Unmanned

BAE Systems Australia has teamed with local industry to present Australia’s first domestically designed, manufactured and armed VTOL Uncrewed Air System.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has been selected to support the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Medium-Altitude, Long-Endurance (MALE) RPAS Trial Operation Project.

Global geo-data company Fugro is partnering with Australian drone manufacturer Carbonix to establish a new long-range drone capability.

Through Tranche Two of the Network Enabled Army (NEA) program, the New Zealand Army is seeking to acquire a mature UAS capability across a variety of size classes.

Malaysia is on the verge of issuing letters of award to Leonardo and Turkey’s TAI for the procurement of maritime patrol aircraft and Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) respectively.

BAE Systems Australia and EPE have announced a technical partnership to demonstrate advanced autonomous capabilities in Australia.

The MOU requests that Quickstep supply engineering and manufacturing services to support Dronamics to accelerate the production of Black Swan cargo drones.

Thales Australia and Ocius Technologies have entered a Teaming Agreement to advance the development and deployment of a scalable USV capability equipped for ASW and surveillance missions.

The project is a UAV that can travel at hypersonic speeds up to Mach 12 (twelve times the speed of sound). It is powered by the SPARTAN hydrogen fuelled scramjet engine.

Drone Show Korea 2022, an annual event sponsored by South Korean government bodies including the Ministry of National Defence, was held at the Busan Exhibition & Convention Centre (BEXCO) between February 24-26.

Working alongside human-piloted aircraft, the jet-powered platform is designed to enable pilots to see deeper into hostile airspace, detect threats first, and provide time and space for critical decisions and actions.

Silentium Defence has announced it will trial integration of its disruptive surveillance sensors for situational awareness into airborne platforms, initially targeting small to medium drones and unmanned aerial systems (UAS).

An Australian autonomous robotics company is developing technology to safely evacuate casualties from a wartime or disaster zone and has secured a US Government contract.

An Australian-first facility to provide standardised testing of robotics is now open for business in Queensland.

The government has awarded a $3.3 million contract to Brisbane robotics and AI company Cyborg Dynamics Engineering to develop an unmanned combat vehicle the likes of which has never been made in Australia.

Rheinmetall has been named a recipient of the Australian Government’s 5G Innovation Initiative, a competitive grants program to help small to large businesses in Australia test and develop 5G uses, applications, services and products.