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The US Navy and UK Royal Navy have successfully executed a maritime sensor-to-shooter demonstration culminating in the firing of an AeroVironment Switchblade 300 tactical...

US and UK forces simulated a combat scenario using a common platform, enabling operators to share data and machine learning algorithms to support wide-area...

In an effort designed to enhance access to healthcare services in rural parts of the UK, a first-of-its-kind drone distribution network is under development. Meanwhile,...

The UK Navy experiments launching jet-powered drones from its carriers. Fixed-wing drones were flown from a carrier’s vast flight deck to assess how they...

The UK military is getting anti-drone laser weapons. The British Ministry of Defence has awarded three directed-energy weapon demonstrator contracts totaling £72.5 million ($100...
vessel anchor

In a first, the Royal Navy is reassigning an experienced crew from a Mine Countermeasures Squadron, and putting them in charge of autonomous minehunting...
tactical communication

Artificial intelligence is at the heart of a force protection system for the UK military. Anduril has secured a two-year, $5.2 million contract to...
fighter aircraft

A new autonomous aircraft could become the next-generation of drones that accompany manned planes into battle. Northrop Grumman has unveiled the stealthy jet Model...

Advanced maritime information technology was demonstrated successfully in an unmanned aerial vehicle. The trials demonstrated how a navy warship can benefit from the intelligence...
organized crime

With an explosion of data and phone devices and computers in recent years, workloads for law enforcement investigators have grown exponentially, and It’s taking...
biological

For a number of years Dstl – the UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory  – has been researching the potential of using autonomy and...
all-terrain vehicle

British Royal Marines have tested American-made Polaris MRZR-D4, new lightweight all-terrain 4x4 vehicles. The vehicle is an ultralight 4x4 off-roader that can carry up to...

The UK has ordered 13 more Protector RG Mk1 Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS). The SkyGuardian is referred to as Protector by the British...
Photo illust. US Missile Defense Agency Flickr

The UK will develop new systems that will allow missiles in flight to communicate with one another. The British Ministry of Defence is investing...
underwater drone

A drone disguised as a manta ray will be used by British troops for military intelligence. The near undetectable drone will be deployed by...
Photo illust US Marine Corps

The UK has successfully developed combat cloud capabilities. The combat cloud designed to network all future aircraft and other platforms is now ready to...

A new unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) project offers an autonomous navigation system for maritime applications. The project received £400,000 from the UK Ministry of...

Airborne coronavirus transmission has been recognized as a key route of infection by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Center for Disease Control and...

Unmanned surface vehicles are becoming more and more autonomous, capable of accomplishing more sophisticated missions. The University of Plymouth, UK, and the Royal Navy...

Imagine a scenario in which the operations of a recreational drone were disrupted as an emergency response drone was dispatched to investigate a possible...
airport security - photo illus. airport by Pixabay

Flights for business or vacation destinations are almost back to normal in the post-pandemic world. Yet passengers are still worried about being infected in...

A new nano drone technology based on AI will help frontline troops gain situational awareness in even the most difficult conditions. SnapShot aerial camera...