Unmanned

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

Here are the cheap counter-drone solutions DoD tested in the Arizona desert

Find out who participated in the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office's second demonstration as the Pentagon looks to bring new counter-drone capabilities into an enduring framework.

4 days ago

Army bomb techs field test new aerial drone

The drone will help soldiers check terrain and identify hazards.

6 days ago

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UK’s future force to lean heavily into robotics, AI and hybrid power

The new program Mercury, run by the British Army, will help shape the force for battlefields beyond 2035.

US Air Force picks same bomb-destroying robot used by the British Army

The goal is to field the core system as rapidly as possible, as the global supply chain for critical subsystems like cables and connectors remains backlogged across sectors since the start of the pandemic.

12 days ago

Israeli, British firms to deliver unmanned vehicles for UK experimental program

The British government's Future Capability Group wants to identify future military requirements of unmanned ground vehicles through a series of trials.

3 weeks ago

A ‘persistent, proximate threat’: Why the Navy is preparing for a fight under the sea

Navy leaders are concerned about increased Russian submarine activity in the North Atlantic and Chinese submarine activity in the Pacific. The U.S. homeland is no longer a sanctuary from such threats, they warn.

3 weeks ago

US Navy launches Mideast drone task force amid Iran tensions

“We want to put more systems out in the maritime domain above, on and below the sea,” said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. 5th Fleet.

3 weeks ago

Gilday: New task force will help US Navy speed up unmanned system integration

The U.S. Navy has made significant progress with unmanned systems but needs to move faster — prompting the chief of naval operations to stand up a new task force to help usher unmanned systems into the fleet.

3 weeks ago

At next Project Convergence, 7 scenarios will test American tech against adversaries

The force is also looking for ways to incorporate advanced technology like artificial intelligence and robotics to more quickly make decisions across multiple domains of operations.

3 weeks ago

Italian police raid drone maker over alleged Chinese takeover

An Italy-based defense firm that has supplied small drones to the country’s special forces was quietly and illegally purchased by Chinese state companies, Italian investigators claim.

4 weeks ago

Turkish shipyard develops anti-submarine drone

Turkish shipyard Ares said it has designed and developed an unmanned anti-submarine warfare vessel, hoping to begin mass production this year.

4 weeks ago

So you want to fly a drone over a nuclear weapons lab …

U.S. authorities have issued a warning about the airspace over Los Alamos National Laboratory.

5 weeks ago