Leonardo Upgrades AWHero Drone with New Engine, Radar
Leonardo unveiled today the latest developments for its 200 kg class AWHero RUAS (Rotary Uncrewed Aerial System) during an official ceremony held at SEAFUTURE 2023 (La Spezia – Italy). The ceremony was held on board Italian Navys Paolo Thaon di Revel PPA (Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura - Multipurpose Offshore Patrol Vessel)
Navantia, SAES and Perseo to Develop Surveillance UUVs
Navantia, SAES, and Perseo will develop a line of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs) equipped with sensors to deploy exploration and surveillance capabilities, the companies announced at FEINDEF 2023 exhibition in Spain. SAES provides tactical and mission capabilities to unmanned vehicles (UXVs) based on its expertise in sonar technology, underwater communications, and...
Israel Aerospace Presents Unmanned Submarine ‘BlueWhale’ for Covert Ops
Israels state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has presented the BlueWhale Large Autonomous Underwater Vehicle for the first time. This boat has already undergone thousands of autonomous operation hours, including intelligence-gathering for both maritime and coastal targets, acoustic intelligence, and identifying the presence of naval mines
Textron to Develop Mine Detection System for U.S. Navy's Unmanned Vessels
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Turkish Unmanned Vessel Fires Cruise Missile; First for an Autonomous Surface Vessel
Turkeys armed unmanned surface vessel (AUSV) MARLIN fired a cruise missile Tuesday, a first for an unmanned platform. “We continue to add new capabilities to our unmanned sea vehicles
Lockheed Martin Invests in Electric Sea-glider Maker, REGENT
REGENT Craft Inc. has received a strategic investment from Lockheed Martin Ventures to expedite the development of Sea-gliders for defense missions
Textron to Develop Naval Drone for Mine Countermeasures using Superconducting Magnet
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China Shows off Naval Drones at IDEX 2023
China's Poly Technologies demonstrated an A45 unmanned combat boat, together with other advanced surface drones including the A300 unmanned mine-hunter boat and the A2000 unmanned multirole boat at IDEX 2023 event in Abu Dhabi. The A45 sailed in narrow water lanes, displaying autonomous obstacle evasion, close-in reconnaissance and target tracking, according to a company press release
Lockheed's Small UAV Provides Surveillance Data to BAE's Amphibious Uncrewed Drone
BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin Skunk Works tested Stalker and Indago small uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) on an Amphibious Combat Vehicle Command, Control, Communication and Computers/Uncrewed Aerial Systems (ACV C4/UAS) variant. Both UAS will provide unprecedented, long-endurance reconnaissance capabilities to support the U
U.S. Navy's Amphibious Assault Ship Test Fires Anti-ship Missile in Phillipines Sea...
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First Batch Manufactured of Russia's all-new 'Poseidon' Underwater Nuclear-Capable Drone
Russias latest doomsday weapon, the ‘Poseidon underwater drone that can carry a nuclear warhead has completed the first batch of its production process. Poseidon will be equipped on the Project 09852 special-purpose nuclear-powered submarine Belgorod
Thai Navy’s SeaFox Mine Disposal UUV to help Sunken Warship’s Recovery...
The Royal Thai Navy deployed a remotely controlled SeaFox mine disposal vehicle to collect information about the state of the sunken corvette HTMS Sukhothai and help plan for its salvage. The HTMS Sukhothai capsized in rough seas in the Gulf of Thailand on Sunday while it was on patrol about 37km off the nations southeastern coast
Japan Chooses Beechcraft T-6 Texan II as New Primary Training Aircraft
Hungary Receives Two H225M Helicopters from Airbus
Turkey Considers Purchasing 12 Decommissioned British C-130 Super Hercules Aircraft
Syrian Troops Supported by Russia Eliminate Over 400 Militants in Recent Strikes
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...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...