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UK Navy To Operate Robot Glider Fleet Ahead Of Unmanned Warrior Exercise
September 28, 2016 @ 01:29 PMThe UK Navy is operating a robot fleet of seven submarine gliders and three surface wave gliders to collect environmental data in real time as part of its demonstrator missions run by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). “This deployment will showcase the capabilities of marine robots to the Royal Navy, and other defence and industry partners,” NOCs Professor Russell Wynn, chief scientist of the mission was quoted as saying by
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Robots, Unmanned Systems To Support ‘Last Mile’ Supplies To Troops
July 15, 2016 @ 11:01 AMThe UK and the US in a joint program will conduct a series of trials of robotics and autonomous systems beginning October next year for the final stage of transportation of supplies to troops in challenging environments. The final transportation stage often dubbed ‘the last mile, can be particularly lengthy and dangerous for those involved – and it is in situations like this that both countries feel robotics can make the process more efficient in terms of cost, time and risk, UK Defence Minister Philip Dunne and US Under Secretary of Defense Frank Kendall said Thursday
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Russia Developing Subsea Robotized Vehicles For Arctic Region Security
June 9, 2016 @ 09:43 AMRussia is developing a subsea robotized system for security of the Arctic sea and offshore areas. General Designer of Rubin Design Bureau Rubin Igor Vilnit told TASS that a preliminary design of unmanned submersibles is under development
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Estonian Milrem Tests Autonomous Ground Vehicle
May 25, 2016 @ 02:46 PMMilrem has announced that its unmanned ground vehicle passed tests by the Defence Forces Logistics Battalion during Spring Storm (Kevadtorm), a simulated battlefield event. Soldiers tested the Milrem vehicle for three days, using it mainly for transporting equipment and materials; something that is typically done manually or with bigger vehicles, the company said in a statement Wednesday
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US Navy’s Bomb Disposal Robots To Use Rockwell Collins’ MicroGRAM GPS Receivers...
May 5, 2016 @ 08:47 AMRockwell Collins will provide up to 2,000 of its MicroGRAM GPS receivers for integration in Neyas Autonomous Behavior Capability Module, in support of Increment 1 of the Naval Surface Warfare Centers Advanced Explosive Ordnance Disposal Robotic System (AEODRS). “MicroGRAM provides the US Navys AEODRS program the small, embedded, secure GPS necessary to ensure mission success,” said Mike Jones, vice president and general manager of Communication, Navigation and Electronic Warfare Solutions for Rockwell Collins
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Russia Developing Unmanned Underwater Vehicles For Fifth-Gen Subs
March 21, 2016 @ 01:55 PMRussia is developing unmanned underwater vehicles for deployment by fifth-generation submarines. "The Rubin and Malakhit [design bureaus] are involved in the development
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Russia’s UIMC Develops Attack, Surveillance Robotic Copter
February 11, 2016 @ 01:43 PMRussias United Instrument Manufacturing Corporation (UIMC) has presented plans for a multifunctional air robotic system, which includes a reconnaissance and attack roles with rocket-launching capabilities. The reconnaissance copter can fly to an altitude of several thousand meters and can be used to detect and identify targets in real time
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Russia Sending Assault Robots to Aid Syrian Soldiers?
January 20, 2016 @ 08:50 AMRussia is fielding assault robots alongside Syrian soldiers in the offensive against rebel militia. The Russians are fielding two kinds of robots – the Platform-M combat robot and the Argo Mobility Platform, both heavily armored and capable of functioning day or night in a variety of battlefield conditions, DEBKAfile news daily reported Monday
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Rosoboronexport Plans Hardsell Of Uran-9 Combat Robotic System Next Year
December 30, 2015 @ 11:09 AMRosoboronexport will begin promoting its Uran-9 combat multipurpose robotic system in the international market next year. The Uran-9 is designed to provide remote reconnaissance and fire support to combined arms, recon and counter-terror units
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Russia Developing Stealth Robots With Artificial Intelligence
December 3, 2015 @ 06:04 AMRussia is developing third generation robots that need no human assistance, navigate on their own, recognize objects on video images, conduct reconnaissance, and communicate with drones and other robotic systems. “A fundamental differentiator of the 3rd generation robotics compared to existing robots is the ability to operate with no human input”, Alexander Kalinin, Head, Innovative Development Dept
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Pentagon to Probe Information Leaks
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...
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...