Unmanned Systems

By Arie Egozi The need is obvious and therefore the development effort continues in a slow pace, but it may pick up speed any minute....

Target drones are usually used in the training of anti-aircraft crews. Kratos Unmanned Systems Division (KUSD) has recently received a $4.1 million contract award...

The RQ-5 Hunter unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) was originally developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). It was sold to the u.s army and entered service...

Search and rescue missions are both tremendously important and incredibly dangerous. A team of Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University’s Robotics Institute (RI) set out...

Animals and dogs in particular have assisted humans in battle for centuries. Recently, Ukraine has introduced a robotic dog that will soon be integrated...

The Applied Aviation Research Center of the Kansas State University is working with law enforcement partners to evaluate small unmanned aircraft remote sensing technologies...

The GRIFF 300 drone combines a lifting capacity of up to 300 kg and a long flight time (30-45 mins). The large drone, manufactured...

Unmanned ground vehicles (UGV's) can operate without a man in the loop. This means detection of a threat, identification and extermination. Will that happen? A decision...

China has now firmly established itself as leading player in the worldwide arena of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) manufacturing. Some of the country’s products...

Cyberattacks and the methods by which the public and private sectors deter and counter them have occupied the headlines with increasing frequency in today’s...

Frequently, counter drone warfare demands detection and attack capabilities on-the-move, from ground vehicles. A counter Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology was successfully integrated in-vehicle...

The US-Russian conflict over Syria has had an effect also on unmanned aerial vehicle operation in the area. Four American officials claim that the...

Unmanned aerial systems have become a central element in modern conflict, but their effectiveness depends heavily on navigation accuracy, communication links and targeting precision....

Modern military and civilian systems face a growing power and connectivity problem. Sensors, communications, and autonomous platforms all demand more energy, yet batteries add...

Small units operating at the edge of the battlefield often face a familiar problem: they need precision strike capability, but traditional close air support...

Schengen area comprises 26 European states that have officially abolished all passport and all other types of border control, among them Italy, France, Germany,...

  By NEWS DESK Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has sold its Drone Guard , system for drone detection, identification and flight disruption to some undisclosed customers. According...

Satellite delivery is usually carried out by a ground-based rocket, which is expensive and time-consuming to launch. The new Ravn X drone for autonomous...

Drone swarms have been usually tested in open environments without obstacles, or with the location of those obstacles pre-programmed. Highly cluttered environments such as...

IAI was among the presenters at the Autonomous Unmanned Systems & Robotics Expo on November 25-26 2014 Following last week's AUS&R 2014 UAV convention (November...

China’s military forces are equipped with a wide range of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, in use across its army, navy, air force and...

Flying taxis are here to stay. Big names like NASA, Airbus, Boeing, and Uber have been racing against ambitious startups to build electric aircraft...