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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

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

Reventec's capacitive fuel level sensor allows the Alpha 900 to deliver up to 4 hours of continuous flight

Milrem Robotics’ THeMIS UGV is a multi-mission capable system intended to support dismounted troops and can transport a squad’s gear or be rapidly converted into a weaponized remotely operated unit to offer force protection

Cambridge Pixel’s SPx Viewer-3D enables users to manipulate the viewpoint to observe data from 3D or 2D radars, along with AIS and ADS-B information from any angle for tasks such as drone detection

The Black Eagle 50 Electric helicopter can carry multiple payloads and sensors and is ideal for advanced maritime missions

A new four-year investment from the MoD will see the creation of an uncrewed flying demonstrator adapted for roles including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, maritime specific missions and logistics supply

The demonstration saw a ground based operator control a UAS transmitting control commands and receiving sensor and platform information that included Free Space Optical Communications as a bi-directional link in its mission communication system

Boeing and the US Navy conducted flight tests in which a Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft demonstrated command and control of three Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

Through this partnership with Orolia, Safran Electronics & Defense will offer a complete and cohesive set of resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) architectures and equipment

Teledyne FLIR’s Centaur is currently used by Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams to disable unexploded ordnance, improvised explosive devices, landmines, and to perform similar dangerous tasks

Charles River Analytics is creating ROMAN (Real-Time Ortho-Mosaicking for Awareness and Navigation), a set of software components for creating real-time sea surface maps and detecting maritime objects

Teledyne FLIR Defense’s Black Hornet is suited for covert operations in highly contested and GPS-denied environments

The PackBot 525 UGV is designed for a wide range of missions such as bomb disposal, close-in surveillance and hazardous materials

The SBC is designed for real-time data processing applications such as UAV mission computers and SIGINT

Textron Systems will continue to deploy its Aerosonde UAS to provide maritime operations aboard the USS Hershel Woody Williams

The UK Ministry of Defence and SeeByte will develop and deliver Command and Control (C2) and Autonomy architectures that will operate across the Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) program to enable best of breed solutions

Bayonet's robots are deployable from land or water and have been designed to traverse the ocean floor as well as operate on land

Designed for operations in contested environments, nearly silent, and with a flight time up to 25 minutes, Teledyne FLIR’s pocket-sized Black Hornet drone transmits live video and HD still images back to the operator

The Military Robotics and Autonomous Systems USA Conference will feature briefings on how human-machine teaming will enhance the operational and institutional effectiveness of the US Army, international allies, and its partners

Anduril Industries and the Australian Defense Force are partnering to develop modular, customizable XL-AUVs that can be optimized with a variety of payloads for military and non-military missions

Integrated into the ship’s combat systems, the Aerosonde from Textron Systems is equipped to deliver day/night full-motion video, wide area surveillance, communications relay, signals intelligence and more

The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has selected Schiebel's CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned helicopter for Block One of its Sea 129 Phase 5 project

RTsys will supply three AUVs to give the Slovenian Armed Forces’ Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Diving Department full Mine Counter Measure (MCM) capabilities from very shallow water up to 300m depth

Commodore Steve Prest from the Royal Navy has joined the speaker line-up for Unmanned Maritime Systems Technology Conference 2022, taking place 11-12 May in London, UK

The AUVS utilise Voyis' Recon LS System, which features 4K digital stills cameras and quantifiable 3D laser models