Unmanned Systems

The US Naval Forces Central Command began operational testing of a sailboat-style drone - a saildrone. This is a wind and solar-powered unmanned surface...

The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is working on a project that aims to launch volley of small drones from military aircraft...

Both Russia and China have been advancing the development of suicide drone technologies, presenting serious challenges to military forces around the world. The Russian military...

The U.S. Army is seeking new leading-edge technology that will allow Soldiers to fight off electromagnetic and cyber threats at the same time they...

The US Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR) has developed an innovative batch of swarming drones and a new way to launch them. The...

The Russian design bureau VR-Technologies, part of Russian Helicopters, will build the country’s first ever electric-powered heavy-lift convertiplane prototype by 2019. According to defenseworld.net’s...

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A new sensor system offers high-resolution digital lidar technology for researchers, roboticists, and commercial applications. The sensor is designed to accelerate the development and...

Small first-person-view (FPV) drones have become a central tool in modern conflicts, but training operators remains a challenge. Real-world FPV flying demands quick reactions,...

The navalised variant of the the Kamov Ka-52 Alligator (Hokum-B) attack/reconnaissance helicopter - the Ka-52K Katran - will be equipped with a compact active...

Northrop Grumman and the Navy say they’ve just completed the ninth flight trial of the Triton unmanned aircraft system (UAS), an improvement upon its...

The United States Marine Corps have recently submitted a proposal to the Office of Naval Research to begin researching to develop small, crawling unmanned...

A recently conducted UK study suggests that there might not be any use for traffic lights in a world filled with autonomous vehicles. The...

Next-generation drones, built to track and hunt other drones, might be designed using hunting principles used by one of nature's most capable predators. Researchers...

  Avionics Services Inc., a leading player in the Brazilian Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) arena, is progressing towards production of a unique, Brazilian-made Medium Altitude...

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) approved to start flight tests of one of the largest and most advanced civilian drones in development in...

Drones could be used as a remote-sensing measure to detect dangerous landmines. It is estimated that there are at least 100 million military munitions...

The rapid spread of inexpensive drones has created a growing challenge for air-defense systems. Traditional surface-to-air missiles can be effective against unmanned aircraft, but...

Drones provide a unique perspective from the air, enabling critical installations authorities to manage, inspect and control a large area in a fast and...

Flying taxis can improve urban traffic in a sustainable way. A new eco-friendly passenger-grade autonomous aerial vehicle provides a low-altitude solution for future transportation...

A new robot developed by MIT students may serve as a testing robot for developers. Will it also be able to perform security missions? The...

A Chinese startup company has recently developed its newly upgraded underwater unmanned drone for consumer use. Youcan Robot has recently been at work developing...