Unmanned Systems

Vehicle software is continuously gaining sophistication, creating new threat vectors in the process. As autonomous and connected vehicles become software driven, risks increase that...

The recent events at London's Gatwick Airport is a real-life example of how even an amateur drone pilot can disrupt major infrastructure. Now that...

International terrorism always targets headlines. When using drones, some expertise is required, especially if adapting commercial drones, and the payload needs to be developed...

Israeli researchers have created what they said is the first robot to truly use echolocation - a biological sonar like the one that bats...

A new project by the US Army seeks out robots that would do the fighting for the fighters in the field. The project entails...

Flying drones over crowds of people can be dangerous, and from now on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will require a permission to do...

The effectiveness of unmanned aerial vehicles is limited by their flight time and payload capacity. Longer flight times are often needed and alternative power...

The design details of the Scorpion, the new multi-mission, ‘back-packable’ unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), was unveiled by Endeavor Robotics last December. The high-mobility UGV...

U.S. Navy shipboard communications experts needed a digital datalink, an electronic connection for the exchange of information, to enable the naval helicopter to share...

A $4.1 million Predator drone crash that occurred in 2017 was only reported recently. The US MQ-1B Predator drone crashed after its crew lost...

Innovations and developments found in aerospace and defense often trickle down to the commercial market as products and new capabilities for big data and...

Due to their low price and availability, commercial drones and hobbyist drones are a regular part of irregular warfare now, and those skills are...

During a recent demo, an autonomous drone was deployed to map tunnels as small as 3×3 meters, yielding accurate 3D renderings without sending miners...

A new target system that allows anti-aircraft gunners to practice repelling an attack by a swarm of drones, is developed by the Russian Kupol...

There are a number of UAV developments under way in Asia in an effort for nations in the region to be able to operate...

Transporting supplies to places that are difficult for access or dangerous is a challenging mission for military forces. Delivering humanitarian aid to disaster zones...

Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) technology will continue to expand its presence in U.S. military operations, with combat commanders expecting 24/7 battlefield surveillance. Further, these...

Swarm robotics have an expanding variety of uses, ranging from industrial to military and defense purposes. Back in 2015, the University of Lincoln unveiled...

Drone technology has achieved considerable advances during 2018. Several drone technologies disrupted the drone market this year, according to geospatialworld.net: Breaking the Barriers -...

The wars of the future are already here.The Army has recently revealed a technology that can be used to wage war in the future:...

Sea mines left in place for decades are an enduring risk. There are plenty of sea lanes where live weapons of dead wars persist....

An Airbus helicopter demonstrated an unmanned flight. The VSR700 aircraft is designed to complement manned helicopters, without replacing them, on ships ranging from small...