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Meggitt to Provide Support to Canadian Armed Forces for Small Arms and Indirect Fire Trainers

Meggitt Training Systems (Quebec) Inc. has been awarded a $25 million, three-year contract from Public Works Government Services Canada on behalf of the Department of National Defence, to provide in-service support to the Canadian Armed Forces for Meggitt’s Small Arms Trainer (SAT) and Indirect Fire Trainer (IFT).

25 Aug 2015

AeroVironment Receives US Army Contract for RQ-11B Raven UAS to Supply the Spanish Ministry

AeroVironment, Inc. today announced it has received a contract from the United States Army totaling $3.4 million for RQ-11B Raven® unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to supply the Spanish Ministry of Defense via the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program.

From AeroVironment, Inc. 21 Aug 2015

MIT Team’s Control Algorithms for Solving Optimization Problems at DARPA's Robotic Contest

Last weekend was the final round of competition in the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s contest to design control systems for a humanoid robot that could climb a ladder, remove debris, drive a utility vehicle, and perform several other tasks related to a hypothetical disaster. The team representing MIT finished sixth out of a field of 25.

11 Jun 2015

Northrop Grumman Remotec Introduces Andros FX Robot to Counter Vehicle-Borne IEDs

Northrop Grumman Corporation's subsidiary Remotec Inc. has unveiled the Andros FX(TM), a more capable and dexterous unmanned ground vehicle designed to defeat a wide range of threats including vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED).

8 Jun 2015

Aerospace Companies Welcome Definition Study of European Developed Unmanned Aerial System

Europe’s leading aerospace companies Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Finmeccanica have welcomed the agreement of France, Germany and Italy to conduct a definition study of a European developed unmanned aerial system

19 May 2015

Experts Duke it out at Sandia Labs Western National Robot Rodeo and Capability Exercise

Bomb squads from across the country saddled up their robots and are duking it out at the ninth annual Western National Robot Rodeo and Capability Exercise at Sandia National Laboratories. The five-day event offers a challenging platform for civilian and military bomb squad teams to practice defusing dangerous situations with robots’ help.

18 May 2015

New Report on Market for Unmanned Naval Surface & Underwater Systems

Unmanned naval surface and underwater system production is slated to be mixed during the next 10 years, with Forecast International expecting manufacturers to produce some 29,550 units through 2024. The value of this market over the next decade is $15.4 billion.

29 Apr 2015

Raytheon Receives $2.0 Billion Patriot Air and Missile Defense System Contract from International Customer

Raytheon Company announced today it has been awarded a contract worth over $2.0 billion to deliver the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to an undisclosed international customer.

20 Apr 2015

SAS 2015: ONR Officials Announce New Era in Autonomy and Unmanned Systems for Naval Operations

A new era in autonomy and unmanned systems for naval operations is on the horizon, as officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced yesterday, April 14, during Sea-Air-Space 2015 exhibition, recent technology demonstrations of swarming unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) — part of the Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) program.

20 Apr 2015

ONR Demonstrates Swarming Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

A new era in autonomy and unmanned systems for naval operations is on the horizon, as officials at the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced today recent technology demonstrations of swarming unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) -- part of the Low-Cost UAV Swarming Technology (LOCUST) program.

15 Apr 2015

Military Robotics News

Meggitt to Provide Support to Canadian Armed Forces for Small Arms and Indirect Fire Trainers

AeroVironment Receives US Army Contract for RQ-11B Raven UAS to Supply the Spanish Ministry

MIT Team’s Control Algorithms for Solving Optimization Problems at DARPA's Robotic Contest

Northrop Grumman Remotec Introduces Andros FX Robot to Counter Vehicle-Borne IEDs

Aerospace Companies Welcome Definition Study of European Developed Unmanned Aerial System

Experts Duke it out at Sandia Labs Western National Robot Rodeo and Capability Exercise

New Report on Market for Unmanned Naval Surface & Underwater Systems

Raytheon Receives $2.0 Billion Patriot Air and Missile Defense System Contract from International Customer

SAS 2015: ONR Officials Announce New Era in Autonomy and Unmanned Systems for Naval Operations

ONR Demonstrates Swarming Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Machine Learning Predicts Aerospace Pressure Fluctuations

Reinforcement Learning for Personalized Treatment Plans

New VR-Based Navigation System for the Visually Impaired

Pfizer-Funded Study Examines User Willingness to Embrace Home-Care Robots

AI Powers Breakthroughs in Gene Therapy

Robots and Renewable Energy: Hydropower Inspections

Robots and Renewable Energy: Wind Farm Monitoring

Robots and Renewable Energy: Solar Plant Security

Thought Leaders

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