Robotics

India to boost defense spending 13%, with billions for new weapons

The capital expenditure is meant for the procurement of weapons and platforms and payment of outstanding committed liabilities for past defense contracts.

3 days ago

Ukraine plans to spend $540 million on drones this year

“This is just the beginning. After all, this is not only about the needs of aerial reconnaissance,” Ukraine's defense minister said.

4 days ago

Unmanned

General Atomics’ air-launched ‘Eaglet’ gets its wings

Gray Eagle manufacturer General Atomics in conjunction with the U.S. Army launched its Eaglet Air-Launched Effects from a Gray Eagle for the first time.

Greece builds first locally made combat drone

The Grypas will serve as a multipurpose system equipped for combat assignments.

12 days ago

Xtend to supply multi-drone operating system to Israel

The man-unmanned teaming and ability to control these drones is a key issue, including the use of “drone swarms.”

12 days ago

Documents reveal secret customer of Hero-30 kamikaze drones

Here's the European NATO member who is set to receive Hero-30 loitering munitions this year as an “urgent mission requirement.”

13 days ago

IAI unveils ‘Point Blank’ missile for US Irregular Warfare office

IAI says that the system answers the battlefield requirement to provide tactical units ranging in size from small tactical teams to battalion level.

13 days ago

Turkish defense exports pass $4 billion in 2022, says procurement boss

The Turkish Exporters’ Assembly had put the country’s defense and aerospace exports in the period between January and November at $3.77 billion.

5 weeks ago

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a plenary meeting of the Workers’ Party of Korea at the party headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022.

South Korea stages drills simulating downing of North Korea drones

South Korean warplanes and helicopters failed to bring down any of five North Korean drones spotted south of the border Monday.

5 weeks ago

Lithuania’s defense minister is leery Russia will run out of ammo

Defense News sits down with Lithuania's defense chief, Arvydas Anušauskas.

6 weeks ago

Lithuania buys Switchblade 600 drones

Lithuania has become the first European NATO member to order the kamikaze drone.

6 weeks ago

Latvia’s Atlas Dynamics to open drone production plant in Ukraine

Latvian drone company Atlas Dynamics plans to open in early 2023 a research and development factory in Ukraine and later on a production plant.

6 weeks ago

Romania spends $410 million on Israeli-British Watchkeeper drones

The purchase is the latest example of eastern European nations seeking to get their defense industries involved in maintaining Western systems.

7 weeks ago

Albania’s army buys Turkish Bayraktar TB2 UAVs

Under the agreement, the Bayraktar company will train 30 members of the Albanian military on air control and operation.

7 weeks ago

Turkey’s future unmanned fighter jet conducts first flight

Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Tech on Dec. 14 conducted the first flight test of its unmanned fighter jet, known as the Bayraktar Kizilelma.

7 weeks ago

New EU sanctions target Russian military-industrial complex

Valdis Dombrovskis, a European Commission vice-president, said the package will deal a blow to 168 “entities” linked to the arms industry.

7 weeks ago

Navy’s Digital Horizon exercise showcases power of ‘mesh networks,’ AI

The unmanned exercise has prompted innovation and tech improvements at a pace the Task Force 59 commodore said he's never seen before.

8 weeks ago

Israel’s Elbit sends Seagull USV to Digital Horizon event in Bahrain

The showcase for uncrewed vessels comes amid rising threats in the Gulf region.

8 weeks ago

Upgraded Greek air base serves growing interest for US drones

The location of the Larissa air base allows the U.S. military keep tabs on NATO's eastern and southern borders.

8 weeks ago

Elbit to supply Skylark I LEX surveillance UAS to Australia

The drone is used by the Israel Defense Forces at the battalion level and is also used in NATO countries.

8 weeks ago

A key component in training, simulation, modeling and performing dangerous operations, robotics are playing a growing role in how the military does its job.

The capital expenditure is meant for the procurement of weapons and platforms and payment of outstanding committed liabilities for past defense contracts.

“This is just the beginning. After all, this is not only about the needs of aerial reconnaissance,” Ukraine's defense minister said.

Gray Eagle manufacturer General Atomics in conjunction with the U.S. Army launched its Eaglet Air-Launched Effects from a Gray Eagle for the first time.

The Grypas will serve as a multipurpose system equipped for combat assignments.

The man-unmanned teaming and ability to control these drones is a key issue, including the use of “drone swarms.”

Here's the European NATO member who is set to receive Hero-30 loitering munitions this year as an “urgent mission requirement.”

IAI says that the system answers the battlefield requirement to provide tactical units ranging in size from small tactical teams to battalion level.

The Turkish Exporters’ Assembly had put the country’s defense and aerospace exports in the period between January and November at $3.77 billion.

South Korean warplanes and helicopters failed to bring down any of five North Korean drones spotted south of the border Monday.

Defense News sits down with Lithuania's defense chief, Arvydas Anušauskas.

Lithuania has become the first European NATO member to order the kamikaze drone.

Latvian drone company Atlas Dynamics plans to open in early 2023 a research and development factory in Ukraine and later on a production plant.

The purchase is the latest example of eastern European nations seeking to get their defense industries involved in maintaining Western systems.

Under the agreement, the Bayraktar company will train 30 members of the Albanian military on air control and operation.

Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Tech on Dec. 14 conducted the first flight test of its unmanned fighter jet, known as the Bayraktar Kizilelma.

Valdis Dombrovskis, a European Commission vice-president, said the package will deal a blow to 168 “entities” linked to the arms industry.

The unmanned exercise has prompted innovation and tech improvements at a pace the Task Force 59 commodore said he's never seen before.

The showcase for uncrewed vessels comes amid rising threats in the Gulf region.

The location of the Larissa air base allows the U.S. military keep tabs on NATO's eastern and southern borders.

The drone is used by the Israel Defense Forces at the battalion level and is also used in NATO countries.