Unmanned Systems

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) this week released a solicitation seeking proposals of “proven commercial solutions” that can be immediately demonstrated to give unmanned systems with more capabilities at the […]

The three AUKUS partner countries recently tested artificial drone intelligence (AI) and autonomy systems in a swarm setting as part of the non-submarine parts of the tripartite collaboration. The U.K. […]

MASCOUTAH, Ill.—Boeing [BA] is conducting a test program in the U.S. with a mostly secret unmanned aircraft being developed with Australia’s air force, marking the first time the stealthy loyal […]

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory said that its directed energy directorate at Kirtland AFB, N.M., used the high-power microwave Tactical High-power Operational Responder (THOR) system to shoot down drones […]

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) may conduct an experiment by July to help bolster the coverage of Afghanistan, the Pentagon Inspector General said in a new report on […]

The Navy’s second Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) is focused on integrated unmanned systems together rather than working with crewed platforms, a Navy official said this week. U.S. […]

L3Harris Technologies [LHX] and the artificial intelligence analytics solutions provider BigBear.ai [BBAI] have teamed to create an AI capability to enable autonomous surface vessels (ASVs) to better identify and classify […]

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) last week revealed its new BlueWhale unmanned autonomous submarine geared for intelligence-gathering operations. The company said the vehicle has conducted thousands of hours of submerged and […]

The U.S. Pacific Fleet started its second multi-domain unmanned capabilities exercise on May 1, called Integrated Battle Problem 23.1. The Unmanned Systems Integrated Battle Problem (UxS IBP) 23.1 is a […]

Nauticus Robotics this week announced it completed a live offshore demonstration of an autonomous vehicle to help clear subsea mines at greater distances, passing the first phase of a Defense […]