Unmanned Systems

Early next year Europe could see certified professional usage drones from LiveU and its partner Virtual Robotix hitting the skies for sports, news and...

The unmanned aerial vehicle shot down by Iran on June 20 over the Strait of Hormuz was identified by Iran as an RQ-4A Global...

The trend today, of technology immigration from the military world to the HLS and commercial field, is clear. After the C4I transformation, the current...

The number of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) operated by the Israeli air force (IAF) will grow in the near future. This is a result...

Detection of odorless and invisible gas leaks from pipelines can be challenging and expensive. Current solutions include slow, qualitative, analog sensors or expensive delicate...

A small unmanned aerial vehicle (sUAV) was used during a barricade incident involving a robbery suspect, demonstrating capabilities in SWAT operations. For the first...

The UK military is getting anti-drone laser weapons. The British Ministry of Defence has awarded three directed-energy weapon demonstrator contracts totaling £72.5 million ($100...

Controlling fleets of unmanned vehicles during military missions is a challenging task, especially when dealing with a wide range of autonomous air, ground, surface,...

An autonomous offshore wind farm inspection technology under development will use aerial “drone swarms” deployed from an uncrewed marine robotic vessel. The system, developed...

Skunk Works, Lockheed Martin’s advanced development program, has recently revealed plans for a next-generation, high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) platform, called TR-X, that...

A new autonomous software platform has been introduced that allows drones from different manufacturers to operate as a single, unified swarm. The system—called Nemyx—is...

The hybrid FSTAR is the first experimental robot drone that flies like a typical quadcopter, drives on tough terrain and squeezes into tight spaces...

When multiple drones are working together in the same airspace there's a risk, they might crash into each other. To help avoid these costly crashes,...

The US military has been facing various challenges in internet-connected, robot-rich congested and contested battlefields. In search for solutions, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory...

At the latest HeliRussia 2016 exhibition, Russian Helicopters unveiled two brand new (and one upgraded) unmanned aerial vehicles designed for a variety of tasks....

The Cormorant is an advanced unmanned aerial vehicle (AUV) which raises a lot of interest in the world due to its unique features. Tactical Robotics,...

The US Air Force has been experimenting with how laser sensors, on drones and robots, can map damage in facilities and buildings in dangerous...

The US federal agents tasked with patrolling the US-Mexico border have come up with a new shopping list of items they think will enable...

By Arie Egozi The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have recently deployed a very advanced radar near the border with Gaza, to handle attacks by unmanned...

Raytheon announced that its Counter-Electronic High-Power Microwave Extended-Range Air Base Defense (CHIMERA) has completed a three-week field test in which it managed to fry...

The Israeli navy is evaluating techniques that will enable small and medium unmanned air systems (UAS) to operate from patrol boats like the super...

Will advanced hovering tethered platforms make tactical aerostats obsolete? This question does not have a definite answer but more and more experts ask it. The new breed...