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An uncrewed vehicle operated by the US Marine Corps has launched an anti-ship missile from the shore during a US Navy exercise. The first-of-its-kind test saw an Oshkosh Defense Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary (ROGUE) Fires equipped wit… Continue reading Driverless land vehicle fires anti-ship missile during US Navy exercise
Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 Stingray jet-propelled air tanker drone has successfully refueled a US Navy E-2D Hawkeye command and control aircraft. The test flight, which took place at the Mid America St. Louis Airport on August 18, was carried out by Navy pilots… Continue reading MQ-25 Stingray drone refuels E-2D command and control aircraft in mid-air
The US Army has fielded its first combat-capable laser weapon prototype. Developed in only 24 months, the solid-state Directed Energy-Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) laser was mounted on a Stryker combat vehicle and participated at a com… Continue reading US Army fields first combat-capable laser weapon prototype
The US Army has fielded its first combat-capable laser weapon prototype. Developed in only 24 months, the solid-state Directed Energy-Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (DE M-SHORAD) laser was mounted on a Stryker combat vehicle and participated at a com… Continue reading US Army fields first combat-capable laser weapon prototype
A key component of the US nuclear deterrent has reached a major milestone as production of the first upgraded W88 Alt 370 nuclear warhead is completed. Developed by Sandia National Laboratories, the Kansas City National Security Campus, the Y-12 Nation… Continue reading W88 nuclear warhead modernized with “brain” transplant
A key component of the US nuclear deterrent has reached a major milestone as production of the first upgraded W88 Alt 370 nuclear warhead is completed. Developed by Sandia National Laboratories, the Kansas City National Security Campus, the Y-12 Nation… Continue reading W88 nuclear warhead modernized with “brain” transplant
The Royal Navy is testing a robotic boat designed to survey uncharted waters as part of an investigation into the use of uncrewed vessels for military surveying operations. The Otter Pro boat was tested on Horsea Lake at the Defence Diving School, Port… Continue reading Royal Navy trials robotic boat for surveying sea bottom
General Atomic Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) has announced that an Avenger drone managed to autonomously track and follow targets for the first time using a Lockheed Martin Legion sensor pod. The July 2 demonstration in southern California was des… Continue reading Avenger drone autonomously tracks targets via infrared for the first time
Ford Europe has taken automation a step further by introducing robot test drivers. No, this isn’t an attempt to save a pay packet, but as a way of testing cars under extreme environmental conditions without risking the health of a human driver.Continue… Continue reading Ford puts robots in the drivers’ seat for environmental tests
The BepiColombo orbiter probe has passed within 552 km (343 miles) of Venus as it completed one of nine flybys on its way to the planet Mercury. Shortly after the close encounter, the ESA/JAXA joint mission snapped a picture of Venus at a distance of 1… Continue reading BepiColombo and Solar Orbiter have close encounter with Venus