Unmanned News & Articles

Saab to Provide MuMNS for Franco-British Maritime Mine Counter Measures Programme

Saab will deliver state-of-the-art mine identification and disposal systems operated from unmanned surface vessels, to significantly improve operational tempo

Jan 18, 2021
British Army Test ‘Bug’ Drone

The nano-UAV developed by BAE Systems and UAVTEK has a 2km range, boasts a stealthy low visual profile, and was the only UAV able to cope with uncompromising weather during a recent Army Warfighting Experiment

Jan 13, 2021
High-Altitude BACN Gateway System Reaches 200,000 Combat Flight Hours

Northrop Grumman’s advanced Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) gateway system translates and distributes imagery, voice and tactical data from disparate elements - enhancing situational awareness for warfighters

Jan 12, 2021
Sagetech to Develop Solutions for Future USAF Detect and Avoid System 

The company will develop components for a detect-and-avoid system that will enable unmanned aerial systems to safely operate beyond visual line-of-sight in the National Airspace System

Jan 12, 2021
Solar-Electric Zephyr HAPS Completes New Test Flight Campaign

The Airbus Defense and Space campaign focused on operational flexibility and aircraft agility, testing lower altitude flying and early stage transition to the stratosphere of the solar-electric Zephyr.

Jan 06, 2021
Boeing’s MQ-25 Drone Makes First Test Flight with Aerial Refueling Store for U.S. Navy

The successful 2.5-hour flight with the Cobham ARS mounted under the wing, was designed to test the aircraft’s aerodynamics, with future flights planned to ensure the ARS and the software operating it work harmoniously

Dec 31, 2020
Advanced Mobile Counter-sUAS System to Enhance U.S. DoD Force Protection and Situational Awareness

ELTA North America’s On-The-Move V4 (OTM V4) integrated solution, implements a multi-sensor, multi-layer architecture that protects against the increasing threat of rogue drones

Dec 21, 2020
Kratos to Supply XQ-58A Valkyrie Unmanned Aircraft to USAF under Skyborg Program

New contract includes three phases of design, integration and testing of the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie system, integrating multiple customer-defined mission payloads and customized autonomy

Dec 16, 2020
MQ-9B SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian RPA Pass Full-Scale Static Wing Test

Success proves design meets stringent standards and represents a major milestone for GA-ASI in qualifying the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) to fly in non-segregated airspace

Dec 15, 2020
Modular ISR Data Analysis and Storage Solution Exploits UAS Sensor Data in Near Real-Time

The fully standards–compliant system from Kongsberg Geospatial is capable of Processing, Exploiting and Distributing (PED) sensor data from Tactical UAV’s in a portable package on the front-line

Dec 14, 2020
Bespoke Multi-Sensor Electro-Optic Platform Selected for Armed Reconnaissance UGV

Silent Sentinel's system will be used on the Rheinmetall Mission Master UGV, and includes a dual EO/IR camera, a laser range finder and a panoramic full ring camera for 360° surveillance

Dec 09, 2020
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