• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AeroVironment expands flight autonomy presence with Planck Aerosystems acquisition

  18th August 2022

  The acquisition of Planck Aerosystems gives AeroVironment more capabilities in UAV guidance and navigation, autonomy and AI.

• Naval Warfare

  Industry creates robotic team comprising UAS and USV

  10th August 2021

  Solution from Californian companies blends unmanned naval and aerial capabilities

• Defence Notes

  Australia investigates autonomous CBRN sensing and search

  14th May 2021

  Australian CBRN study includes private sector support for the Defence Science and Technology group.

• Military Logistics

  Royal Marines explore use of supply UAVs

  4th November 2020

  Experiments continue with using UAVs for battlefield logistics

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  Planck Aerosystems tests Shearwater at MCAS Miramar

  14th February 2019

  Planck Aerosystems has received authorisation from the US Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, Air Traffic Control, to test its Shearwater UAS in controlled airspace …

• Uncrewed Vehicles

  AUSA 2018: Nikola will deliver Reckless UGV this year

  9th October 2018

  American hybrid truck design company, Nikola, has revealed details of the ongoing conversion of its manned Reckless electric 4x4 vehicle into a UGV integrated with …

• Digital Battlespace

  Airbus launches RedKite camera

  1st June 2015

  Airbus Defence and Space has launched RedKite, a new short-wave infrared technology (SWIR) camera, designed to give a clear view in spite of mist, fog …

Equipment Results - Defence Insight

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

  Shearwater

  The Planck Shearwater quadcopter UAS can land and launch from a moving platform. Its UAS navigation software enables autonomous operations with precision take-off and landing ...

• Core systems: cameras and IR detectors

  RedKite

  The RedKite shortwave IR camera was launched in May 2015 and is designed to give a clear view in low-visibility settings, such as mist, fog ...

• Military - USVs

  Sharktech

  Sharktech is a UMV kit developed to be fitted to Metal Shark boats ranging in size from 16ft (4.9m) (16 Resolute) to 300ft (91m). In ...

• Military UGVs

  Reckless

  Nikola Motor Company is developing a UGV conversion of its Reckless electric 4x4 vehicle that will be able to be operated via remote control. Due ...