• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI Israel: IDF outlines SkyRider roadmap

  20th March 2012

  The IDF is looking at ways to advance its SkyRider UAV to make it suitable for future missions, officials have revealed. Maj Manahem Landau, MoD …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI Israel: Fresh future for UXVs

  20th March 2012

  An Israeli official has said that the MoD’s Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) is already looking into the future of 'UXVs' for military …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI Israel: Lessons learned generate mature UK UAV solutions

  20th March 2012

  A British Army officer has claimed that the UK’s fleet of UAVs are now being effectively controlled in Afghanistan following previous errors made in their …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI Israel: IAF feels pressure on UAV development

  20th March 2012

  An Israeli Air Force (IAF) official has claimed that the UAS fleet is by definition 'unstable' as the force sees itself under pressure by the …

• Digital Battlespace

  AUVSI: Upgraded satellite provides solution for mounting ISR requirements

  19th August 2011

  Communications specialist ViaSat has confirmed that talks are ongoing with the US Department of Defense (DoD) regarding a satellite upgrade to improve ISR capabilities on …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: Raytheon progresses with SOA solution

  19th August 2011

  Raytheon will perform an inaugural demonstration of its Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) in October as it looks to become the first company to market a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: Navy updates on Fire Scout activities

  18th August 2011

  Fire Scout will become the US Navy's first armed UAS following a requirement fed down to the project office Capt Patrick Smith, program manager PMA- …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: USMC get go ahead to arm Shadow

  18th August 2011

  Col Jim Rector, Program Manager PMA-263, Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems, confirmed at Unmanned Systems North America that the US Marine Corps (USMC) had got …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: Saab unveils latest UAV variant to North America

  18th August 2011

  Saab exhibited its Skeldar V-200 UAV for the first time in the US at the Unmanned Systems North America exposition just weeks after entering a …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: NAVSEA presses on with Cargo UGV

  18th August 2011

  The US Naval Surface Warfare Center (NAVSEA) will progress with its Cargo UGV programme with USMC evaluation trials slated to take place next week. According …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: Remotec introduces Titus

  17th August 2011

  Northrop Grumman subsidiary Remotec unveiled a new member of its Andros family of UGVs at Unmanned  Systems North America on 16 August. Speaking at the …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: Unmanned market must not repeat satellite catastrophe

  17th August 2011

  The unmanned systems industry must not repeat the lost export opportunities suffered two decades ago by satellite communications, according to Wes Bush, chairman, chief executive …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: FLIR highlights HMCs and UAS for next-gen TI

  17th August 2011

  FLIR is targeting next-generation micro and mini-UAS as well as helmet-mounted cameras (HMCs) for the latest member in its thermal imaging camera family, the company …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: US lines up giant UGV purchase for Afghanistan operations

  16th August 2011

  The US Army and Marine Corps (USMC) are planning to procure some 4,000 UGVs for urgent operational requirements in Afghanistan, sources have revealed. Speaking to …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUVSI: US services decide on early buy of Integrator

  16th August 2011

  Col Jim Rector, Program Manager PMA-263, Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems took the opportunity of Unmanned Systems North America to provide an update on what …

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

• Military UAS - mini, Military UAS - rotary-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Ghost

  Developed to be versatile, Ghost is a manoeuvrable, rotary-wing mini-UAV designed for performing ISR missions in urban warfare, observation stakeout missions and covert special operations ...

• EO/IR systems

  HDL32E

  The Velodyne HDL-32E LiDAR sensor was unveiled in August 2010 at the AUVSI conference in Denver, Colorado. It was described by the company as a  ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  M12 Monitor

  The Saxon Remote Systems M12 Monitor UAV is a commercial and military system designed to perform a range of roles such as surveillance, pipeline inspection ...

• Counter-UAS systems

  Cobham C-UAS

  Unveiled at the AUVSI 2017 trade show in Dallas, Texas, the Cobham C-UAS primarily consists of wideband omnidirectional, directional helix (single- or dual-band), directional flat ...

• Xential

  Saxon Remote Systems' Xential fixed-wing UAV, also known as Mapper, is designed for agriculture and mapping roles, including crop inspections, elevation mapping, aerial survey, flood ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  Vector Hawk

  The Vector Hawk UAV can switch between multiple configurations, including fixed-wing, VTOL and tiltrotor, for different missions. The Vector Hawk has fully autonomous flight, landing ...

• Military UGVs

  MRZR X

  Team Polaris unveiled the unmanned MRZR X multi-mode, connected vehicle for the first time at the AUVSI trade show in 2018. The MRZR X has been ...

• EO/IR systems

  Digitally Fused Sensor System

  BAE Systems launched the Digitally Fused Sensor System (DFSS) for UAVs at the 2013 AUVSI exhibition in Washington. According to the company, the DFSS is ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - tactical

  TigerShark XP

  The Navmar Applied Sciences Corporation (NASC) TigerShark XP is a fixed-wing variant of the USN's RQ-23A UAV.Designed as a rugged low-cost, customisable platform that can carry ...

• Elios

  Elios has been described by Flyability as a collision-tolerant UAV, targeted at industrial inspection professionals. The platform is surrounded by a protective carbon fibre frame. ...

• Military UAS - fixed-wing, Military UAS - small

  AR3

  The AR3, or AR3 Net Ray, is an autonomous small-UAS designed to support land-based and maritime missions, including communications support, infrastructure surveillance, ISTAR and pollution monitoring.  Manufactured by Tekever, ...