UUV/UAV
SEA trials its ASW solution aboard MSubs’ XLUUV platform
Independent systems engineering and software company Systems Engineering & Assessment has completed another series of operational demonstrations of its anti-submarine warfare (ASW) solution aboard MSubs’ extra large uncrewed undersea vehicle (XLUUV) platform.
US Navy establishes new division to bolster USV fleet
The US Navy’s Pacific Fleet (CNSP) established Unmanned Surface Vessel Division (USVDIV) One during a ceremony held on 13 May.
Royal Australian Navy and Anduril in talks over extra large AUVs
Defence technology company Anduril Industries and the Australian Defence Force are entering into commercial negotiations for a $100 million co-funded design, development and manufacturing program for extra large autonomous undersea vehicles (XL-AUVs) for the Royal Australian Navy.
RTsys wins AUVs contract from Slovenian Navy
French manufacturer of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUV) RTsys has received a contract to supply of one COMET-MCM AUV and two NEMOSENS micro-AUVs to the Slovenian Navy.
Royal Thai Navy orders additional Camcopter S-100 UAVs from Schiebel
Austrian unmanned aerial system (UAS) manufacturer Schiebel has been awarded a follow-on contract to supply the Royal Thai Navy (RTN) with additional Camcopter S-100 rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
QinetiQ gets Vampire Phase 1 contract to support Royal Navy’s UAS ops
QinetiQ has won a four-year, Vampire Phase 1 contract to support the Royal Navy’s future high-performance unmanned aerial system (UAS) operations.
Bollinger wins contract to produce MCM USV for US Navy
US-based designer and builder of steel military and commercial vessels Bollinger Shipyards has received a contract from the US Navy for the production of the mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicle (MCM USV).
Japan Coast Guard picks GA-ASI’s MQ-9B SeaGuardian to support RPAS project
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected by the Japan Coast Guard to provide MQ-9B SeaGuardian for its Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) project.
US Navy opts for HII’s REMUS 300 as next-gen SUUV program of record
Global engineering and defense technologies provider Huntington Ingalls Industries has revealed that its unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) REMUS 300 was selected as the US Navy’s next-generation small UUV (SUUV) program of record.
Airbus starts ATOL system trials for French Navy’s new VSR700 UAS
Airbus Helicopters has begun trialing autonomous take-off and landing (ATOL) capabilities at sea for the VSR700, an unmanned aerial system (UAS) being developed in the frame of the SDAM (Système de drone aérien de la Marine) program for the French Navy.
UK places order for up to 16 new ‘Vampire’ drones
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract to defence tech company QinetiQ to procure a low-cost fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as part of the Project Vampire.
Sonardyne and MSubs to collaborate on autonomous naval platform capabilities
Submersible manufacturer MSubs and marine robotics technology company Sonardyne have signed a strategic partnership to boost the capabilities of long endurance, autonomous underwater platforms for the UK defence sector.
US Navy’s 1st Snakehead LDUUV prototype christened
A US Navy team led by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport and the Program Executive Office for Unmanned and Small Combatants (PEO USC) conducted a vehicle christening for the first Snakehead large displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV) prototype on 2 February.
Northrop Grumman delivers first Production IFC-4 Triton to US Navy
American multinational aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman has delivered the first Production IFC-4 Triton to the US Navy.