Unmanned Systems

Increased drone traffic in airports leads to the development of a counter system that would aim to avoid costly travel and security risks. Three...

The US Army will not be carrying troops into battle zones aboard unmanned helicopters anytime soon, but will explore remote-controlled and autonomous flights technology...

IAI is among the presenters at the upcoming Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014 More upgrades are expected for the...

The US Air Force is seeking a small- to medium-sized vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) UAV for missions at Travis Air Force Base in...

Unlike the larger non-mobile, multi-million-dollar aerostats which require significant numbers of support personnel and a fixed infrastructure, the WASP is a compact, tactical, mobile...

The current UAS operational environment needs to evolve to meet, what experts believe, is the next great global innovation – unmanned air-taxi and personal...

Articles and issues discussed in this episode: DARPA-sponsored robotics advancements may be used for military purposes U.S. military to deploy more robotic soldiers in the future U.S...

Leading Israeli defense industry officials portray the challenges of the future battlefield and conclude: The road leads to autonomy  At the AUS&R 2020 Unmanned Systems...

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...

Israel’s defense industries are opposed to the proposition of a central body entrusted with determining Israel’s policy concerning unmanned systems, such as unmanned aerial...

Facebook, one of the primary backers of the Internet.org initiative, which aims to bring affordable Internet access to the 5 billion people in the...

President Barack Obama issued a memorandum to federal agencies to guard against abuse of data collected by drones. This ruling also stipulates a 180-day...

Hezbollah's open preparations for another round against Israel are extremely worrying. They are not only worrying due to the dozens of rockets the terror...

As always in Israel, there are those who warn and alert and those that do nothing about the warnings. This leads to a disaster...

Iran has unveiled its new Kaman-22 drone, which seems to be modeled on the U.S.-made MQ-1 Predator, with other features from the more advanced...

Since 1950 there has been a significant rise in greenhouse gas (Methane, Co2 and mostly Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere, influenced by accelerated industrial...

A new Israeli system will provide high-performance Counter-Rocket, Artillery & Mortar (C-RAM) and Air & Ground Surveillance capabilities to maneuvering as well as stationary...

iHLS sums up 2016 and wishes you a happy new year! Another successful and active year, productive and full of innovations, changes and a variety...

Caltech engineers have managed to develop an algorithm that reliably re-routes incoming bird flocks, which could be invaluable to airports worldwide. According to the California...

Three NASA-developed autonomous rovers will elect a “leader” to hand out assignments in a mission to map out the lunar surface without human intervention....

The first UAV mapping mission over a major Canadian metropolitan city was concluded. This first of its kind operation, flown over the downtown core...

China’s military has publicly released footage showing the GJ-11 “Sharp Sword” stealth drone operating alongside crewed fighters, highlighting the country’s advances in unmanned combat...