Unmanned

New in 2022: Marines are finally leveling up their drone game

The Marines are buying more heavy-duty, armed drones in 2022 than ever before.

This company’s drone set flight-time records. But what it really wants is more work with the Pentagon.

The drone has flown anti-trafficking missions for the Navy and ice-measuring missions for NASA, and it's in the research phase of a possible anti-submarine warfare role, too.

Aircraft carrier Bush conducts first at-sea MQ-25 unmanned tanker demo

The MQ-25A Stingray tanking drone conducted shipboard maneuvers for the first time on a carrier, giving sailors a first peek at the vehicle as well as its handheld controller and shipboard ground control station.

Soldiers will test Army’s new robotic combat vehicle in 2022

The light and medium versions are with soldiers now.

Year in review: Top stories from 2021

Taliban weapons seizures, aircraft competitions and Chinese military modernization projects: Here are the top stories from the year.

Russia unveils upgraded S-70 Hunter drone, with plans for fielding in 2024

Developed by Chkalov’s Novosibirsk aviation plant in western Siberia, the drone is equipped with a flat nozzle to increase its stealth capability.

Public-private team in Turkey unveils drone with laser gun

The Eren was on display at the Konya Science Festival this month.

UAE suspends talks on $23 billion weapons deal with US

The United Arab Emirates has suspended talks on a deal to purchase American-made F-35 jets, armed drones and other equipment, in a rare dispute between Washington and a key U.S. ally in the Persian Gulf.

The Navy is testing this adorable sailboat drone

The 23-foot vessel could help its bigger Navy brethren see further over the horizon.

Commentary

Extend the unmanned revolution to our allies

It is important to consider boosting allied access to tools retired from the U.S. inventory that may prove beneficial in allied hands.

Air Force previews plan to phase out enlisted drone pilots

Congress appears likely to let the Air Force ditch 24 of its 31 RQ-4 Global Hawks soon.

Eurodrone engine candidates tout wares as decision draws near

As Airbus awaits a sign-off on its new European drone, a U.S.-owned Italian firm and a French company are on tenterhooks to discover who has been picked to supply the engine.

Egyptian defense expo highlights homemade tech to counter small drones

The Arab Organization for Industrialization and Benha Electronics each showed off their locally made systems.

Egypt unveils locally made drones at EDEX 2021

The show was scheduled to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Morocco buys Israeli counter-drone system Skylock Dome

The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces says it has intensified its counter-drone acquisitions toward improving recognition and neutralization of UAV threats.

EU nations add air, space and drone tech to their defense cooperation roster

European Union defense ministers have approved new collaborative projects meant to boost the bloc’s military capabilities in air, space and drone operations.

Israeli, Emirati companies partner up on unmanned surface vessels

IAI and Edge Group also revealed the establishment of a maintenance center in the United Arab Emirates for the former’s electro-optics systems.

Counter-drone tech at Dubai Airshow reflects UAE’s interest in the capability

Although not as abundant as drones, countermeasures against the unmanned systems are certainly prevalent at this year's Dubai Airshow.

Edge Group’s CEO talks drone swarms, 3D printing and export plans

Emirati defense conglomerate Edge Group has had the biggest share of announcements at the 2021 Dubai Airshow between systems unveilings, contracts finalizations and the signing of memorandums of understand understanding. But what arguably stands out the most is the number of autonomous systems at the company’s booth, which made up about half of the offerings on display.

Emirati conglomerate unveils two drones and a weapons system

Emirati conglomerate Edge Group has unveiled a series of vertical-takeoff-and-landing drones as well as a precision-guided munition system.

DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair. Can it grab four in a half-hour?

The Gremlins program needs to show it can recover four drones back to back to prove it can be operationally relevant.

DARPA nabs Gremlin drone in midair for first time

The successful air recovery is a major step in the military's effort to launch swarms of drones from 'motherships to safely conduct surveillance or electronic warfare from a distance.

General Dynamics’ Europe team dips into remote-controlled vehicles, ground robots

General Dynamics European Land Systems has rolled out a remote-driving concept for its vehicle lineup that the company presented on its ASCOD light tank at the FEINDEF defense exhibit.

US and Indian soldiers met for a mock UN mission, counter-drone and high altitude training

Indian and U.S. troops are realizing they’re, “much stronger and more effective together," said a U.S. Army colonel involved in the exercise.

Unmanned tech dominates Turkey’s border security summit

More than 100 defense companies from around the world descended on Turkey as the nation eyes modern solutions to enhance its border protection capabilities.