Robotics

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

Pallets of 155 mm shells ultimately bound for Ukraine are loaded by the 436th Aerial Port Squadron, April 29, 2022, at Dover Air Force Base, Del.

New US aid package for Ukraine will total about $300 million

U.S. officials say a military aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be announced this week will include additional munitions for drones.

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Drones damage Moscow buildings in pre-dawn attack blamed on Ukraine

Russia's defense ministry said five drones were shot down and the systems of three others were jammed.

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In this Feb. 11, 2016 file photo, Iranian drone Shahed-129 is displayed at a rally in Tehran, Iran.

Unmanned

Russia launched ‘largest drone attack’ on Ukrainian capital

The attack lasted more than five hours, with air defense reportedly shooting down more than 40 drones.

Ukrainian soldiers launch a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.

Drones attack Sevastopol, crashed UAV found near Moscow

The attack was the latest in a series of attempted strikes on Sevastopol, the main naval base in Crimea that Russia illegally annexed in 2014.

5 weeks ago

A U.S. Navy L3 Harris Arabian Fox MAST-13 drone boat and the U.S. Coast Guard cutters USCGC John Scheuerman and USCGC Charles Moulthrope transit the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.

US Navy sails first drone through Mideast’s Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. Navy has sailed its first drone boat through the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

6 weeks ago

An artist rendering of a potential U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA. A contractor has not yet been selected to formally build the advanced helicopter.

Future Army recon helicopter will still need pilots, study finds

Maj. Gen. Walter Rugen, the director of the Army’s Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team, hailed the closely held analysis as "very informative."

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See what Iran showed off at its military parade

The day celebrates Iran’s regular military, not its paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, whose expeditionary forces operate across the wider Middle East.

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‘Agnostic’ drone guns can secure US infrastructure, manufacturer says

DroneShield’s counter-UAS devices have reportedly been used by the Ukrainian military.

6 weeks ago

Israel’s Aeronautics to supply Orbiter 3 drones to Greece

The agreement will see “dozens” of the drones supplied to the Greek Ministry of Defense, the company said in a statement.

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How AUVs are helping safeguard Europe’s underwater infrastructure

The Nord Stream rupture shows that attacks on infrastructure can be low-cost operations using non-sophisticated and available means, experts said,

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US Navy, Marines push to make virtual training more real

The sea services want to be able to practice complex scenarios in a training and simulation environment that pulls together all-domain sailors and Marines.

7 weeks ago

How to ensure Iranian drones don’t include US components

While the Iranian drone threat may have previously seemed distant for Europe, the appearance of these weapons in Ukraine has brought the problem home.

8 weeks ago

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Ware launches a small unmanned aircraft system as part of exercise Joint Assault Signals Company Black at Waiouru Military Camp, New Zealand, in September 2018.

How the Marines will use uncrewed tech, according to acquisitions boss

The Corps’ experimentation with systems that require no crew comes as part of an ambitious revamp of the service.

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