Unmanned Systems

Soft robots are often seen as a promising solution for operating in delicate or constrained environments, but they come with a key limitation: movement....

Building small flying robots that move like insects has long been a challenge for engineers. Flapping-wing systems are highly agile and energy efficient, but...

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is looking for new ways to use drones and sensors to analyze human behaviors that indicate...

Vintage Soviet rocket launchers, paired with cheap modern engines and advances in remote control, are elevating squad-level drones from mere scouts into deadly ambush...

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The US Air Force has been enhancing its anti-unmanned aircraft capabilities with innovative technologies. An $18 million follow-on contract for the delivery of numerous...

The temporary shut down of UK Gatwick Airport due to drones flying over the airfield has raised worldwide concern. In the US, forbes.com claims...

iHLS is inviting startups in this field to join the 8th cycle of its Security Accelerator, the world’s first accelerator in the HLS field....

NASA, as part of its Innovative Advanced Concepts Program (NIAC), is looking to build the “first lunar railway system” using robots and a concept...

DARPA has officially revealed XRQ-73, its latest stealth fixed-wing drone developed for an “urgent operational need” and set to be operational as soon as...

Lockheed Martin's Stalker VXE30 drone is currently undergoing tests by the British Armed Forces in hopes of being operational for reconnaissance missions by the...

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Waymo, the self-driving service owned by Alphabet (previously Google Self-Driving Car Project), has taken a significant step in proving the safety of its autonomous...

Iran's Revolutionary Guards recently tested AI-equipped missiles during military exercises in the Persian Gulf, which, is true, could mark a significant development in the...

In recent times, small, inexpensive, commercially available drones have become some of the deadliest pieces of weaponry that exist. Now, the US Army is...

Ukraine’s ongoing efforts to counter unmanned aerial threats have taken an unconventional turn with the deployment of repurposed agricultural aircraft—specifically, a Czechoslovakian Z-137 crop duster—now...

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has unveiled its latest unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), the Gambit 6, at the International Fighter Conference in Rome. This...

Moving equipment, sensors, and unmanned systems across land–sea boundaries has long been a logistical bottleneck. Most platforms are built for either terrain or water,...

Robots intended to work alongside people or operate in confined, unpredictable environments need actuators that can bend, twist, and conform in ways that traditional...

Modern aerial battlefields are becoming increasingly congested, characterized by a proliferation of small, low-cost threats that prove challenging and often uneconomical to intercept using...

Advanced military systems increasingly depend on civilian technologies that scale fast, iterate quickly, and draw on dense supply chains. Drones, electric propulsion, sensors, and...

Naval air defense is under growing strain. Small, low-cost drones are increasingly used to probe or saturate warships, forcing crews to rely on missiles...