Unmanned Systems

South Korea to deploy laser weapons to intercept North Korean drones

The Defense Acquisition Program Administration said it will deploy at least one anti-air laser weapons system — called “Block-I” — this year.

12 days ago

A West Coast-based naval special warfare operator fires a Switchblade 300 Lethal Miniature Aerial Munition System during a training exercise.

Australia takes aim with US-made loitering munitions

AeroVironment's Switchblade 300 has a 3.69-pound (1.68 kg) warhead and 19-mile (30 km) range in its latest Block 20 variant.

13 days ago

Robotics

Germany to help procure drones for Ukraine, Pistorius says

The country will present a plan for NATO to buy drones “from German industry” on behalf of the Ukrainian armed forces, Pistorius said.

Ukraine industry chief sees bumper year for land-based drones

Kyiv's head of strategic industries said that the push for ground robotics was part of a bigger bet on "defense tech."

14 days ago

Zelenskyy seeks relaxed target limits within Russia amid bombardment

Glide bombs are heavy Soviet-era bombs fitted with precision guidance systems and launched from aircraft flying out of range of air defenses.

3 weeks ago

Russia warns of possible response to US drone flights over Black Sea

Russia’s Defense Ministry says officials have been ordered to prepare a response to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea.

4 weeks ago

US Central Command to demo integrated counter drone sensors this fall

CENTCOM will stage a U.S.-based exercise in October focused on spotting UAS threats followed by a second demo in theater early next year.

4 weeks ago

Dronemaker Skydio hiring team in Ukraine amid strategy shift

The war in Ukraine is the first to feature widespread use of small, commercial style drones.

4 weeks ago

European gun makers trial small arms as drone stoppers

Makers of shotguns and machine guns are finding new ways to target unmanned aerial vehicles on the cheap.

4 weeks ago

Ukrainian drones, missiles kill 6 in Russia and Crimea

The Ukrainian Navy ralso eleased photos Sunday that it says confirm the destruction of a warehouse in Russia used to launch Iranian-designed Shahed drones.

4 weeks ago

Pentagon tech hub to launch dozens of new projects with FY24 funding

DIU offered details on how it will spend nearly $1 billion FY24 funding, most of which will go toward speeding up existing projects and starting new ones.

5 weeks ago

Lawmakers urge Defense Innovation Unit to partner with Israel, Taiwan

The provisions call for DIU to establish a “strategic partnership” with each country to coordinate on industrial priorities and dual-use tech development.

5 weeks ago

US approves loitering munitions sale for Taiwan’s ‘porcupine strategy’

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency approvals include 291 Altius 600M-V loitering munitions from Anduril, plus 720 Switchblade 300s from AeroVironment.

5 weeks ago

Small drones will soon lose combat advantage, French Army chief says

He cited the example of the Bayraktar drone, “the king of the war” at the start of the conflict in Ukraine, that is no longer being used.

5 weeks ago

Chinese military’s rifle-toting robot dogs raise concerns in Congress

Lawmakers want U.S. military officials to examine the threat posed by new Chinese robot dogs armed with rifles.

5 weeks ago

Ground robots hauling drones into battle is a trend at Paris arms fair

Teledyne Flir and Rheinmetall have proposed combos of robots on land and in the air.

5 weeks ago

Artis forms Sentinel vehicle protection venture with UAE’s Bin Hilal

Artis and Bin Hilal Enterprises are setting up a joint venture to market the Virginia-based company's active protection system in the Middle East.

5 weeks ago

Anduril to build factory to increase Dive-LD unmanned systems capacity

The facility will eventually be able to make up to 200 Dive-LD autonomous underwater vehicles a year.

5 weeks ago

Navy faces most intense running sea battle since WWII with Houthis

Nearly every day, Iran-backed Houthi rebels launch missiles, drones or some other type of attack in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

5 weeks ago

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