Turkish Firm Unveils First Unmanned Underwater Glider Narval 504-P, RAMPUS UUV
Turkish firm Sonitus showcased mockup of the Narval 504-P unmanned underwater glider and RAMPUS UUV at IDEF 2023 exhibition held last week in Istanbul. The underwater gliders endurance at sea exceeds six months, and both products can be used for both military and civilian applications
Saab, BAE Systems to Develop Prototypes of Expendable, Unmanned Systems for U.S....
Saab and BAE Systems will create “Delphinus,” prototypes of new, expendable, advanced unmanned systems by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane. The Department of the Navy (DoN) was
General Atomics to Develop Propulsion Tech for Submarines, Undersea Vehicles
General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) will create propulsion technology designs to power submarines and other undersea vehicles under Defense Advanced Research Projects Agencys (DARPA) Advanced Propulsor, Experimental (APEX) program. The company has won a contract from General Dynamics Applied Physical Sciences to perform propulsion system design, to provide modeling, technical evaluation,...
Naval Group to Study Underwater Combat Drone System
The French Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA) notified Naval Group of a contract intended to study the main use cases and the system architecture of an underwater combat drone called Unmanned Combat Underwater Vehicle (UCUV). This first study contract will take place over nine months
Leonardo Upgrades AWHero Drone with New Engine, Radar
Leonardo unveiled today the latest developments for its 200 kg class AWHero RUAS (Rotary Uncrewed Aerial System) during an official ceremony held at SEAFUTURE 2023 (La Spezia – Italy). The ceremony was held on board Italian Navys Paolo Thaon di Revel PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura - Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel)
Navantia, SAES and Perseo to Develop Surveillance UUVs
Navantia, SAES, and Perseo will develop a line of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) equipped with sensors to deploy exploration and surveillance capabilities, the companies announced at FEINDEF 2023 exhibition in Spain. SAES provides tactical and mission capabilities to unmanned vehicles (UXVs) based on its expertise in sonar technology, underwater communications, and operational concepts for various missions
Israel Aerospace Presents Unmanned Submarine ‘BlueWhale’ for Covert Ops
Israels state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has presented the BlueWhale Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for the first time. This boat has already undergone thousands of autonomous operation hours, including intelligence-gathering for both maritime and coastal targets, acoustic intelligence, and identifying the presence of naval mines
Textron to Develop Mine Detection System for U.S. Navy's Unmanned Vessels
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Turkish Unmanned Vessel Fires Cruise Missile; First for an Autonomous Surface Vessel
Turkeys armed unmanned surface vessel (AUSV) MARLIN fired a cruise missile Tuesday, a first for an unmanned platform. “We continue to add new capabilities to our unmanned sea vehicles
Lockheed Martin Invests in Electric Sea-glider Maker, REGENT
REGENT Craft Inc. has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures to expedite the development of Sea-gliders for defense missions
Textron to Develop Naval Drone for Mine Countermeasures using Superconducting Magnet
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China Shows off Naval Drones at IDEX 2023
China's Poly Technologies demonstrated an A45 unmanned combat boat, together with other advanced surface drones including the A300 unmanned mine-hunter boat and the A2000 unmanned multirole boat at IDEX 2023 event in Abu Dhabi. The A45 sailed in narrow water lanes, displaying autonomous obstacle evasion, close-in reconnaissance and target tracking, according to a company press release
Eurodrone Programme Completes Preliminary Design Review
Netherlands Allocates €500M for Extra Ammunition
Ukrainian ATACMS Strikes Target Russian S-400, Fighters in Crimea
Ruselectronics Develops Technology Extending Short-Wave Radio Range to 6,000 km
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...
Development Trends in Unmanned Surface Vessels
Unmanned surface vessels (USVs) have caught the attention of the world following their spectacular success in sinking Russian warships in...
Have Iran-Israel Missile Attacks Enabled Mutual Deterrence?
Iran's April 13-14 missile strike against Israel marks a paradigm shift in Tehran's approach to Israel; from previously relying on...
Free Flight to Russian Hypersonic Missiles as America's Own Hypersonics Program Delayed to 2027
As Russian Aerospace Forces pummeled Ukrainian positions in mid-March 2024 with hypersonic missiles, the Pentagon's own hypersonics program faces delays,...
Counter-trade, Undisclosed Deals May be Masking Russia’s Arms Export Numbers
A Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI) report last week reported a steep fall in Russias arms exports- pushed to...