Unmanned Systems

Del Toro says Disruptive Capabilities Office to solve Navy challenges

SECNAV aims to help programs of record adjust to changing fleet requirements, and to go outside the acquisition process to solve the most urgent needs.

How Iranian, Russian arms makers shared a Belgrade trade fair hall

Iranian officials were furious that their large but remote booth got so little attention, as Russia's Rosoboronexport stall had no gear to show at all.

Kazakh startup pushes into local market for explosive drones

Kazakhstan-based Taharqa Technologies is catering to the government's desire to establish a glorious unmanned aerial vehicles program.

Swarm of loitering munitions draws attention at Serbian defense show

Jovana Jevtić, marketing manager at PR-DC, told Defense News that the firm is eying the international market more than the domestic one.

Pentagon acquisition chief LaPlante focused on boosting manufacturing

Bill LaPlante said sufficient manufacturing rates are a key concern both for the health of the industrial base and for the health of DoD stockpiles.

Griffon, Textron advance in Army’s Future Tactical UAS competition

Northrop, Sierra Nevada were eliminated in the competition to replace the service's Shadow Unmanned Aircraft Systems fleet.

Joby’s air taxis to help US Air Force usher in electric aviation era

The vehicles will first be flown remotely to shuttle cargo around Edwards Air Force Base, followed by human pilots and passengers next year.

Opinion

What commercial autonomous technology can do for US Army modernization

The Pentagon is at an important juncture as it thinks creatively and ambitiously on how to leverage this critical new technology.

Australia to focus R&D on asymmetric warfighting, chief scientist says

Australia is mulling which high-tech areas it will pursue alone or which may fall under AUKUS, as it ensures all its efforts focus on top warfighter needs.

Ukraine war inspires weapons that crack battle tanks at weakest point

Arms manufacturers are tuning their lineups to the immediate experience of the brutal, close-range fighting in Ukraine.

US sanctions firms in China , Russia, Turkey over Iran’s drone program

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran remain high, despite the release of five American detainees from Iran this week.

Israeli companies showcase drones that take off, land vertically

IAI developed the Rotem Alpha loitering munition, capable of hovering, taking off and landing vertically.

Military drone crashes during test flight in Iran, injuring 2

Images of the wreckage circulating on social media suggested it was the type of drone that carries bombs.

Is the truth out there? NASA wants to help build public trust on UFOs

The agency could play a major role in data collection and further research objects of unknown origins in Earth’s atmosphere.

Navy’s Triton drone squadron returns to Guam

The unmanned Tritons rotating through Guam received sensor upgrades since their last deployment.

Opinion

Army of coders needed to make Replicator drone initiative a success

The program should be the first to acknowledge that both software and data production need to be core military competencies, the authors argue.