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Boeing’s Loyal Wingman prototype combat drone reached a new milestone as two of the autonomous aircraft took to the skies recently in separate flights over the Woomera Range Complex in Australia. This marks the first time that the second drone has flow… Continue reading Second Loyal Wingman combat drone takes to the air for the first time
IBM’s Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS400) has set sail across the Atlantic ocean without a crew or human control. Built and operated in conjunction with ocean research non-profit ProMare and industry partners, the autonomous trimaran left Turnchapel Wha… Continue reading IBM’s autonomous Mayflower ship sets sail across the Atlantic sans crew
The US Air Force has flight tested the Skyborg combat drone’s Autonomy Core System (ACS) for the first time. The “brain” of the autonomous Skyborg was installed in a Kratos UTAP-22 tactical uncrewed vehicle at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, and carri… Continue reading Skyborg combat drone’s “brain” flies for the first time
For about a decade now, Kaman’s K-Max intermeshing rotor helicopter has been flying unmanned cargo missions for US forces in Afghanistan. Now, the K-Max Titan is becoming the world’s first heavy-lift unmanned helicopter for the commercial market, havin… Continue reading K-Max Titan: The first commercial heavy-lift helicopter with no pilot
While their winged counterparts are designed to stay aloft for weeks at a time, multirotor drones are more renowned for their maneuverability. California-based drone manufacturer Skyfront was established in 2014 to push the flight duration boundaries o… Continue reading Skyfront claims endurance world record for gas-electric multirotor drone
BAE Systems has won an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract worth up to US$400 million to compete to develop a digital design for a low-cost, autonomous robotic combat drone that can partner with piloted warplanes under the US Air Force’s S… Continue reading BAE Systems to design expendable Skyborg drone for US Air Force
Lockheed Martin has been selected as the main contractor to conduct a study on how to provide the US Navy with large, autonomous ships that can operate for extended periods without a crew. Part of the Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vessel (LUSV) competi… Continue reading US Navy moves a step closer to large unmanned robotic ships
The age of the unmanned combat jet is a step closer after Boeing Australia announced that its Loyal Wingman aircraft has fired up its engine for the first time. On an undisclosed date this month, the autonomous drone powered up its commercial turbofan … Continue reading Loyal Wingman combat drone powers up engine for the first time
Elbit Systems UK’s autonomous Seagull Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) has completed Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) sea trials off the British coast in collaboration with the Ministry of Defence, with the USA’s L3Harris Technologies providing sonar systems… Continue reading Seagull unmanned surface vehicle demonstrates anti-submarine potential
Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has announced that it plans to send the first American unmanned rover to the Moon in July 2021. Under the direction of Robotics Institute director William “Red” Whittaker, the miniature four-wheeled robot will… Continue reading Carnegie Mellon University to send first US robotic rover to the Moon in 2021