Unmanned

News coverage of the latest platforms, systems, technologies and policies of unmanned warfare.

Aselsan, Sefine team up again on uncrewed electronic warfare vessel

The Marlin SIDA was developed by a partnership between Aselsan, Turkey’s biggest defense company and Sefine, a privately owned shipyard.

2 days ago

Greece unveils new surveillance drone to keep tabs on its islands

Locked in a historic rivalry with Turkey, itself a drone powerhouse, the rhetoric between Athens and Ankara has sharpened recently.

12 days ago

Unmanned

Congress pushes DoD to rule on Gray Eagle drone delivery to Ukraine

Lawmakers are pushing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to accelerate a review on transferring Gray Eagle drones to Ukraine.

DARPA autonomous vehicles take on California hills in off-road testing

DARPA began the second round of off-road testing for its autonomous vehicle program, this time turning to the steep hills and trees of central California.

14 days ago

Army missile teams will add robots and multi-payload rockets

The Precision Strike Missile is the centerpiece of current Army fires work.

2 weeks ago

Airmen assigned to the 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron perform a maintenance check June 6, 2022, on an RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk remotely piloted aircraft at Grand Sky on Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota. The aircraft will be used at the Test Resource Management Center’s High Speed System Test Department. Grand Sky is a business and aviation park at Grand Forks focused on developing and growing the unmanned aerial systems industry. (Senior Airman Ashley Richards/Air Force)

‘SkyRange’ uncrewed aircraft to speed hypersonic testing by 2024

The program is part of a broader Pentagon effort to increase its hypersonic flight-test cadence from about a dozen tests annually to almost one per week.

3 weeks ago

Are autonomous ships and vehicles ‘unmanned’ or ‘uncrewed’?

Most literature in this field from all sources – whether academic, governmental or other – tends to use the gender-biased terms “manned” and “unmanned."

4 weeks ago

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall speaks Sept. 7 at the Defense News Conference in Pentagon City.

Mark your calendar for a planned drone wingmen competition

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall also said drone wingmen could be a way for international allies to take part in the Next Generation Air Dominance effort.

4 weeks ago

Iran briefly seizes 2 US Navy sea drones in Red Sea amid tensions

Two U.S. Navy destroyers, as well as helicopters, responded and called the Iranian destroyer to release the drones, which they did.

5 weeks ago

French Navy takes delivery of new mini-drones for reconnaissance

The catapult-launched aircraft can operate autonomously for three hours in a 50 kilometer (27 mile) range, per the manufacturer.

5 weeks ago

Stop following me! Army seeks safe path to truly autonomous vehicles

During testing at Fort Hood, a safety observer followed every uncrewed platform in case of an incident during each exercise.

5 weeks ago

Taiwan forces fire at drones flying over island near China

Taiwan’s military fired warning shots at drones from China flying over its outposts just off the Chinese coastline.

5 weeks ago