Royal Navy Demonstrates REMUS 600 UUV At 'Unmanned Warrior 16'
Uk Royal Navy has transported a REMUS 600 unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) to take part in Unmanned Warrior (UW), a research and training exercise. The REMUS 600 AUV / marine robot was designed to support the Navy's increasing need for operations that require extended endurance, increased payload capacity, and greater operating
Insitu To Demonstrate Maritime Surface Search Tech At Unmanned Warrior
Insitu will demonstrate its new wide-area maritime surface search technology at the Royal Navys Unmanned Warrior demonstration this month. The Insitu team will perform a series of flights using its ScanEagle platform equipped with the ViDAR payload
Poland picks Black Hawks Following Cancelled Deal With France To Buy 59...
Poland has considered to buy a $3.5 billion Polish-made Black Hawk helicopters after the country scrapped plans to buy 50 French-made military helicopters from Airbus Helicopters
Delair-Tech Buys Trimble's GateWing UAS Business
Trimble has sold its Belgium based Gatewing Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) engineering and manufacturing business to Delair-Tech. Delair-Tech is a provider of long-range, fixed-wing UAS solutions for industrial inspection and asset management applications headquartered in France
Joint Declaration Signed By 45 Nations On Exports And Usage Of Armed
45 countries signed a joint declaration for the export and subsequent use of armed or strike-enabled unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVS). The joint declaration will establish a set of rules for the sale, transfer and subsequent use of military UAVs
Russia Develops ‘Humanoid’ Robot That Defuses Explosive Ordnance, Mines
Russia has developed a lightly-armored tracked all-terrain vehicle capable of defusing unexploded ordnance and mines, perform on-site repairs and even carry the wounded soldier from the battlefield. This robot can also measure a soldiers temperature, pulse and blood pressure and send the data to the operator who decides whether the trooper is fit to fight on or needs to be evacuated,
KRET Displays Drone Command And Control Suite At Gidroaviasalon 2016
Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies (KRET) presented its demonstrator of drone technologies featuring elements that are used in the fifth generation aircrafts at the exhibition and scientific conference on hydroaviation - Gidroaviasalon 2016. Visitors viewed a demonstrator featuring a new unified avionics suite showing its control, navigation, communication and display for prospective drones in operation
US To Set Up Temporary Drone Base In Niger For Anti-IS Ops
The US is building a $100 million temporary base for surveillance drones in Agadez, central Niger to defend boundaries of the West African nation from IS militants. Niger is facing the issue of incursions of IS militant group, Boko Haram and Qaeda-linked terrorists across its southern border with Nigeria
Iran’s New Drone Similar To Captured US RQ-170 UAV
Irans newly built long-range attack drone, ‘Saeqeh is similar to a US drone captured five years ago after it entered Iranian airspace, according to local media. The report described the new drone as a home-grown aircraft "made by reverse engineering of [an] American Lockheed Martin RQ-170" vehicle that was downed in December 2011
Bell Helicopter To Exhibit Tiltrotor Innovations at AUSA 2016
Bell Helicopter is to display its newest tiltrotor innovations, the V-280 “Valor” mock-up and V-247 “Vigilant” unmanned aerial system model at 2016 Association of the US Army (AUSA) 2016 show next week. A V-280 virtual reality experience will allow participants to step into different Valor mission scenarios, making it possible to more fully observe and understand the capabilities of the V-280 tiltrotor in an augmented environment
Northrop Wins US Navy Contract To Deliver 10 Fire Scout Helicopter Drones
Northrop Grumman has won a US Navy contract to build 10 additional Fire Scout MQ-8C helicopter drones. "We are pleased to support the Navy with additional MQ-8C Fire Scouts with maritime-dominance support," Northrop Grummans vice president of tactical autonomous systems, Leslie Smith, stated in the release Thursday
Airbus, Dassault, Finmeccanica Commence European MALE UAV Definition Study
The contract for the definition study of the European MALE RPAS (Medium Altitude Long Endurance Remotely Piloted Aircraft System) Programme, assigned to Airbus, Dassault Aviation and Leonardo-Finmeccanica has been launched at a kick-off meeting chaired by the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation (OCCAR). The two-year definition study starts from September 2016
China Has Set Up 26 Military Bases in South China Sea Islands
China’s New PL-16 Air-to-Air Missile Reportedly Enters Service with Air Force
Textron-Leonardo Unveil M-346N Carrier-Based Trainer Jet for U.S. Navy
South Korea Upgrades Cheongung Air Defense System to Counter Ballistic Missile Threats
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...