Rheinmetall Unveils its New Mission Master – Armed Reconnaissance System
Rheinmetall's Mission Master Autonomous - Unmanned Ground Vehicle (A-UGV) family has just gained a new member: the Mission Master – Armed Reconnaissance. Equipped with intelligence-gathering technology and a Rheinmetall Fieldranger remote-controlled weapon station (RCWS), the new Armed Reconnaissance module is designed to collect tactical intelligence in the area of operations while...
Rheinmetall Mission Master UGV to Join 2Yr Dutch Army Trials
Rheinmetalls Mission Master robotic vehicle will join a two-year Concept Development & Experimentation programme of the Dutch Army. The Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Unit of the 13th Light Brigade is running a multi-year Concept Development & Experimentation (CD&E) programme to pave the way for an operational unit
US to Field IM-SHORAD, Competitor to Russian Pantsir-S1 Air Defence System by
The United States Army will field the Interim Maneuver, Short-range Air-defense (IM-SHORAD) starting 2023, its first direct competitor to the Russian Pantsir-S1 air defence system (ADS). “The (US) Army is investing in the interim maneuver, short-range air-defense platform to provide soldiers with 360-degree protection from unmanned aircraft systems and other low-altitude...
Textron Systems, Shield AI Collab on Military Multi-Domain Autonomy Technologies
Textron Systems Corporation, a Textron Inc. company, and Shield AI, today announced their collaboration in support of advanced, multi-domain autonomy for a variety of military applications
US Army Readies UGV Charging Ports for Autonomous Drone Swarms
The U.S Army today said a swarm of hundreds of unmanned air vehicles could soon descend on unmanned ground vehicles to autonomously recharge
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Russian firm Designs Software to Control Combat Robots
Ruselectronics Holding, a subsidiary of state-owned Rostec, has developed a software for automated weapon control. During the ongoing Army-2020, the company demonstrated automated intelligent control system for robotic formations based on neural networks
Pakistan Seen Deploying Unmanned Ground Vehicle Near Indian Border: Media Reports
Pakistan Army has reportedly deployed "many" unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) near the border close to India. The UGVs are similar to Russian-made Platform-Ms, according to some media reports
Milrem Robotics-led Consortium to develop European Standardized Unmanned Ground System
The European Commissions European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) has awarded Milrem Robotics-led consortium €30.6 million to develop a European standardized unmanned ground system
Turkey's Havalsan Developing Herd Intelligence for Drone Swarms
Turkeys Havelsan is developing herd intelligence and has created an algorithm for coordinated operation of unmanned land, air and underwater vehicles. “Rather than the autonomous operation of a single vehicle, we aim to develop herd intelligence that will allow a group of vehicles to operate in a coordinated way,” Mehmet Akif Nacar, the deputy general manager of the HAVELSAN Education and Simulation Technologies Department, was quoted as saying by Anadolu Agency
UK Procures Four Rheinmetall Cargo Loading Robots
The United Kingdom has placed an order for four Mission Master unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) to transport cargo. "Configured for transporting cargo, these UGVs will form part of the United Kingdom's Robotic Platoon Vehicle programme
South Korea Approves New FFX Batch-IV Frigate Program
P&W Secures $65.8M Contract for Saudi F-15 Jet Engine Support
Chinese Coast Guard Confronts Japanese Lawmakers Near Disputed Islands
Russian Import-Substituted Superjet-100 Prototype Completes Factory Testing
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...
China’s “Moderate” 2024 Defense Budget Hides Frenetic Military Build-up
China on Tuesday revealed a draft defense budget draft for 2024 amounting to 1
Battle of Counter-Drone SAMs- Raytheon's Coyote Vs. Russian Pantsir-S1
The spectacular success of drones on the battlefield in Ukraine has prompted Russia and the United States to develop counter-measures...