As the collective uncrewed systems industry matures, from a predominant focus on technical development to increased capacity for manufacturing reliable and maintainable vehicles at scale, competition inevitably breeds increasingly...

As the name suggests, combat search and rescue (CSAR) is an inherently risky kind of mission for a helicopter. It involves flying over and landing in hostile or contested territory, most likely in a race against both time and an adversary alerted...

Whenever powerful new military technologies and the operational concepts and tactics that flow from them threaten to disrupt existing capabilities or lines of development, counters to them are immediately sought. This process is unfolding now as...

Apart from some sensational headlines and dismissive quotes from hostile analysts, the mainstream media has not paid a great deal of attention to Russia’s new nuclear-powered cruise missile. While the 9M730 Burevestnik – named after...

FOG is a new 4.7 m shallow-draft USV, offering a payload capacity of 200 kg, developed for use in coastal areas, estuaries, rivers and lakes in a variety of roles. The central idea behind its development, according to CEO...

As long as ground vehicles have existed, a very particular issue of engineering and physics has posed a conundrum to numerous off-road mobility applications, affecting designers of defence, mining and construction vehicles...

BRP-Rotax is a trusted name in engines, not only across UAVs but also motorsport and general aviation (GA), but a variety of companies have long offered improved versions of (or performance upgrade kits for) Rotax engines...

Generally, makers of autonomous UUVs get to enjoy a rather different market entry route compared with that of manufacturers of uncrewed systems for aerial and terrestrial applications. For example, drones must be built incredibly...

While many self-driving companies continue to refine and optimise their technology through ongoing trials on public and private roads, the limitations of such grounds (both physical and regulatory) place agitating constraints on the...

Researchers in the US have developed a framework to make Modular Autonomous Vehicles (MAVs) more practical. These modular vehicles can link or separate while on the road, offering flexible transport for passengers and freight...