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Textron unveils a smaller, low-cost variant of the Ripsaw family of UGVs

29th April 2026

Ripsaw M1 has been designed to support the US Marine Corps’ littoral missions by carrying diverse types of payloads and performing multiple missions. Shephard spoke with Textron to find out more.

Teledyne FLIR adds GPS-denied 3D-mapping capabilities to its CBRN uncrewed platforms

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Teledyne FLIR adds GPS-denied 3D-mapping capabilities to its CBRN uncrewed platforms

28th April 2026

In a partnership with Emesent, Teledyne FLIR will equip its autonomous air, ground and detection systems with the Hovermap LiDAR payload in a move that highlights a broader market shift towards modular architectures, shared payloads and interoperability across platforms.

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App to the future

15th November 2016

A new British company believes it has a solution to one of the major challenges to expansion of the unmanned aircraft industry - air-traffic control.  …

RIMS offers offshore UAV inspections

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RIMS offers offshore UAV inspections

15th November 2016

Netherlands-based Robotica in Maintenance Strategies (RIMS) has launched inspections services for the maritime and offshore industry using the Elios UAV, the company announced on 9 …

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Avenger ER UAV takes flight

14th November 2016

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) announced on 10 November the successful first flight of its new Avenger Extended Range (ER) UAV. The flight took place …

Centaur OPA tracks great whites

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Centaur OPA tracks great whites

14th November 2016

Aurora's DA-42 Centaur optionally piloted aircraft (OPA) was used for aerial support in a project to locate and track great white sharks off the coast …

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SUAV flies with DAA radar

11th November 2016

Echodyne has announced on 8 November the first successful test of an airborne Detect and Avoid (DAA) radar onboard a small unmanned aerial vehicle (SUAV), …

Europe steps up UAS airspace integration

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Europe steps up UAS airspace integration

11th November 2016

The European Defence Agency (EDA) has outlined plans that will see the integration of UAS into the European aviation and air traffic management (ATM) system …

Zhuhai 2016: Big balloons hold sway

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Zhuhai 2016: Big balloons hold sway

11th November 2016

While most attendees at last week’s Zhuhai Air Show were focused on sexy weaponry designed to turn heaven into hell, there were also big balloons …

No deals, just demos at UW

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No deals, just demos at UW

10th November 2016

Saab has detailed the activities of the systems used during the recent Unmanned Warrior exercise off the coast of Scotland last month. These include the …

IAA seek fines for unregulated drone use

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IAA seek fines for unregulated drone use

9th November 2016

The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) is working with its government to introduce regulations which would allow it to fine drone operators as a final measure …

Birds.ai to launch new app

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Birds.ai to launch new app

9th November 2016

Dutch company Birds.ai is set to release a new app through the DroneDeploy App Market for commercial UAS users, the company announced on 7 November. …

Trust Automation supports medical UAVs

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Trust Automation supports medical UAVs

9th November 2016

Trust Automation announced on 7 November that it has provided critical engineering support for the development of Zipline International's medical delivery UAS.  The company contributed …

A9-E AUV demos side-looking sonar

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A9-E AUV demos side-looking sonar

8th November 2016

ECA Group has demonstrated its interferometric side-looking sonar on an A9-E autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) during early trials of the European Smart and Networking Underwater Robots …

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