More than 100 hours of physical flight have taken place since the first flight of MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed aerial system (UAS) four years ago and this has been underpinned by approximately 20,000 hours of flying the digital twin.
The $29.9 million agreement covers the delivery of 48 platforms.
Ongoing military operations in Europe and the Middle East have accelerated the development of a variety of systems to defeat uncrewed aerial systems (UAS).
The use of uncrewed vessels and vehicles has been crucial so far, but the Commander of the Estonian Navy warns against inflating their importance.
Edge Autonomy has highlighted its advanced, silent electric propulsion and extended UAS endurance with propane fuel cells, designed to support SOF with crucial sensing and close air support capabilities.
AeroVironment has introduced the Puma VTOL kit, designed for plug-and-play integration into Puma 2 AE and Puma 3 AE small uncrewed aircraft systems.
29th March 2017
During a presentation at the Japan Drone 2017 exhibition on 23 March, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) disclosed that it is proposing the Guardian …
28th March 2017
Kongsberg Maritime has received a contract to deliver four complete Hugin autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) systems to the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA), the company …
28th March 2017
The US Air Force's Battlefield Airborne Communications Node (BACN) completed its 10,000th combat mission across its manned and unmanned aircraft fleet in March, Northrop Grumman …
28th March 2017
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is to supply border protection systems to a South American country under a contract announced on 27 March.The solutions will include …
27th March 2017
Simlat has delivered a UAS crew training and simulation system to Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, for research purposes, the company announced on 22 March.The …
27th March 2017
Kongsberg Maritime has launched its new Sølvkrona research vessel, the company announced on 21 March.The vessel is designed for testing autonomous technologies, both for autonomous …
24th March 2017
Magal Security Systems has received a serial order for its RoboGuard system from an Israeli government customer, the company announced on 21 March.The customer has …
24th March 2017
As the worldwide growth in anti-drone technology continues Aselsan displayed its own counter-UAS capability to the public for the first time at the LIMA 2017 …
24th March 2017
The Fulmar X UAV is combining with New Generation Patrol Craft (NGPC) of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) to create a more effective surveillance …
23rd March 2017
SolAero Technologies has delivered its lightweight solar cell technology to the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) to power its Solar-Soaring UAV demonstrator, the company announced …
23rd March 2017
DEA General Aviation – a Chinese producer of helicopters, engines, UAVs and components – announced a strategic alliance with Malaysian company Alaf Strategi at the …
23rd March 2017
Making its first ever appearance in Asia while at the LIMA 2017 exhibition in Langkawi, UAVOS was promoting its Apus high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) aircraft.Taisia Vasiukovich, …
23rd March 2017
A new countermeasure tool to ward off illegal UAVs was unveiled by Mitsubishi Electric at the LIMA 2017 exhibition being held in Langkawi, Malaysia.Labelled the …
22nd March 2017
General Dynamics Mission Systems and the US Navy have completed comprehensive evaluation of the Knifefish unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), the company announced on 20 March. …
22nd March 2017
Estonian company Milrem has unveiled a new weapon configuration for its Tracked Hybrid Modular Infantry System (THeMIS) that utilises the Kongsberg Protector RWS integrated with …
21st March 2017
China's new WS-43 loitering attack weapon system is ready for the international market, according to representatives of China Aerospace Long-March International (ALIT), at this year's …
20th March 2017
Airborne Industries' Aerostat Surveillance system has successfully completed a border surveillance trial in Saudi Arabia, the company announced on 17 March.The trial, conducted by the …
20th March 2017
News that a Patriot air defence missile was used to shoot down a small quadcopter brought groans from some audience members at this week's Association …
17th March 2017
Kraken Sonar has signed a licensing agreement for underwater robotics technology with Fraunhofer Institute for Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (IOSB) in a move …
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