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28 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Estonia's first unmanned aerial vehicle training center in Nurms, Järva County

Estonia Opens First Aerial Drone Training Hub for Military

Estonia has inaugurated its first military unmanned aerial vehicle training center in the northern central village of Nurmsi.

24 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

UK, New Zealand to Send Drones to Ukrainian Military

The UK has partnered with New Zealand to deliver unmanned military systems for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

24 April

Air

Juster Domingo

Italy Orders AeroVironment Jump Drones in $47M Deal

Italy has signed a $46.6-million deal with AeroVironment for the delivery of Jump 20 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

16 April

Americas

The Ultra autonomous ground tactical vehicle on snowy terrain

Christine Casimiro

Overland AI Rolls Out Autonomous Multi-Mission Military Vehicle

Seattle-based Overland AI, specializing in advanced off-road autonomy solutions, has unveiled a fully autonomous tactical ground vehicle: the Ultra.

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.

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.

9 April

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Accepts First Lionfish Underwater Drones From HII

HII has delivered the first Lionfish small unmanned underwater systems to the US Navy as part of a government contract signed in 2023.

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.

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