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U.S. Army to Test “Throwbots” in Afghanistan

The U.S. Army and Marine Corps are going to test a new devices called “Throwbots” or throwable robots in Afghanistan. The Department of Defence said that they will soon be receiving a shipment of 4,000 of these small robots that can be used for reconnaissance in potentially hazardous combat situations.

6 Oct 2011

Green Aerospace Initiative for Electric UAV Technology Completes 10 years

The Mundus Group successfully completed 10 years of their Green Aerospace Initiative, which is involved in making the UAV technology environmentally-friendly.

30 Sep 2011

US Army Awards Contract to iRobot for Supplying Packbot Robots and Spare Parts

iRobot has been awarded an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract worth 60 million dollars spanning five years by the Robotic Systems Joint Program Office (RSJPO) of the US Army.

30 Sep 2011

Boston Dynamics to Build a Bigger Robot Dog

The BigDog robot is soon to be eclipsed by a new member of the family, the BullDog robot, as per Marc Raibert of Boston Dynamics. Marc said that a new contract for the LS3 robot was under development and would be ready by 2012.

From Boston Dynamics 29 Sep 2011

Textron’s AAI UAS System Completes US Army MUSIC Exercise

Textron System’s operating unit, AAI Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has announced that it has successfully completed the Manned Unmanned System Integration Capability (MUSIC) exercise by the US Army for the year 2011.

28 Sep 2011

Northrop Grumman’s Unmanned Block 10 Global Hawks Complete Service

The Block 10 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft from Northrop Grumman has completed its contract period at the US Air Force. The last of the seven Block 10 aircrafts ended its mission in May with a total of 7,650 flying hours, of which 7,000 and more hours were spent for combat troop surveillance.

27 Sep 2011

Experienced Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Guides Peers on Technology

Marine Corps Sgt. Chad John spends most of his time on unmanned aerial vehicles with the Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3. The unmanned vehicles used by the Marine Corps are small in size and light in weight.

26 Sep 2011

Upgraded Version of Rolls Royce UAV Engine Successfully Completes Air Force Flight Test

The growth variant of the AE 3007H engine for UAVs from Rolls Royce has cleared the flight tests conducted by the US Air Force. These flight tests are entirely funded by the US Air Force.

21 Sep 2011

Research and Markets Release Business Report on Unmanned Marine and Ground Vehicles

Research and Markets have included the Global Strategic Business report on Unmanned Ground and Marine Vehicles to their report offering.

16 Sep 2011

Latest Report from Strategy Analytics Reveals that US and Israel Rule the UAV Market

The latest report released by Strategy Analytics Advanced Defense Systems (ADS), titled Overview of the Global UAV Platform Landscape, talks about the main players in the UAV and related subsystems manufacture and the important platforms being operated at a global level.

15 Sep 2011