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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
UK Marines Test ‘Throwbots’ Lobbed Inside Buildings
The UK Royal Marines recently tested a lightweight reconnaissance robot that can be lobbed over walls or into a building to get live footage of what’s going on inside the structure.
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Air
Department of Defense Taps Immervision to Develop Wide Angle Camera for Drone Applications
Immervision InnovationLab announced that it has received an award from the US Department of Defense to develop a computer vision wide angle camera for small drones.
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Air
UK Military Could Have ‘Drone Swarms’ Ready by Middle of Next Year
The UK military could have “drone swarm” units by the middle of next year to perform tasks including suicide missions inside enemy lines and overwhelming adversary air defenses.
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Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion
France Seeks Drone-Mounted Device to Intercept Battlefield Radio Communications
France is seeking a drone-mounted electronic warfare device to detect, locate, and possibly jam radio communication transmitters.
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Americas
US Ship-Launched Missile Intercepts ICBM in Milestone Test
The US has successfully used a small, ship-fired ballistic missile interceptor to destroy a target Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, in a first of its kind test.
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Americas
US Navy Begins Testing Logistics Drone Prototype
Engineers, testers, and military test pilots at the US Navy are evaluating a logistics drone designed to provide ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport.
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Americas
US Army Gets First Of Four Robotic Combat Vehicle Prototypes
The US Army has received its first Robotic Combat Vehicle – Light prototype, jointly developed by QinetiQ Inc. and Pratt Miller Defense.
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Business
DroneShield, UTS Develop Technology to Better Detect and Track Drone Threats
University of Technology Sydney and DroneShield, a Sydney-based defense tech firm, have developed an optical system to better identify and help neutralize armed drones.
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Cyber
Quarter of British Soldiers Could Be Robots By 2030s, Top General Says
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Sir Nick Carter claimed a quarter of British soldiers could be robots by the 2030s.
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Business
Military Suppliers to Develop Moving Vehicle Launched Drone System
Strategic Elements Ltd and Planck AeroSystems are partnering to develop a system to enable drones to autonomously launch and land from a moving platform, effectively doubling surveillance capabilities.
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