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Canadian Navy Selects Puma II AE UAS for Coastal Defence Vessels

AeroVironment, Inc., and MDA (a Maxar Technologies company) have announced that the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has acquired the AeroVironment...

Mar 01, 2018
SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing 2018 Returns to Orlando

The latest sensing and imaging advancements for food security and safety, unmanned autonomous systems, hyperspectral imaging and the “Internet of...

Feb 27, 2018
Aeryon Creates Dedicated sUAS Contractor for Defense Agencies

Aeryon Labs has announced the launch of Aeryon Defense USA, an approved U.S. defense contractor that will deliver the next-generation...

Feb 02, 2018
French Defense Agency Supports Elistair’s Airwatch Project

Elistair, a designer and manufacturer of tethered drone systems for aerial surveillance, has signed an agreement with the French Defense...

Dec 13, 2017
UK Ministry of Defence Acquires Unmanned Bomb Disposal Robots

The UK Ministry of Defence has announced a contract worth up to £55 million for the acquisition of 56 bomb...

Sep 13, 2017
Autonomous Solutions to Research Driverless Vehicle AI for Department of Defense

Autonomous Solutions (ASI) has announced that it has been awarded additional funding through the Department of Defense (DoD) to further...

Jul 17, 2017
Spanish Defence Ministry Selects AUDS Counter-UAV System

Blighter Surveillance Systems has announced that the AUDS counter-UAV system, developed by Blighter and a consortium of UK defence companies,...

Jun 21, 2017
Australian Defence Force Selects AeroVironment Wasp AE SUAS

AeroVironment has announced that its Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft system has been selected by the Australian Defence Force (ADF)....

Jun 13, 2017
ARGO Unveils Amphibious Robot for Defense and Disaster Recovery

ARGO’s Space, Robotics and Defense Division, a manufacturer of unmanned robots and lunar space rovers designed to tackle harsh environments,...

May 17, 2017
General Atomics Provides Lithium-Ion Battery for Department of Defense UUV

General Atomics has announced that its Electromagnetic Systems group (GA-EMS) has been awarded a contract to provide its Lithium-ion Fault...

Apr 18, 2017
New Unmanned Autonomous Systems Track Announced for SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing 2017

The SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing (DCS) event, to be held 9-13 April 2017 in Anaheim, CA (USA), will this year...

Mar 22, 2017
Saab Acquires Mine Disposal Systems Manufacturer Nordic Defence Industries

Saab has announced that it has acquired the Danish naval company Nordic Defence Industries (NDI). NDI designs and manufactures mine...

Oct 19, 2016
Schiebel and Diehl Defence Renew Cooperation Agreement

Schiebel, manufacturer of the CAMCOPTER S-100 unmanned aircraft system (UAS), and Diehl Defence have announced that the two companies have...

Sep 26, 2016
UK Ministry of Defence Purchases Third Zephyr-S UAV

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has announced that it has ordered a third Zephyr-S Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), as...

Aug 18, 2016
UK MoD Launches Defence Innovation Initiative

The UK government has announced details of a new defence innovation initiative to support the development of futuristic technologies and...

Aug 15, 2016
Predator B UAS Detects and Tracks Ballistic Missile in Defense Test

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. has announced that through a contract with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), it executed a...

Aug 15, 2016
Airbus and Dedrone to Develop Drone Defense Systems

Airbus Defense and Space’s Electronics and Border Security (EBS) subsidiary, and Dedrone, a developer of drone detection technology, have announced...

Aug 08, 2016
Aitech Defense Announces New Rugged 3U VPX GigE and PCIe Switches

Aitech Defense Systems Inc., a provider of rugged embedded computing products, has announced that it now offers three rugged 3U...

Jul 26, 2016
LCR Embedded Systems Receives 5-Star Supplier Award From Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems

LCR Embedded Systems has once again been recognized for its quality, performance, and focus on total customer satisfaction by Raytheon...

Jun 22, 2016
CMI Defence Integrates UAV Control into Combat Vehicle Turret

CMI Defence has integrated Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) control into its combat vehicle turrets, a new feature that will extend...

Jun 20, 2016
Aitech Defense Launches New SBC for High Bandwidth Data Processing Requirements

Aitech Defense Systems, a provider of rugged embedded computing products, has announced its newest single-board computer (SBC), the rugged 3U...

May 31, 2016
FAA Selects British Anti-UAV Defence System for US Airport Trials

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has selected the world’s first fully integrated detect-track-disrupt-defeat Anti-UAV Defence System (AUDS) for...

May 31, 2016
Drone Aviation to Upgrade Department of Defense Tactical Aerostats

Drone Aviation Holding Corp., a manufacturer of tethered drones and lighter-than-air aerostats, has announced that it has been awarded a...

Apr 05, 2016
Cubic Global Defense Data Link Solutions Integrated into MQ-8C Fire Scout UAS

Cubic Global Defense (CGD), a developer of defense technologies, has announced that a Cubic-designed and produced Wide Band Line of...

Apr 05, 2016
Spanish Ministry of Defense to Acquire Predator B UAS

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems and related mission systems solutions, has announced...

Feb 19, 2016
Airbus Defense and Space Announces New Counter-UAV System

Airbus Defense and Space, Inc. has announced that it has developed a Counter-UAV System which detects illicit intrusions of Unmanned...

Jan 08, 2016
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