Unmanned Systems

The Army is looking to enhance the commonality, interoperability, and modularity of its unmanned weapon systems as it tries to keep their costs in check, a senior official said Tuesday. […]

The Navy and Marine Corps are examining the possibility of using unmanned helicopters to ferry cargo from ships to land but have not reached a conclusion as to whether it […]

AeroVironment [AVAV] has flown a version of its Puma AE unmanned aerial vehicle that uses solar energy to power the system, the company said Monday. The small, hand-launched UAV used […]

The commercial industry’s demand for unmanned maritime systems in the future will likely surpass that of governments given increasing needs to explore and monitor the oceans, an expert on the […]

The Army and Lockheed Martin [LMT] have been working toward improving capabilities of the K-MAX unmanned helicopters, two of which have been operating for more than 18 months in Afghanistan […]

General Dynamics [GD] has completed a risk evaluation for the Navy’s Knifefish unmanned underwater vehicle designed to detect mines, the company said  Knifefish is planned to deploy on Littoral Combat […]

The Senate Appropriations Committee believes the Navy should not move quickly to retire two prototype unmanned aircraft that recently made history by demonstrating their ability to land and take-off on […]

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA‑ASI) said on Friday that its Improved Gray Eagle (IGE)–the next generation of the Army’s Block 1 Gray Eagle Unmanned  Predecessor to the IGE. Photo: […]

AeroVironment, Inc. [AVAV] said Friday that it received approval on July 19 for the commercial use of its Puma AE unmanned aircraft system (UAS). Hand launch of a Puma AE. […]

The Navy has taken delivery of its first of its new version of the Fire Scout unmanned helicopter, which features a larger airframe for greater range and on-station loitering to […]