The investment will bring together the Hybrid Drones and MBDA to enable the former to further develop its Hydra 400 UAV, previously showcased by the British Army.
Taiwan is strengthening its deterrence against the PLA through an asymmetric arsenal that includes fast mine-laying vessels and domestically developed UAVs.
L3Harris is targeting European naval modernisation with new uncrewed surface vessels, SATCOM partnerships, and regional investments including defence exercises and facility openings.
In an exclusive interview with Shephard, DSTA chief Ng Chad-son outlines how the agency is reshaping defence tech development through deeper collaboration with industry partners, from AI-enhanced radar to smart naval munitions.
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.
21st October 2016
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has integrated General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ (GA-ASI’s) Automatic Take-off and Landing Capability (ATLC) system …
21st October 2016
Juliet Marine Systems has unveiled plans to construct a submersible unmanned surface vehicle (USV) variant of its Ghost patrol vessel. Called Guardian, the system is …
20th October 2016
Textron Systems has demonstrated its Aerosonde hybrid quad (HQ) SUAS variant in front of existing and prospective customers from the military and commercial sectors. The …
20th October 2016
Saab has acquired Danish naval company Nordic Defence Industries (NDI), the company announced on 18 October. NDI designs and manufactures mine disposal charge systems for …
20th October 2016
The focus on unmanned systems at Euronaval continued on Thursday as DCNS and Airbus Helicopters revealed a design for a new VTOL system for the …
20th October 2016
Several companies showcasing at this year's Euronaval are fresh from participating in the Royal Navy's landmark Unmanned Warrior exercise, including Atlas Elektronik UK. The company …
20th October 2016
A special UGV trial, named Conquer Obstacle 2016, was recently held in China, the PLA Daily has publicised. The aim of the unmanned ground system challenge was to …
19th October 2016
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has received a $12.6 million contract with Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx), a US Department of Defense organisation, to explore …
19th October 2016
The US Navy has selected Finmeccanica's Osprey AESA radar for its newly-upgraded Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, the company announced on 17 October. Under the …
19th October 2016
At this year's naval extravaganza that is Euronaval, held in Paris, Thales took the opportunity to unveil one of its newer products, the Autonomous Underwater …
18th October 2016
Aeryon Labs has introduced an integrated UAS onboard computing platform called Vector, designed for real-time video processing, the company announced on 12 October. Vector is …
17th October 2016
USS Coronado, an Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), arrived in Singapore on 16 October with two enhanced Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scouts and a Sikorsky …
17th October 2016
Northrop Grumman has successfully flown an Optical Bar camera broad-area synoptic sensor on an RQ-4 Global Hawk high altitude long endurance (HALE) UAS, the company …
17th October 2016
Editor Richard Thomas runs through some of the key technologies that are likely to influence naval operations now and in the future. These technologies include …
17th October 2016
As Europe’s largest maritime and naval defence show gets underway Thales have been among the first of the major exhibitors to unveil a new system …
14th October 2016
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has started the installation of a small UAS on USCGC Stratton in Alameda, California, the USCG announced on 11 October. The …
14th October 2016
After two years of planning the UK’s Unmanned Warrior event is underway off the west coast of Scotland and Wales and while the event was …
14th October 2016
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and UAVision of Portugal have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the production of UAS in Nigeria, the NAF …
13th October 2016
The US Air Force (USAF) is exploring ice protection technology for UAS under a cooperative research and development agreement with Battelle Memorial Institute. The technology …
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