China unveils first amphibious UAV

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China has unveiled the first amphibious made by a local company. Built by Shanghai UVS Intelligence System Co., the prototype S100 Seaplane fixed-wing UAV can...
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Live Demonstrations at the Unmanned Systems and Robotics Show

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The leading conference on Autonomous Unmanned Systems and Robotics – AUS&R 2017, organized by iHLS for the fifth year, will include live demonstrations and...

A new Airborne Surveillance Mission System for Helicopters

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According to Controp, its new A-SMS has everything. It is a complete and ready to go solution, and with its advanced EO/IR (electro-optical infra-red)...

Robots from the Israeli Desert

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If you ask Dr. Amir Shapiro, director of the Robotics Lab at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Ben Gurion University, what's a robot, he'll...

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates New Autonomy Framework

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Northrop Grumman has demonstrated a new autonomy framework that enables multiple unrelated unmanned systems to communicate and collaborate on a mission. The demonstration took...

New, British Robotic Boat is Totally Autonomous

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Meet the new robotic boat C-Worker: Conducting measurements, scanning, recording, transmitting – all autonomously, without requiring human involvement. British company ASV, a manufacturer of civilian...

UAV Panchi warms up for maiden flight

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Scientists are all set to unveil the wheeled-version of India’s homegrown unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Nishant. The UAV named Panchi, means bird, and it...

Mahindra Defense will develop unmanned combat systems

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Mahindra Defense System (MDS), part of the $17-bn Mahindra & Mahindra, is all set for the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs,) unmanned ground...

USVs and UUVs in the future: smaller, cheaper and more autonomous

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Bring the cost and the dimensions of unmanned naval systems, increase the scope of their autonomous operation, and bring down to the bare minimum...

The Navy’s New Robot Looks and Swims Just Like a Shark

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The American military does a lot of work in the field of biomimicry, stealing designs from nature for use in new technology. After all,...

AUS&R 2016 – Great Interest in Autonomous Systems Field

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AUS&R 2016 focused the attention to the unmanned systems role both in the battlefield and in the homeland security sphere. The convention was a remarkable...

After the Flood: microdrone is finding land mines

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Airborne support in the search for survivors and land mines: in the wake of a natural disaster in Serbia/Bosnia and Herzegovina, rescue teams have...

US Navy Researchers Develop Bio-Inspired Autonomous Vehicles

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Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have designed and developed novel underwater propulsion, control, and sensing solutions for near-shore and littoral zone...

The Hydro Camel Unmanned Submarine

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Today, there are many remotely operated submarines that handle important tasks, such as checking underwater pipelines, mapping underwater minefields, searching for locations to place...

Unmanned Ground and Aerial Vehicle Swarm Technology to be Demonstrated

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Swarm technology enables unmanned ground or aerial vehicles to move together in swarms of dozens of vehicles at the same time and in coordination....

Navy AUV Sets Mission Endurance Record

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The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Acoustics Division, with Bluefin Robotics, has executed a record setting 507 km (315 mile), long-endurance autonomy research mission...
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Unmanned Surface Vehicle – for Mine Sweeping Missions

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On-water testing began for the fourth-generation Common Unmanned Surface Vehicle (CUSV), supporting the U.S. Navy's Unmanned Influence Sweep System (UISS) program. The Navy intends...
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iHLS Presents: The Future Unmanned Systems

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On September 18th, 2017, iHLS will host its largest event for the 5th time, the Autonomous Vehicle and Unmanned System Salon, AUSַ&R. One of the...

iHLS TV – Special Interview: Mr. Eyal Shaharabani, head of unmanned...

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Register to iHLS Israel Homeland Security Interview with Mr. Eyal Shaharabani, head of unmanned maritime program at IAI / MALAM, on the evolution of unmanned...
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Drone Ship Gets More Autonomous and Offensive Capabilities

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The US Navy is expanding the capabilities of its emerging submarine hunting drone ship so that it can conduct surface warfare missions, fire weapons...

New Developments at the AUS&R 2016 Confernece

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As the presentations went on, the convention’s visitors got a clearer picture of expected developments in the unmanned aerial and land devices industry. For example,...

Can Israel keep its position as top UAS exporter ?

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The UAV market is changing rapidly - on one, hand the demand grows, but at the same time, the "rules" are changing. Unmanned air systems...

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This Upgrade Could Eliminate One of Laser Weapons’ Biggest Weaknesses

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High-energy laser weapons are steadily moving from development programs into operational military service, but maintaining them in the field remains a significant challenge. One...