avoidance System Supports Manned/Unmanned Teaming

Naval Aviation’s new avoidance technology Guardian is the only ground based detect and avoidance system developed to meet the FAA’s performance standards for unmanned systems

Aug 18, 2022
MoveIt Studio Developer Platform & SDK Launched for Manipulation Applications
MoveIt Studio Developer Platform & SDK Launched for Manipulation Applications



PickNik Robotics’ MoveIt Studio Developer Platform and Software Development Kit (SDK) aim to help robotics and software engineers to create, debug, and ship complex manipulation projects faster


Aug 18, 2022
Personnel Safety System for Uncrewed Ground Combat Vehicles in Development
Personnel Safety System for Uncrewed Ground Combat Vehicles in Development

Stratom’s unique solution will enable the uncrewed ground combat vehicle to determine when personnel or combatants are nearby and leverage that information to inform the robotic system’s actions

Aug 18, 2022
Fairbanks Morse Defense Expands Unmanned Marine Vehicle Capabilities
Fairbanks Morse Defense Expands Unmanned Marine Vehicle Capabilities

Fairbanks Morse Defense and DECK Marine Systems will co-develop an intelligent Launch and Recovery System (LARS) for use with unmanned marine vehicles

Aug 17, 2022
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered AUV Completes Successful Demonstration Missions
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered AUV Completes Successful Demonstration Missions

The missions demonstrated the autonomous launch of a micro-AUV from Cellula Robotics’ Solus-LR while submerged and underway

Aug 16, 2022
Partnership Advances Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response Vehicle
Partnership Advances Maritime Expeditionary Standoff Response Vehicle

SeeByte and Greensea Systems have announced an ongoing collaboration in Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) autonomy to satisfy the needs of key maritime robotics consumers such as the US Navy

Aug 16, 2022
Onboard AI Launched at DOD Field Exercise
Onboard AI Launched at DOD Field Exercise

SFL Scientific’s OptoAI identified visual, thermal, and chemical threats in real-time, on board a small UAV, displaying markers in an augmented reality (AR) sandtable for command & control

Aug 16, 2022
E400 VTOL Drone Now With Secure Autopilot
E400 VTOL Drone Now With Secure Autopilot

Asymmetric Technologies’ Ironclad flight controller is designed with premium encryption features, including initial user authentication, secure connection, and anti-tamper features that will wipe encryption keys in an emergency

Aug 15, 2022
Edge Autonomy Acquires Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology Company 
Edge Autonomy Acquires Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology Company 

Adaptive Energy's lightweight, energy dense Solid Oxide Fuel Cells have been integrated as critical technology in Edge Autonomy's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) platforms for over 10 years

Aug 15, 2022
C2 Software Renewed for Belgian Navy Mine Warfare School & AUV Fleet
C2 Software Renewed for Belgian Navy Mine Warfare School & AUV Fleet

The Belgian Navy has renewed licenses to continue using SeeByte’s multi-domain Command and Control (C2) system SeeTrack v4, and the Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) system

Aug 15, 2022
EMCORE Acquires the KVH FOG & Inertial Navigation Systems Business
EMCORE Acquires the KVH FOG & Inertial Navigation Systems Business

EMCORE has announced the acquisition of the Fiber Optic Gyroscope (FOG) and Inertial Navigation Systems business segment of KVH Industries

Aug 11, 2022
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