AUSA 2024: Quantum-Systems targets big 2025 with UAS developments
Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
Brazilian engineering company Oceanica has ordered two SAAB Seaeye Falcon ROVs for its increasing operations with the energy company Petrobras, it was announced on 15 September.
Both ROVs will be deployed for use in general inspection work in shallow water. The company is currently building two Shallow Dive Support Vessels, with a third planned for engineering projects.
‘The Falcon's respected reputation in Brazil was a decider for Oceanica,’ said Manoel Teixeira Lopes Filho, Oceanica’s head of ROV operations.
The company’s range of operations will benefit from the easily manhandled Falcon, which although small, has five powerful thrusters for precise manoeuvrability
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Quantum-Systems has been upgrading its UAS family, with new versions of the Vector, Reliant and Twister drones set for release throughout 2025.
The service has been using a Directed Requirement (DR) approach to speed up the deployment of a Medium Range Reconnaissance capability.
AeroVironment’s portfolio will grow thanks to the eVTOL P550 aimed at battalion-level tactical forces.
The Royal Australian Air Force is advancing its unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities across three key programmes as it works with the likes of Boeing and Northrop Grumman to reshape Australia’s defence strategy.
Prototypes from Griffon Aerospace and Textron Systems recently passed through MOSA conformance trials and flight tests.
Funds for the second phase of this effort will be allocated in the US Department of Defense (DoD) FY2026 budget request.