Unmanned Systems

Dual-purpose projects that can serve both defense and security across the EU will be the focus of some agencies from 2014. The European Commission and...

Wakata: How did you get out here into space, Kirobo? Kirobo: On the Kounotori from Tanegashima Space Center. For the first time in...

High-security compounds have traditionally employed security guards to protect buildings and facilities, deter intrusions, and prevent theft, but as budget cuts continue to force...

Russia is upgrading its short-range Pantsir-S air defense systems with an improved capability to intercept unmanned aerial vehicles, a Defense Ministry spokesman said. “The modernization...

DARPA’s Robotics Challenge (DRC) took place on December 20-21, pitting 17 teams against one another in a series of eight physical challenges. According to...

Engineers from Sandia National Laboratories in the U.S demonstrated real-world robotics successes at the DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials 2013 Expo this week (20-21 December)...

An anti-drone motion was passed by Yemen’s parliament on Sunday, banning drone attacks. The symbolic vote comes amid growing anger against US unmanned aircrafts...

The AirMule, an unmanned VTOL (Vertical Takeoff and Landing) aircraft developed by Tactical Robotics Ltd., a subsidiary of Urban Aeronautics, Ltd., has successfully completed...

Our website is one year old, but even as a toddler it still managed to shine. iHLS is the prominent Israeli defense website, specializing...

Tijuana believes in unmanned air systems (UAS). The city plans to use UAS to monitor traffic, evaluate accident scenes, detect landslides and control wildfires. The...

The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) "Work horse" the Heron unmanned air systems (UAS) will continue to serve the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). The...

Israeli policy makers may still be unaware of the future strategic potential of the widespread use of unmanned systems. The state may be missing...

In the meantime, Britain and France are on track to decide next year whether to jointly develop an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) following...

The Sparton Corp. Navigation and Exploration segment in De Leon Springs, Fla., is introducing the GEDC-6E improved gyro attitude and heading measurement system and...

Northrop Grumman Corp., one of the U.S. Defense Department’s biggest contractors and the driving force behind the Navy’s experimental X-47B drone, has developed a...

By Liran Antebi A new INSS article presents the challenges posed by unmanned tools and systems, which play an increasingly large role in the modern...

Wind River VxWorks 653 and Wind River Professional Services enable AgustaWestland to design, develop, build and test unmanned rotor craft in record time. Wind River,...

Seventeen teams have qualified to participate in the DARPA Robotics Challenge trials Dec. 20-21 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Fla. The teams and...

The dirty war between the Israeli UAV manufacturers, especially IAI and Elbit Systems, keeps damaging Israel. The latest incident concerns a Polish Defense Ministry contract...

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has demonstrated the launch of an all-electric, fuel cell-powered, unmanned aerial system (UAS) from a submerged submarine. The...

Russia’s armed forces will conduct test flights of a drone aircraft from the United Arab Emirates early next year, the manufacturer of the drone...

On Dec. 20-21, research teams from around the world will be competing in the trials of the DARPA Robotics Challenge—a mock-up of a disaster...