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...
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
Lockheed's Small UAV Provides Surveillance Data to BAE's Amphibious Uncrewed Drone
BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works tested Stalker and Indago small uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) on an Amphibious Combat Vehicle Command, Control, Communication and Computers/Uncrewed Aerial Systems (ACV C4/UAS) variant. Both UAS will provide unprecedented, long-endurance reconnaissance capabilities to support the U
U.S. Navy's Amphibious Assault Ship Test Fires Anti-ship Missile in Phillipines Sea...
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First Batch Manufactured of Russia's all-new 'Poseidon' Underwater Nuclear-Capable Drone
Russias latest doomsday weapon, the ‘Poseidon underwater drone that can carry a nuclear warhead has completed the first batch of its production process. Poseidon will be equipped on the Project 09852 special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod
Indian MoD Directs Media Against “Live Coverage” Of Indo-Pak Conflict
MiG-35 Jets Deployed Around Moscow to Shoot Down Ukrainian Drones
First Textron TSUNAMI Craft Delivered to U.S. Navy for Autonomy Testing
Pakistan Appeals To World Bank For Funds As Border Clashes With India...
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...
