Unmanned Systems

Unmanned Systems

Unmanned ground, aerial and naval systems provide a remotely-operated and autonomous safe option for surveillance, data gathering, inspection, resupply, etc. for defense, security and dual-use missions.

Tesla recently announced that in a short period of time, vehicles will have full self-driving capability, but, according to a RAND Corp. expert there’s...

UK ministers have ordered the Department of Transport (DoT), the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to start testing what...

The UK and France have been cooperating in a Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) program based on unmanned vehicle technology. On the 20th of...

The Russian government is backing a military research project to develop a microwave-based weapon designed to take out unmanned enemy drones from up to...

Facebook plans to fly at least one small, wireless drone at an altitude of 400 feet around its headquarters in the coming months. Meaning...

Autonomous systems can contribute to the efficient fight against environmental damage, for the benefit of military vehicles and installations maintenance. A new contract will...

During the following weeks NASA partners will fly five unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), beyond visual line-of-sight of their human operators, to test planning, tracking...

General Atomics is to start testing a potentially revolutionary weapon: a 150-kilowatt class laser. It is not the only company developing laser weapons, however,...

The Marine Corps is in the early phases of developing a large Group 5 unmanned aerial system (UAS) that would operate from a ship...

Japanese tele-robotics company V-Cube Robotics (VRJ) has entered a strategic partnership with Singapore’s H3 Dynamics to roll out the company’s DRONEBOX drone deployment base...

The White House is taking steps to rein in commercial drone flights over U.S. airspace amid concerns that the tiny, flying machines will be...

The US Navy will be equipping its newly-upgraded unmanned helicopter MQ-8C Fire Scout with Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s Osprey electronically scanned radar, helping expand crews’ surveillance capabilities...

In order to achieve maximum operational performance, unmanned aircraft systems must be able to complete missions in adverse weather conditions, such as light to...

A number of upgrades to UK-operated unmanned aerial systems were demonstrated at the Royal Navy’s Unmanned Warrior exercise this month. Boeing and Thales have...

The PIRO smart video stabilizer that was previously only available to professionals was launched this month. From the widespread popularity of selfie sticks to...

The use of UAVs for mapping disaster areas, evaluating the damage, monitoring wide range fires or earthquakes, especially in areas that cannot be accessed...

Video footage of Iran's Simorgh unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) taking off and landing was filmed at Kashan International Airport, according to IHS Jane’s 360. Shown...

Several shark-spotting surveillance drones will be used to improve beach patrols’ precision in Western Australia's South West. Fisheries minister, Joe Francis, claimed the $88,000...

Earlier this summer, at least one team of Raiders from Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command deployed to Iraq with a new drone. The...

The government of the Northern district, Punjab, in India has offered to put its own UAVs in the sky and patrol boats in the...

NASA announced recently that it’s been using a drone to track Hurricane Matthew. The space agency said that the tool being used is a...

The South African company Ultimate Unmanned has launched its new Viper 1000C unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which is based on a Stemme motor glider. The...