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How is the Royal Navy integrating autonomy?
June 27 by Defence IQ DigitalColonel Dan Cheesman, Chief Technology Officer, Royal Navy discusses the main challenges in integrating a manned-unmanned autonomous capability for the Royal Navy
Survey: Protecting armed forces from UAVs?
December 01 by Defence IQ PressAre you concerned about the growing risk of unmanned aerial systems among insurgents and other adversaries? Do you believe more needs to be done to protect bases and personnel at home and in theatre f...
ECA Group secures two customers for Inspector Mk2 multi-mission naval drone
October 25 by Victor M. S. BarreiraThe French unmanned vehicles specialist ECA Group promoted its Inspector Mk2 autonomous multi-mission surface vehicle at the EURONAVAL 2016 international naval technologies show, which was h...
US grappling with counter-UAS technology challenges
September 08 by Richard de SilvaAs Defence IQ has recently reported, the rising number of criminal and negligent incidents involving civilian unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is pushing harder on the need for a greater awareness of t...
'NO DRONE ZONE!' When ignorance becomes a security threat
August 23 by Richard de SilvaIt seems safety and security incidents involving drones are now a weekly – if not daily – occurrence in the press. August, for example, saw a reported ‘near miss’ of a commercial UAV and a Flybe passe...
Civil UAV Regulations Worldwide
August 08 by Defence IQ PressThe civilian use of UAVs presents homeland security, critical national infrastructure and commercial industries with a myriad of safety and privacy challenges. However, while 2016 represents a landmar...
Atlas Elektronik's ARCIMS Unmanned Surface Vessel to restore Royal Navy's minesweeping capabilities
October 18 by Andrew ElwellAtlas Elektronik, a science technology solutions provider, displayed its ARCIMS (Atlas Remote Capability Integration Mission Suite) unmanned surface vehicle (USV) during a demonstration at DSEI in Lon...
Watchkeeper UAS to fly over UK skies this week
February 24 by Defence IQ PressBritain’s new unmanned air system (UAS) designed to be the "spy in the sky" is due to fly over the Ministry of Defence's Salisbury Plain Training Area in Wiltshire as part of operational t...
Gripen: An unmanned fighter?
July 08 by Defence IQ PressSaab, maker of the Gripen fighter, is reportedly toying with the idea of creating an unmanned variant in the future as demand for the platform increases. "We expect to produce a large number of...
How unmanned maritime vehicles could play a part in Brazil's coastal surveillance requirements
April 18 by Andrew ElwellLiquid Robotics Inc., a Sunnyvale, California-based company, has developed a hybrid wave and solar propelled Unmanned Maritime Vehicle (UMV). The Wave Glider SV3 vehicle is the latest to come out...
Is the Global Defence Market Ready for Unmanned Underwater Vehicles?
June 02 by Neil WaghornThere has been no shortage of media attention covering Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. In fact, the inventory of popular press referrals only seems to be growing: drones, RUAVs, UCAVs, and RPAs fill out a...
The Ethics of Unmanned Weapons and Lethal Force in Modern Warfare
April 28 by Samantha TannerHow far and to what extent can autonomy be reasonably employed in modern warfare? Professor Noel Sharkey, head of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics at University of Sheffield, has been wrestling...