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.

EU border patrol agency Frontex announced recently that it intends to use remotely piloted aircraft for maritime surveillance, adding drones to its existing portfolio...

Satellite expert Roger McKinley warns that “we've become overdependent” on GPS, in an interview with Vox. The former president of the Royal Institute of...

China’s self-driving car testing is kicking into high-gear. Two autonomous vehicles built by Changan Automobile have completed a 2000 km journey in six days...

The Israeli air force (IAF) is now better equipped to use the intelligence products of its UAV's. That is a step that was expected and...
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In a world-first, MIT has 3D printed robots: solids, liquids, hydraulics, and all. This impressive success could hasten the age of affordable robotics, as...

By Arie Egozi Unmanned air vehicles (UAV) systems carrier? Well, not in the near future but while until some years ago, the idea would have...

The space race is heating up again in recent years, but this time it’s not major world powers that are competing against each other,...

India is putting unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to good use for an ambitious project. Indian Railway has been using UAVs to inspect the construction...

Will advanced hovering tethered platforms make tactical aerostats obsolete? This question does not have a definite answer but more and more experts ask it. The new breed...
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Hitachi has introduced the third generation of its humanoid robot. Meet EMIEW3. The first EMIEW came into the world back in 2005, with its...

The threat is real and imminent. A cyber attack on Israeli infrastructure may include air traffic control installations. In recent weeks, Israel has been...

Vision and understanding images is no longer the purview of biological creatures only. In recent years, computers have become astonishingly good at understanding what...

Having the right tool for the right job is about half the recipe for success. Unfortunately, having the right tool at the right time...

A police investigation is under way after a passenger plane approaching Heathrow Airport was hit by what is believed to have been a drone....
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We’ve have written at length on these pages about the dismal state of security in most consumer-grade tech products. For many manufacturers, it seems,...
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If you’re building a drone or robot you’re gonna need it to know where it’s at and where it’s going. For that, you’ll need...

Rolls-Royce is predicting that in just four years, crewless “drone ships” will be sailing the seas with no crew on board. The aircraft engine...

With the rise of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), so rises the risk of mid-air UAV collisions, whether with other unmanned craft, or worse, with...

Singapore may be getting the world’s first driverless taxis quite soon, if all goes to plan. NuTonomy is an MIT-born startup that has its...

The Pentagon is concerned with adversarial nations giving robots and advanced weapons systems the power to act of their own accord, said Deputy Defense...
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The Washington Post reports on “what appears to be an Israeli-made suicide drone” filmed “flying over the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh,” area of historic...

You may not know who George Hotz (aka geohot) is, but many have enjoyed the fruits of his labours. In fact, he is something...