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16 October

Inder Singh Bisht

US Army Orders Switchblade Loitering Munition for Tank-Killing Role

The US Army has ordered an initial batch of over 100 Switchblade 600 loitering munitions for testing and fielding.

13 October

Inder Singh Bisht

New Radar to Help Gray Eagle Hunt Small Drones

General Atomics has begun producing Gray Eagle drone’s latest version with a new synthetic aperture radar capable of spotting targets 50 miles away.

13 October

An explosion is seen on the waters off of Mersin, Turkey. The scene is the result of an Albatros-S unmanned surface vessel hitting a 22-meter ship while fitted with a nuclear warhead.

Juster Domingo

Turkey Sinks Ship With Swarm of Unmanned Surface Vessels

Turkey has successfully sunk a ship using a swarm of eight unmanned surface vessels and a Bayraktar TB2 drone.

13 October

Andrew Cote

Ukraine Invented the Drone War. The US Can’t Fight One Without Chinese Equipment

Establishing US leadership in drone manufacturing will be challenging, but now is the time to ensure America can fight a drone war if it ever has to.

13 October

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Orders Nine Small Underwater Drones

HII Mission Technologies has secured a US Navy contract worth over $347 million for nine small underwater drones, with the option for 200 more.

12 October

A US Army unmanned ground vehicle replica with cybersecurity algorithm.

Rojoef Manuel

Australian Scholars Develop Cyberattack Protection for Military Robots

Australian academics have developed an algorithm to protect unmanned military robots from “man-in-the-middle” cyberattacks.

11 October

Joe Saballa

Teledyne FLIR Unveils Advanced Variant of Black Hornet Nano Drone

Teledyne FLIR has unveiled a new version of its Black Hornet nano drone featuring a new daytime camera with "superior" low-light performance.

11 October

GA-ASI MQ-20 Avenger drone with “smart end feature” towline

Rojoef Manuel

GA-ASI Demonstrates Large Drone Recovering Smaller Ones Midflight

General Atomics has successfully tested a new recovery system that enables large drones to recover and redeploy smaller ones midflight.

10 October

231006-N-HY958-1037 GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 6, 2023) An Aerovel Flexrotor unmanned aerial vehicle launches from the deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) in the Gulf of Oman, in an image released Oct. 6. U.S. 5th Fleet forces recently conducted an operation integrating unmanned platforms with traditionally crewed ships and aircraft to conduct enhanced maritime security operations in the waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Seven task forces falling under U.S. 5th Fleet integrated 12 different unmanned platforms with manned ships for “manned-unmanned teaming” operations tracking Iranian Navy and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) ships and small boats over several days during routine patrols in and around the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Navy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US 5th Fleet Launches Drones to Monitor Arabian Peninsula Activities

The US 5th Fleet has deployed multidomain drones to the Middle East to assist crewed vessels in safeguarding the Arabian Peninsula.

9 October

A U.S. Marine Corps XQ-58A Valkyrie, highly autonomous, low-cost tactical unmanned air vehicle, soars overhead during its first test flight at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 3, 2023. The XQ-58A Valkyrie test flight and the data collected inform future requirements for the Marine Corps in a rapidly evolving security environment, while successfully fueling joint innovation and experimentation opportunities.

Rojoef Manuel

US Marine Corps Valkyrie Tactical Drone Completes Maiden Flight

The US Marine Corps completed the first flight of its XQ-58A Valkyrie military aerial drone at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

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