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Land Warfare
The UK’s directed energy counter-unmanned weapon could see service in 2026
23rd September 2024
The Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon (RFDEW), a joint effort by the UK’s Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), has been designed to detect, track and engage a range of threats across land, air and sea.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Iveco to take a majority stake in Horiba Mira’s UGV business
24th January 2023
The duo believe combining cutting-edge tech with manufacturing prowess will help secure a leading position in the UGV market.
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Land Warfare
Tests point to retrofittable autonomous drive systems for legacy British Army vehicles
26th January 2022
ABD Solutions claims it can equip any military vehicle with simple-to-install autonomous capabilities.
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Land Warfare
British Army explores Amazon-style delivery model
27th January 2022
Autonomous systems could meet future 'last-mile' logistics requirements for the British Army, with developments ongoing under Project Theseus.
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Land Warfare
DSEI 2021: NP Aerospace pushes vehicle integration
15th September 2021
UK company seeks to enhance British Army vehicle performance and sustainability.
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Land Warfare
UK deploys vehicles to Mali after off-road mobility upgrade
16th March 2021
Mastiff and Ridgeback upgrade was led by NP Aerospace to meet an Urgent Capability Requirement for the British Army.
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Land Warfare
UK tests robot for chemical reconnaissance
19th January 2021
The fully autonomous Merlin UGV was developed to detect and report chemical agents over large areas in order to protect ground troops and help them to deal with hazardous scenarios. It was successfully tested by the UK MoD.
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Land Warfare
UK embarks on autonomous logistics quest with Theseus
10th November 2020
The UK MoD has released a RfI to investigate an end-to-end highly automated ground and air resupply network enabled by a logistic information system.
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Uncrewed Vehicles
Experiment enables soldiers and aircrew to partner with smart machines
24th September 2020
Scientists from the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) have overseen an experiment to see how humans and the new generation of smart machines …
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Land Warfare
Portuguese Army seeks to enhance CBRN capacities
4th August 2020
In order to maintain its readiness against CBRN threats, the Portuguese Army has defined its short-, medium- and long-term priorities for the development and acquisition …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
HORIBA MIRA and QinetiQ to supply Dstl with UGVs
16th March 2020
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) has awarded HORIBA MIRA and QinetiQ two contracts worth £5 million ($6.1 million) to develop unmanned ground vehicles …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
UK MoD opts for high-risk robot acquisition strategy
5th March 2019
Autonomous kit will be deployed by the UK MoD in Iraq, Afghanistan and during Operation Cabrit in Estonia before the end of 2019, heralding a …
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Defence Notes
White House sought military strike against Iran
14th January 2019
The White House demanded that the military draft plans for strikes on Iran after attacks in Iraq last year, sparking concern at the Pentagon and …
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Land Warfare
UK pushes on with autonomous Last Mile challenge
14th December 2018
The UK MoD's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is pushing ahead with development of an autonomous resupply solution, adding a third phase and further …
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Uncrewed Vehicles
New autonomous unmanned track loader
21st September 2017
Horiba Mira has has developed an autonomous unmanned compact track loader designed to conduct engineering tasks that are considered too dangerous for an operator. The …
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Military UGVs
Viking
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Military UGVs
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Military UGVs
MACE 3 Sherpa
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