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Researchers Aim to Develop Innovative Humanoid Robot

Robots are increasingly being used in place of humans to explore hazardous and difficult-to-access environments, but they aren’t yet able to interact with their environments as well as humans.

10 Oct 2012

BAE Systems Upgrades Royal Marines' BvS10 Viking All Terrain Armoured Vehicles

99 of the Royal Marines' BvS10 Viking All Terrain Armoured Vehicles are being upgraded by BAE Systems via a £38m contract awarded to the aerospace/defence firm on 3 October 2012.

6 Oct 2012

IAI Helps Indian Armed Forces to Upgrade Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Fleet

The Indian Armed Forces is working with Israeli firm IAI to upgrade its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle fleet.

5 Oct 2012

New Series of Challenges Launched by DARPA to Design Next-Generation Ground Vehicle

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has launched a new series of challenges to design the US Marine Corps' next-generation amphibious vehicle.

5 Oct 2012

Northrop Grumman to Deliver Additional STARLite Radar Systems for the U.S. Army

Northrop Grumman has been contracted to deliver 44 additional STARLite wide area surveillance radars for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft system of the U.S. Army. STARLite consists of ground moving target indicator features, synthetic aperture radar, and dismount moving target indicator capabilities.

24 Sep 2012

New Sensor System Improves Target Detection

With intent to promote threat detection using man-portable visual threat detection devices from stand-off distances, the Cognitive Technology Threat Warning System (CT2WS) program was launched by DARPA in 2008.

21 Sep 2012

Vanguard Defense and ISR Group to Promote Shadowhawk UAS Operations

ISR Group and Vanguard Defense Industries have entered into an exclusive agreement. Under this contract, ISR Group will extend flight operations, operator training, and maintenance services on behalf of Vanguard Defense’s Shadowhawk unmanned aircraft system platform.

21 Sep 2012