New Russian Rotary-Wing UAV
Russian Helicopters, the company that produces rotorcraft in Russia, has shown a demonstrator future rotary-wing unmanned aircraft system to the country’s Airborne Forces (VDV),...
DARPA Selects Robotics Challenge Winners
Eight teams have been selected out of 16 challengers in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Robotics Challenge Trials. DARPA, which conducts advanced...
FAA Selected Operators for Civil UAV Test Sites
The FAA has selected six test sites across the U.S. to conduct civil unmanned aircraft system (UAV) research. Geographic and climatic diversity were key...
India to Buy More Israeli UAVs
India is buying 15 Israeli Heron UAVs, according to the Times of India.
According to Defense News India already operates a fleet of Israeli UAVs,...
Pentagon Orders Hundreds of Small Reconnaissance Robots
FirstLook is engineered with visible cameras, long-wave infrared sensors and thermal cameras – all designed to gather and beam back images and video of...
Civilian Radar Operators to Support U.S. Army in Afghanistan
Radar experts at the Northrop Grumman Corp. Electronic Systems segment in Linthicum, Md., will continue to operate and support a system designed to detect...
Israeli Weapon System to be Used by U.S. Armed UAVs
The U.S. Defense Department wants to arm more drones with lightweight, precision-guided weapons to support a larger range of combat missions.
According to Defense Tech...
China to Deploy “Advanced ” UAS on Aircraft Carrier
Experts say that China may use its first aircart carrier for the operation of different types of UAS.
Beijing's first aircraft carrier has returned from...
Uruguay: New Police UAVs Enter Service
In the framework of a local safe city program, which includes the installation of hundreds of security cameras especially in the downtown area of...
Raised Security Around British UAV Bases
The British Ministry of Defense is drastically tightening security around air bases that have reportedly been used by the U.S. to launch unmanned air...
Integrating UGVs in HLS Operations
By Amos Goren
CEO, Automotive Robotic Industry
UGV market Players
Police UGV: The only UGV success story to date are police oriented missions - EOD (Explosive...
Japanese Robot Wins Rock, Paper, Scissors Every Time
Japanese scientists have released a video of their Janken robot, which wins rock, paper, scissors every time against a human opponent. The robot, developed...
Madrid Tests UAS for City Surveillance
Madrid City Hall is testing a UAS with plans to watch the city from the air. The aim is for them to be used...
New U.S. Road Map for Unmanned Vehicles
Strategy and budget realities are two aspects of the U.S. Defense Department’s new Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap, released on Tuesday. The report to Congress...
DARPA is Looking for New UAV Ideas
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded contracts to five defense firms to develop ideas for new unmanned aerial systems that will...
The Israeli Lunar Lander is Slowly Taking Shape
The acquisition of the most vital lunar lander component, the propulsion system, was finalized this week after a contract was signed at the IAI...
U.S. Navy: UCLASS Will be Bigger, and Stealthy
The U.S Navy’s unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) program has evolved to call for a jet that is much larger and...
China Presents Lunar Lander – With Europe Burning in Background
An innocent mistake or the beginning of a political fiasco? In early November a model of the Chinese lunar lander was presented, with an...
NASA’s Global Hawk UAV Flew 21-Hour Mission Over the Arctic
Northrop Grumman Corporation, the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and a team of international science organizations successfully flew a Northrop Grumman-produced NASA Global Hawk...
Asteroid Hunter Spacecraft to Map Hazards Close to Earth
In 2010 and early 2011, a NASA spacecraft that made the most comprehensive survey to date of asteroids and comets, discovered more than 34,000...
For the First Time in Israel: Civilian UAV Permits
The Israeli Civilian Aviation Authority (RTA) gave aviation permits to two UAV operators. The permits are the first of their kind given in this...
Israel Gave Secret U.S. Tech to China
Secret U.S. missile and electro-optics technology was transferred to China recently by Israel, prompting anger from the U.S. and causing a senior Israeli defense...
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Israeli Startup Raises $25 Million to Develop Underground Warfare Systems
Over the past several decades, nations and armed organizations have invested heavily in moving strategic assets underground. Combat tunnels, bunkers, ammunition depots, command centers,...
