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15 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

US Army Seeks AI-Driven Counter-Drone System Built in Simulation

The US Army is partnering with Duality AI to develop an AI-driven counter-drone system, built and tested entirely in simulation before deployment.

15 April

War

Staff Writer With AFP

Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills One in Russia’s Kursk: Authorities

A Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian city of Kursk on Tuesday killed an elderly woman and wounded nine others, local authorities said.

14 April

Business

The 10-meter (33-foot) Voyager is one of three unmanned platforms designed, manufactured, and operated by Saildrone. Each of the three USV models has been developed to balance mission payload flexibility and endurance. The Voyager is specifically designed to meet maritime defense and security challenges ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance), law enforcement, drug interdiction, border and harbor security, and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Rojoef Manuel

Saildrone Announces European Branch in Denmark

Autonomous systems developer Saildrone will launch a subsidiary in Denmark to provide maritime solutions for European customers.

12 April

Middle East

Staff Writer With AFP

Israel Says Intercepts Drone Claimed by Houthis

Israel's military said it had intercepted an incoming UAV while a military source in Jordan said another drone had crashed there.

11 April

Sea

Illustration of a Sea Dart uncrewed underwater vessel

Christine Casimiro

Leidos Unveils Low-Cost ‘Sea Dart’ Uncrewed Underwater Vessel

American defense firm Leidos has unveiled a highly reconfigurable uncrewed underwater vessel, the “Sea Dart."

10 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

US, South Korea Set Sail on Next-Gen Drone Boat Development

South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries has partnered with American defense contractor Anduril to co-develop cutting-edge unmanned surface vessels.

10 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Christine Casimiro

S. Korea, US Team Up to Build Advanced Drones for Global Export

Hanwha Aerospace has partnered with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems to develop and produce advanced military drones for global export.

8 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Autonomous mission executed by three V-BAT Team was the final milestone of an AFWERX autonomy effort under their Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) program and collaboration with the AFRL Sensors Directorate.

Rojoef Manuel

Shield AI Launches Upgraded V-BAT Drone for US, Allied Users

Shield AI has introduced a modernized version of its V-BAT unmanned aerial system to provide enhanced intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) operability for US and allied customers.

8 April

Sea

An unmanned surface vehicle is craned aboard the Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Canberra (LCS 30), as a part of the first embarkation of the Mine Countermeasures (MCM) mission package, April 23. The MCM mission package is an integrated suite of unmanned maritime systems and sensors which locates, identifies, and destroys mines in the littorals while increasing the ship’s standoff distance from the threat area. Littoral Combat Ships are fast, optimally-manned, mission-tailored surface combatants that operate in near-shore and open-ocean environments, winning against 21st-century coastal threats. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Vance Hand)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Accepts Anti-Mine USVs From Bollinger

Bollinger Shipyards has handed over the first mine countermeasures unmanned surface vehicles to the US Navy as part of a contract signed in 2022.

8 April

Sea

Joe Saballa

Anduril Introduces Copperhead: A Torpedo-Inspired Underwater Kamikaze Drone

Anduril has unveiled a torpedo-inspired underwater attack drone, said to reshape undersea warfare with rapid, cost-effective responses to emerging threats.

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