Unmanned Magazine Editorial Team
The Unmanned Magazine editorial team reports independently on unmanned systems in the air, on land and at sea. Its coverage focuses on drones, counter-UAS and autonomy, their role in defence and security, and the industry behind them.
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Loitering munition MTO-LP1: Thales and Mistral subsidiary Boreal agree on joint production
A range of several hundred kilometres, ready for launch in under 30 minutes: Thales and Boreal plan to produce the MTO-LP1 loitering munition together. First flight tests are scheduled for summer 2025.
Underwater drone Scout: Dutch Ministry of Defence cooperates with Lobster Robotics
Signed on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague: the Netherlands plan to further develop the “Scout” underwater drone together with Lobster Robotics and bring a military version into service with the navy.
Former Bundestag member Johannes Arlt becomes Senior Vice President at Stark
People and appointments: to expand partnerships in Europe and open up the Nordic markets, the German loitering munition manufacturer Stark is bringing in Johannes Arlt, until now a member of the Bundestag and a career officer.
Unmanned Systems / Aerial DronesMALE drone Aarok: Turgis Gaillard and Thales build French ISR platform with AirMaster S
A MALE drone made entirely in France, equipped with an AI-supported AESA radar: Turgis Gaillard and Thales combine the Aarok with the AirMaster S, which has already proven itself on the “Atlantique 2”.
Loitering munition from KNDS: Mataris family with four systems for short and medium range
Four systems, one name: under Mataris, KNDS France bundles its loitering munition together with Delair and EOS Technologie. One model is already flying in Ukraine, a second is about to enter service in France, a third is to mature by year-end.
Electronic warfare for light drones: Thales presents EW solution at the Paris Air Show
Units without electronic warfare specialists should in future be able to detect, locate and analyse electromagnetic activity themselves: that is the aim of a compact EW payload for light drones that Thales is bringing to the Paris Air Show.
Military drone Pele: General Atomics brings launched effect for the MQ-9B Sky Guardian to Paris
A small military drone that launches from the MQ-9B or from the ground and flies ahead where it is too dangerous for the carrier aircraft: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is showing Pele for export customers at the Paris Air Show.
MQ-9B as unmanned early warning platform: Saab and General Atomics work on joint UAEW solution
Swedish radar technology on an American drone: Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems want to develop the MQ-9B into an unmanned airborne early warning platform. A first flight of an AEW version is planned from 2026.
Loitering munition from the helicopter: UVision makes the Hero-120 helicopter-capable
Utility and attack helicopters as launch platforms: at the Paris Air Show, Israeli company UVision Air shows how its Hero-120 loitering munition can be deployed from the air without deep changes to avionics or fire control.
Unmanned systems technology: Quantum Systems' Mosaic UXS software suite unites platforms from several vendors
One operator, many platforms: Quantum Systems presents Mosaic UXS, a command-and-control solution in unmanned systems technology to control its own and third-party drones and unmanned ground and maritime platforms together – without vendors disclosing their intellectual property.
Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer retires after 43 years of service
People and appointments: Rob Bauer led the Dutch armed forces and then the NATO Military Committee. At his farewell in Amsterdam, Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans and General Onno Eichelsheim paid tribute to the naval officer.
Counter-drone for the Leonidas: Greece’s armoured vehicle gets RF Hunter EW system
A Cypriot EW sensor, a Slovenian turret and an Austrian heritage: at DEFEA, the Greek Leonidas appeared with RF Hunter, which locates drones and passes their coordinates to the weapon system for counter-drone defence.