Military, Defense & Security News & Articles

New SOSA-Aligned PowerPC SBC for Military and Defense Applications

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

Jun 10, 2022
Aerosonde UAS Continues to Support US Navy Operations 

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

Jun 09, 2022
SeeByte Provides C2 & Autonomy for Royal Navy Mine Hunting Program

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

Jun 08, 2022
Amphibious Crawling Robots for Defense and Commercial Applications

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

Jun 02, 2022
Nano-UAVs Selected for US Army Soldier Borne Sensor Program

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

May 26, 2022
US Army to Present Advances in Human-Machine Teaming at MRAS USA 2022

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

May 24, 2022
Locally-Built Extra Large AUVs for Royal Australian Navy

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

May 05, 2022
US Navy Guided Missile Destroyer Launches First Aerosonde UAV

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

May 05, 2022
Royal Australian Navy to Acquire CAMCOPTER S-100 UAS 

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

May 04, 2022
Slovenian Navy Acquires MCM AUVs from RTsys 

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

Apr 22, 2022
Royal Navy to Provide Mine Hunting Capabilities Update at Maritime Conference

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

Apr 20, 2022
Mine Countermeasures AUVs Delivered to Danish Navy

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

Apr 14, 2022
Minehunting AUVs for UK Royal Navy

The AUVs will be powered by Seebyte's Neptune fleet autonomy software, which uses adaptive goal-based planning to provide optimal mission execution

Apr 13, 2022
QinetiQ to Support Future Royal Navy UAS Operations

QinetiQ will provide its experimentation expertise and its Banshee Jet80+ unmanned aerial targets to assist in the training of the Royal Navy’s Aircraft Carriers for real-world scenarios

Apr 13, 2022
Charles River Analytics to Develop USV AI for US Navy

The AI balances the visibility requirements in shipping lanes with the need for stealth in open waters

Apr 07, 2022
REMUS 300 Selected for U.S. Navy Next Generation Small UUV Program

The REMUS 300 UUV is designed to advance distributed maritime operations by conducting critical underwater missions

Mar 31, 2022
Elbit Systems UK Provides Swarm UAS for British Army 

The company will provide five swarms of six UAS to be used for surveillance, with the capability to fly and continuously monitor, scan and discover for up to eight hours

Mar 31, 2022
Indra Develops SATCOM for Long Endurance Defense Drones 

Indra’s new Satellite Communications (SATCOM) system will operate on both civilian and military communications bands, offering bandwidths of up to 20 megabits per second

Mar 29, 2022
Meteksan Defence to Showcase Unmanned Maritime Defense Systems

Products on show at DIMDEX 2022 include the ULAQ USVs and a 6x6 mobile coastal control station vehicle

Mar 21, 2022
Insitu Leads Team to Deliver Tactical UAS to Australian Army 

In service globally, Insitu Pacific’s Integrator is a proven, expeditionary UAS that delivers enduring multi-domain effects to enable a 24/7 intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability

Mar 17, 2022
Teal Drones to Compete in US Army SRR T2 Drone Program

The company will develop a next-generation drone prototype that is based on the Army's technical system requirements of the Short Range Reconnaissance Tranche 2 (SRR T2) program and competes for the SRR T2 production contract

Mar 17, 2022
Silent Arrow Wins Defense Contract for GD-2000 UAS

Silent Arrow’s GD-2000 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) platform has been selected for a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Warfighter Lab...

Feb 22, 2022
Skydio X2D Drone Chosen for U.S. Army Short Range Reconnaissance Program

Skydio has confirmed that its X2D UAS (unmanned aerial system) has been selected for the U.S. Army’s Short Range Reconnaissance...

Feb 11, 2022
Additional Autonomous Minehunting System for Royal Navy

The Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) Team has awarded ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK a contract to deliver an...

Feb 03, 2022
US Army Awards Contract for Tethered Aerostat Technology

COMSovereign Holding Corp.’s Lighter Than Air Systems subsidiary, Drone Aviation, has been awarded a multi-unit, $8.4 million subcontract from a U.S. Government prime...

Jan 24, 2022
US Navy Conducts Underwater Explosion Shock Test on UISS

The Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) has announced the successful completion of Underwater Explosion (UNDEX)...

Jan 12, 2022
Advancing Unmanned Systems Through Strategic Collaboration UST works with major OEMs to foster collaboration and increase engagement with SMEs, to accelerate innovation and drive unmanned systems capabilities forward.