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17 April

Surveyor surface drone. Photo: Saildrone

Austal, Saildrone to Collaborate on Surveyor Sea Drone for Indo-Pacific

Austal Australia and Saildrone will identify opportunities to collaborate on the manufacture of a Surveyor unmanned surface vessel for the Indo-Pacific region.

17 April

Rojoef Manuel

Next-Gen Batteries to Increase Switchblade Suicide Drone Flight Time by 50%

Amprius Technologies and AeroVironment have teamed to integrate next-generation batteries into Switchblade 300 Block 20 suicide drones.

16 April

A member of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) carries an automatic rifle on a road in the Qandil Mountains, the PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, 2018

Staff Writer With AFP

Two Killed in Iraqi Kurdistan in Drone Strikes Blamed on Turkey

At least two people have been killed and two others wounded in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, officials said, blaming a drone strike carried out by neighboring Turkey.

14 April

Rojoef Manuel

DARPA Completes First Phase of RACER Unmanned Combat Vehicle Program

DARPA has completed the first phase of its Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency unmanned vehicle program in California.

13 April

Rojoef Manuel

Milrem Robotics Introduces Combat Ground Drones to Latin America

Milrem Robotics has introduced its THeMIS Combat and Multiscope Rescue firefighting ground drones to Latin America.

13 April

Inder Singh Bisht

US Defense Industry Delegation Planning Taiwan Visit: Report

A delegation of around 25 US defense contractors reportedly plans to visit Taiwan in early May to discuss the joint production of drones and ammunition.

13 April

Ronald Watkins

General Atomics Flies Avenger Drone Using AI Aided By Using Low Earth Orbit SATCOM

General Atomics successfully conducted flight maneuvers with its MQ-20 Avenger drone using artificial intelligence aided by Low Earth Orbit satellite communication.

12 April

Army Multipurpose High Energy Laser, or AMP-HEL, mounted on an Infantry Squad Vehicle

Ronald Watkins

US Army to Mount High-Energy Laser on Infantry Squad Vehicles to Destroy Drones

The US Army has awarded BlueHalo $45.7 million to develop a high-energy laser, which it will mount on Infantry Squad Vehicles to protect them against drones.

11 April