Huntington Ingalls to Assemble Boeing’s Orca Unmanned Undersea Vehicle at New Facility...
Huntington Ingalls has completed the first phase of its Unmanned Systems Center of Excellence with the construction of a 22,000-square-foot facility. The first of two planned buildings on the 20-acre campus in Hampton, Virginia will be used to assemble hull structures for Boeings Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicle (XLUUV) program...
Saab to Provide Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation Systems for Franco-British USVs
Saab has signed a contract with Thales to supply Multi-Shot Mine Neutralisation System (MuMNS) as part of the Franco-British Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) programme. Saab will deliver mine identification and disposal systems operated from unmanned surface vessels (USVs) under the deal
Huntington Ingalls Acquires Autonomy Business of Spatial Integrated Systems
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) announced today that it has acquired the autonomy business of Spatial Integrated Systems Inc. (SIS)
S.Korea Deploys Underwater Mine Disposal Robots
The South Korean military have deployed ten locally-built unmanned underwater mine disposal vehicles. Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said Tuesday that the marine robots developed by Daeyang Electric Co
Northrop to Produce Additional Supersonic Target Vehicles for U.S. Navy
Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a production contract for 19 GQM-163A “Coyote” supersonic sea-skimming target (SSST) vehicles. The $57 million award could be worth up to $250 million with options for an additional 84 target vehicles
Russian Seas to See Unmanned Vessels by 2023
Russia is planning to develop unmanned sea vessels by 2023. “In three years, we will see the first samples, since Russia became the first country that has allocated a corridor for testing
Prototype of Turkey’s AI-Controlled Armored Unmanned Surface Vessel Complete
Turkeys Ares Shipyard and Meteksan Defense Industry Inc., have completed prototype of the countrys first armored unmanned surface vessel (AUSV)
S.Korean LIG Nex1 to Develop Underwater Mine Detector Robot
South Koreas LIG Nex1 Co. will develop a robotic mine detector that can remain hundreds of meters below the sea for over 20 hours
Turkey Unveils First Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle
Antalya-based ARES Shipyard and Ankara-based Meteksan Defence unveiled a concept of Turkeys first Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle (AUSV) “ULAQ” on Wednesday. Armed Unmanned Surface Vehicle, whose prototype will be launched in December, is going to be the first platform of the “ULAQ” line, Meteksan said in a release
Iran to Unveil its Helicopter Carrier Ship in November
Iran will unveil its first Amphibious Transport Dock (ATD) - helicopter carrier ship this November on Navy Day. The ship will carry up to 7 helicopters, an assortment of drones and electronic warfare equipment among others
Kongsberg to Supply 4 HUGIN AUV Survey Systems to India’s Garden Reach...
Kongsberg Maritime has concluded the sale of four HUGIN Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) systems to the Indian Defence Public Sector shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited (GRSE), located in Kolkata, India. This sale has been conducted in collaboration with Kongsberg Maritime India, a subsidiary of Kongsberg Maritime
Germany Announces Suspension of Arms Exports to Israel
AM General to Supply 60 JLTV Vehicles to Canada under $180M
Spain, Switzerland Cancel F-35 Jet Order Over Trump's Europe Policy
Hanwha Launches First Mass-Produced AESA Radar for KF-21 Fighter
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
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...