Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing Company, has introduced the hydrogen fuel cell-powered SKIRON-XLE, a long-endurance variant of its SKIRON Expeditionary small UAS designed for extended long-range reconnaissance missions. Current flight tests suggest that the SKIRON-XLE will be able to sustain flight times exceeding five hours
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced that the Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration (SHEPARD) programme aircraft received its official designation, XRQ-73. The
Rosoboronexport, Russias defense export corporation, is poised to unveil a collection of unmanned boats at the forthcoming Fleet-2024 exhibition in Kronstadt, in response to the increasing deployment of unmanned systems in modern conflicts globally, particularly in areas such as Ukraine. Rosoboronexport CEO Alexander Mikheev explained that the adoption of unmanned technologies in military and anti-terror operations has significantly impacted all arenas, including surface and underwater domains
Teledyne FLIR Defense has unveiled its latest product, the SUGV 325 portable and modular robot, at the Eurosatory-2024 exhibition in Paris. Designed to enhance dismounted and mobile operations, the SUGV 325 is a single-person-carry unmanned ground platform, weighing approximately 20 pounds (9
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China has commenced the deployment of a series of biomimetic submersibles designed to imitate the movement of manta rays in the South China Sea. These underwater drones, developed by a team at Northwestern Polytechnical University of China with complete intellectual property rights, are intended for a variety of applications, including armed reconnaissance missions in the near future, state-owned China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Sunday
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Roketsan has announced the development of the TR-122 Parachute Rocket, an iteration of the TR-122 rocket capable of performing specialized tasks with integrated signal jamming or image collecting payloads. The TR-122 Parachute Rocket will now be capable of executing special missions within a 36-kilometer radius
The European Commission has chosen a consortium of European shipyards, including Navantia, Fincantieri, and Naval Group, for the European Multi-Mission Patrol Corvette (EPC/MMPC) proposal submitted on November 22, 2023. This decision builds on the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) PESCO programme foundations, under which Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC) Call 1 contracts were signed on October 24, 2023, as part of the European Defence Fund (EDF) programme
Diehl Defence has unveiled the Light Remote Carrier FEANIX (Future Effector - Adaptable, Networked, Intelligent, Xpendable) at ILA Berlin 2024, running from June 5 to June 9. The low-observable (LO) Light Remote Carrier (LRC) weighs under 300 kilograms and measures less than 4 meters in length