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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.

7 days ago

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.

11 days ago

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Cooch delivers attack coordinates to B-52 bomber pilots during Exercise Dragon Strike in June 2015 at Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida.

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Northrop ‘combat edge’ software connects troops without cloud

The software is constructed to cooperate with different waveforms and networks, a Northrop Grumman executive said, and plays well with existing equipment.

The USS Chosin slips through the San Diego Bay, near the bridge to Coronado, on Feb. 15, 2024, following a modernization period.

West 2024: A roundup of news and military tech in San Diego

From Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro issuing a frank warning to industry to lessons learned from Houthi engagements, here’s what you may have missed.

2 weeks ago

More Navy ships get Overmatch networking following Carl Vinson tests

U.S. Navy officials have in the past said Project Overmatch’s rollout would first concentrate on the Indo-Pacific.

2 weeks ago

An MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system taxis across the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, on Dec. 16, 2021.

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.

3 weeks ago

India takes next step toward new 155mm towed howitzers

The towed gun systems are to be no heavier than 15 tons, and they must be able to fire existing 155mm rounds to a distance of 40-plus kilometers.

3 weeks ago

A Martac T38 vessel, outfitted with Northrop Grumman's Project Scion payload, is seen here during testing in 2023.

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.

3 weeks ago

The U.S. Army is buying hundreds of Coyote counter-drone systems in a deal worth $75 million.

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.

3 weeks ago

F-35 engine review pushed back months as government takes closer look

The engine upgrades are expected to give the F-35 more power, thrust and cooling ability as well as allow a major modernization of the fighter.

3 weeks ago

Pfc. Lobo Thomas, attached to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, navigates using a map for land navigation testing in Germany on Nov. 6, 2023.

Hand-held navigation tool for US Army deemed effective against jamming

The U.S. Army last year tapped TRX Systems to produce DAPS GEN II in a deal worth as much as $402 million.

4 weeks ago

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jermaine Brown, the 621st Contingency Response Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of readiness, responds to a simulated threat during exercise Present Ploy at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

Persistent Systems to supply radios for US Air Force mobility command

The MPU5 handheld radios furnished by Persistent Systems support voice, video and text sharing, as well as positioning and sensor data.

4 weeks ago

Mideast defense firms fine-tune unmanned surface vessels

Vendors are pitching their systems’ cheaper costs in comparison to other expensive technologies that carry out similar missions.

4 weeks ago

Air Force’s electric aircraft test ends with simulated casualty evac

The Air Force is looking for ways to use electric aircraft for everything from shuttling cargo and passengers around a base to evacuating downed airmen.

5 weeks ago

An Elbit Systems staff member looks at his phone during the Eurosatory international defense and security trade fair in France on June 13, 2022.

Savoie takes over as Elbit Systems of America chief executive

The company was in October selected to work on a next-generation laser targeting system known as JETS II.

5 weeks ago

Naval Group pitches autonomous systems as key to underwater operations

But for high-end operations, "you need to have both manned and unmanned assets complement each other."

5 weeks ago

An Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle with mounted counter-drone weaponry is seen at the BAE Systems booth at the 2023 Association of the U.S. Army convention in Washington, D.C.

BAE tests counter-drone capability on Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle

BAE Systems and Moog adapted an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle for counter-drone operations and successfully tested a prototype in the Arizona desert.

6 weeks ago

Estonia kicks off work on semi-autonomous vessel for European navies

Those involved plan to develop and test a physical prototype by the end of 2027.

6 weeks ago

In first, UK downs aerial drone with test shot from DragonFire laser

The trial with the direct-energy weapon is considered a significant milestone toward the deployment of the system, possibly within five years.

6 weeks ago