Unmanned Systems

An Israeli company has developed a fully robotic remote weapon station for helicopters. Duke Airborne Systems says that its small-footprint, fully-robotic RWS (Robotic Weapons System)...

San Francisco based robotics startup Zipline will test drone delivery of medical supplies to remote U.S. regions. The Deliveries will include lifesaving blood, medicine,...

A United Arab Emirates (UAE) investment fund has beefed up its stake in Italian firm Piaggio Aero. This comes just as the aeronautics firm...

Callboats is pioneering autonomous, electric water taxis in Helsinki, which can solve many problems the archipelago is experiencing; whether it’s cutting costs, improving island...

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

The Pentagon has spent years searching for reliable ways to combat consumer drones that have been repurposed as reconnaissance craft or bombers. The fear...

  Helicopters, tilt-rotors and other low-slow flying vehicles are often put in incredibly vulnerable situations. Whenever a vertical landing aircraft is sent on an evacuation...

The number of missions unmanned systems are tasked with, as well as their diversity, is expanding each year. The roles they play include a...

Anti-Trump protests erupted in major cities across the United States following the Presidential inauguration. Some of the rallies escalated into violence, and the police...

Robots have been playing a growing role in combat. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has recently unveiled the RoBattle, an unmanned, heavy duty, highly maneuverable...

As emerging requirements arise for C-UAS solutions, new software will help defend against malicious drone activity by enabling the creation of layered Counter Unmanned...

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....

The Royal Navy has tested heavy-lift drones to assess their suitability for resupplying aircraft carriers and other frontline operations. As robotic aircraft already perform complex...

Saudi Arabia plans to produce 16000 items for its armed forces locally by 2020. Is Saudi Arabia also following the Indian model of locally...

In the last couple of years, drone technology has really taken off. With applications in military combat, agriculture, mapping, delivery and more, it comes...

Systems that can function in different environments - sea, ground and air - can have a wide range of applications. A new unmanned aerial...

Unmanned aerial vehicles have effectively helped airports control bird migration, conduct construction and maintenance surveys, and calibrate equipment.  A drone has been used for data...

In the past few years drone technology has really taken off, companies all over the world have been engineering and developing many different types...

A company pioneering in microturbine technology has recently announced the first flight of its first-of-a-kind microturbine propulsion system. Developed by UAV Turbines Inc, the...

The use of rovers has promoted the research of Mars greatly, but traveling at a rate of about 16 km every four and half...

The US Department of Commerce has announced plans to impose new restrictions on drones from China and Russia, citing concerns about the security risks...

Future security challenges will be dynamic and complex, says Mr. Marcel Lettre, Vice President, National Security in Lockheed Martin Government Affairs, in an exclusive...