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Allies probe accidental targeting of US drone by German navy frigate
A German warship fired two SM-2 interceptors at an American MQ-9 drone in the Red Sea, but both missed.
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Naval
Australia to more than double naval surface fleet, grow defense budget
The Royal Australian Navy will have its largest fleet since the end of World War II if it implements recommendations from a new independent review.
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French AI firm to process drone footage for automatic threat detection
Paris-based Preligens wants to process video footage recorded by unmanned aerial vehicles to help spot military assets deployed by Russia and China.
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South Korea eyes mixed fleet of manned, unmanned warplanes
The South Korean military's growing interest in manned-unmanned teaming comes amid a declining pool of 18-year-old conscripts.
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ST Engineering unveils wheeled ground robot equipped with aerial drone
The firm completed development of the four-wheel drive electric vehicle last year, but is only now showing it to the public.
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Elbit Systems unveils new drone at Singapore Airshow
The company says its Hermes 650 Spark will enter serial production in 2025 for an undisclosed customer that already placed an order.
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Russia ups cash reward for capturing Estonian ground robot in Ukraine
Ukrainian and Russian forces are increasingly relying on unmanned ground vehicles for mine clearing and battlefield transport.
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Navy to establish second surface drone unit this spring
U.S. Pacific Fleet head Adm. Samuel Paparo announced the new unit at the West 2024 conference in San Diego.
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US Navy updating tactics for sensors, weapons based on Houthi attacks
Navy warfighting development commands are already churning out new tactics for training and operations in the Middle East based on ongoing Houthi attacks.
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Airborne Triton drone key to Navy’s signal goals, Clapperton says
The autonomous MQ-4C Triton intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting drone can fly for more than 24 hours.
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Northrop to showcase Project Scion tech payloads for unmanned vessels
Payloads produced by Northrop Grumman's Project Scion were recently tested aboard a Martac T38 in the Chesapeake Bay.
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Azerbaijan opens facilities for new Akinci drone
Azerbaijan has opened a training facility and hanger for a new Akinci drone, confirming the country bought the Turkish-made combat system.
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RTX to supply 600 Coyote drone interceptors to Army
The $75 million deal for the interceptors was made "in direct support to the U.S. counter-unmanned aircraft systems mission," according to the service.
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Kongsberg unit wins Italy order for shallow-water unmanned submersible
The order has an estimated value of $11 million (€10.2 million).
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CENTCOM’s ‘Sandtrap’ hackathon targets drones amid Middle East barrage
The effort was aimed at producing prototypes that improve the speed and accuracy of unmanned aerial system countermeasures.
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Houthis, Russians wield same Iranian-supplied drones, DIA studies show
The Waid 1 and 2 drones share distinctive features — wing stabilizers, pitot tubes, fuselages — with Iran’s Shahed-131 and -136, according to the agency.
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Pentagon tech hub hires Anduril to get large underwater drone to Navy
The Defense Innovation Unit awarded Anduril a contract that will allow U.S. Navy units to start testing, buying and operating its Dive-LD vehicle.
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