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THE UK Department of Defence have forked out more than €1.03 million on drones for use both at home and on overseas missions over the past four years.The Defence Forces use sophisticated Orbiter 2 drones, which are designed for day or night operation and for covert operations. Records show that €618,575 has been spent since the beginning of 2018 on maintenance of the Defence Forces’ armoury of spy drones.
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A dozen drones carrying bombs are flying so fast, faster than the speed of sound, that they are leading a fighter jet into battle. Some of them fall away to take out high-value targets, hitting at such speed that the enemy has no time to react. Others become bait for hostile missiles, sacrificing themselves to protect the jet bursting in from behind to destroy the remaining threats.
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KBR is expanding its breadth of capabilities into the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) with a contract for the delivery of cutting-edge Nano Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) to support technological experimentations with the British Army and the Future Capability Group. KBR's Government Solutions EMEA business will utilize its established services integrator approach to merge world leading technologies with innovative service delivery including training, logistics, and technical support.
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Airbus Defence and Space mini UAS subsidiary SURVEY Copter signed a contract with French DGA Armament general directorate to provide the French Navy with 11 systems, (22 aircraft), of the electrically powered fixed-wing Aliaca maritime version UAS (officially called SMDM, including training and integrated logistic support. First deliveries are expected in 2021.
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Britain pushed ahead with plans for its first fighter drone on Monday, signing a 30 million pound ($41 million) design and manufacture contract for the unmanned aircraft to have a trial flight in the next three years. The government said in a statement that the drones will be built to act as a “loyal wingman” to its Typhoons and F-35s, flying alongside the military jets to shoot down enemy aircraft.
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According to a statement released by the Australian Department of Defence on December 30, 2020, the Government of Australia has also approved sustainment funding for the currently approved fleet of three MQ-4C Triton naval unmanned aircraft. In June 2018, Australia has announced an investment of $1.4 billion for the acquisition of six MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft through a cooperative program with the United States Navy.
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The U.S. Air Force has selected three defense companies to produce unmanned aerial vehicle prototypes for its Skyborg program, which will pair a drone guided by artificial intelligence with a human piloting a fighter jet. The service last week awarded contracts to Boeing Co., $25.7 million; General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, $14.3 million; and Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems, $37.8 million.
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The U.S. Navy is not only fast-tracking a new fleet of drone boats but also arming them with new weapons, sensors, and cutting edge radar systems to align with its emerging Distributed Maritime Operations strategy...an evolving concept aimed at networking a growing fleet of manned and unmanned systems operating with ever-increasing levels of autonomy.
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Textron Systems has secured a contract to deliver 36 Shadow unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) in the latest Block III configuration to the US Army. The $66m contract also includes ongoing engineering services and necessary support for the Shadow Block III UAS. Textron Systems senior vice-president David Phillips said: “We are proud to maintain our strong partnership of more than 20 years with the US Army on the Shadow programme.
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Production of the first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime ISR aircraft for the RAAF commenced in late October at the company’s Moss Point facility in Mississippi. Being acquired under a cooperative development program with the US Navy, the RAAF currently has a requirement for six MQ-4Cs, and the commonwealth has to date committed funding to three air vehicles, ground control segments, and the construction of facilities at two main operating bases and one forward operating base.
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Images of a scale model of the Indian Air Force Ghatak UCAV (Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle) surfaced for the first time in a recent video of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur). The UAV design lecture was posted on the institute’s YouTube channel on September 28 and the model, which is reportedly the first to feature also a landing gear, was seen in the background in the laboratory where the lecture was recorded.
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Researchers at the University of Southampton are investigating how to coordinate swarms of up to 100 autonomous vehicles that can work with a limited number of human operators. Electronics and Computer Science's Professor Sarvapali Ramchurn and Dr Danesh Tarapore are identifying the challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithms automating robot swarms in a novel Pilot Project funded by The Alan Turing Institute.
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A Sydney-based business that manufactures products to detect and jam enemy drones has announced a landmark new deal with the US Department of Defense. DroneShield told the ASX on Thursday that the agreement would see the business collaborate on upgrading its flagship system. The company’s chief executive, Oleg Vornik, called its new client “one of most demanding defence customers globally” ....
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Defence minister Linda Reynolds has signaled support for Australian involvement in future purchases of unmanned aerial vehicles for the army with a surprise visit to Orbital UAV in Perth. Coming so soon after the release of an updated Force Structure Plan which foreshadowed new spending on unmanned military systems, the visit to UAV engine manufacturer Orbital is significant.
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Skydio, a startup that makes autonomous drones that fly themselves with little human intervention, is entering the commercial drone market with its new X2 model. The X2 is Skydio’s first non-consumer device and it’s marketed toward government agencies, the military, and other organizations that require aerial surveillance or surveying, with its own built-in infrared thermal camera.
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A fleet of unmanned, remotely piloted boats will be launched next year to help detect illegal vessels entering Australian waters. The ocean drones will patrol waters off the Top End in the Indian Ocean, with the technology to detect unauthorised vessels, alert authorities and then be piloted out to the vessel for further investigation.
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FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced it has been awarded a $10 million contract to deliver dozens of its SkyRaider™ Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to the United States (U.S.) Marine Corps. Developed for U.S. defense and federal government customers, the FLIR R80D SkyRaider is the company’s most advanced military UAS.
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- Written by Julian Kerr, Sydney - Jane's Defence Weekly
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Australia can expect delivery of its first Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in 2023, and of the second and third aircraft by early 2025, Northrop Grumman Australia Chief Executive Chris Deeble has disclosed. Deeble told Janes on 3 July that all three platforms are part of low-rate initial production (LRIP) ‘lot five’, as detailed on 25 June by the US Navy (USN), ..
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