Unmanned Systems: Air, Ground & Maritime
Unmanned systems across all domains: aerial, ground and maritime drones in defence and security.
Drone manufacturer Schiebel: a tour of Camcopter production in Wiener Neustadt
It grew up on mine detectors and is now one of the world’s leading drone manufacturers: at Schiebel in Wiener Neustadt, the Camcopter S-100 is built from 163 carbon fibre layers, in-house engines and a great deal of advance planning.
Ground drones in Ukraine: from the Shablia turret to logistics UGVs for casualty evacuation
In Ukraine, the state and the military fully back the development of military ground drones. An overview of Brave1, the remotely controlled “Sabre” turret, THeMIS from Milrem Robotics and the variety of Ukrainian UGV platforms.
Ground drone S-1 BUG: Unmanned Solutions presents demonstrator from Nové Mesto nad Váhom
A Slovak manufacturer 120 kilometres north-east of Vienna and its partners present a ground drone for combat units that transports equipment, conducts camera reconnaissance and can evacuate casualties.
Reconnaissance drones without GPS/GLONASS: how Russia navigates its drones across the front
Russian reconnaissance drones are penetrating deep into the Ukrainian rear in radio-silence mode. Ukraine is trying to establish how they find their way despite jammed satellite navigation – radio navigation and on-board terrain maps play the key role.
FPV drone Maus: Donaustahl cleared to export to Ukraine
Green light from Berlin: Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs has approved Donaustahl's export of the FPV drone Maus to Ukraine. The drone unit Kraken is to be the first user to evaluate the modular system.
Unmanned ground vehicles in Russia: a fresh attempt after the failure of Uran-9, Nerekhta and Soratnik
The integration of “ground combat robotic complexes” into Russia's forces has failed. Under sanctions, Russia is now turning to new unmanned ground vehicles such as the Kurier – mostly from private initiatives and with Chinese components.
Military drones in miniature: “Nobody will survive!”, warns Alexander Kochetkov
Rather than ever larger drones, Ukrainian analyst Alexander Kochetkov expects tiny, AI-controlled swarms. With military drones of this kind, he sees the end of infantry in its current form – and names the USA and China as pioneers.
Military drones of its own: Switzerland brings industry and DDPS to a roundtable
Armasuisse has brought industry and the DDPS together in Bern: Switzerland wants to develop small and medium-sized military drones itself, reduce dependence on foreign suppliers and begin initial trials with the troops from 2025.
AI drones in Ukraine: how artificial intelligence is changing drone warfare
According to Russian sources, Ukraine has gained a drone advantage of at least 6:1 with the help of artificial intelligence. An overview of AI drones for reconnaissance and attack on both sides – and why caution is advised with the videos.
Drone manufacturer Nordic Drones goes to Patria: agreement signed for all shares
Patria intends to acquire the entire share capital of Nordic Drones Oy. The purchase price for the Finnish drone manufacturer and training provider remains undisclosed, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM) still has to approve.
Combat drone Bayraktar TB3: Baykar reports successful tests and ramp take-off
Altitude above 11,000 metres, a successful ski-jump test in Keşan and trials on the “TCG Anadolu” soon to follow: Baykar's combat drone Bayraktar TB3 is moving closer to deployment on the Turkish aircraft carrier.
Loitering munition Hero-120SF: UVision and Mistral to supply US Special Operations Command
Around 69 million euros are flowing from the US government to UVision Inc and Mistral Inc. The delivery comprises Hero-120SF loitering munitions plus spare parts and training; completion is planned for 2029.
Themis UGV with Starlink: Milrem Robotics and AEC Skyline enable control over thousands of kilometres
At Eurosatory in Paris in mid-June, Milrem Robotics and AEC Skyline showed how the Themis UGV can be controlled beyond line of sight via Starlink SATCOM. The first platform is the Themis Cargo CASEVAC.