Unmanned Systems News

Ukraine Develops Aerostat C-UAS System with FPV Drones
Ukraine

Ukraine Develops Aerostat C-UAS System with FPV Drones

Ukraine has unveiled an unconventional C-UAS system using a balloon, EO/IR sensors, and fixed-wing type FPV drones with warheads to intercept incoming UAVs.

EDGE Reveals HAVOC UGV with 30 mm Turret and C-UAS Missiles
United Arab Emirates Estonia

EDGE Reveals HAVOC UGV with 30 mm Turret and C-UAS Missiles

UAE-based EDGE Group unveiled its HAVOC 8x8 heavy UGV armed with a 30x173 mm chain gun and Estonian Frankenburg Technologies’ low-cost C-UAS missiles.

Baykar Prepares for Jet Engine Production in Samsun
Turkiye

Baykar Prepares for Jet Engine Production in Samsun

Baykar’s recent investment is for the production of various gas turbine engines in a facility being set up inside the Samsun Tekkeköy OSB industrial zone.

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Fires UAV-122 Missile at Low Altitude
Turkiye

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Fires UAV-122 Missile at Low Altitude

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV fired the UAV-122 aeroballistic missile’s laser-guided configuration at an altitude of 300 ft and hit the sea target at a range of 20 km.

Airbus Develops LOAD Interceptor UAV Against Other UAVs
Germany France

Airbus Develops LOAD Interceptor UAV Against Other UAVs

Airbus launched the development of the LOAD catapult-launched UAV, armed with up to three missiles to shoot down UAV threats as an airborne C-UAS solution.

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Fires UAV-122 Aeroballistic Missile
Turkiye

Bayraktar TB3 UCAV Fires UAV-122 Aeroballistic Missile

Baykar’s Bayraktar TB3 STOL UCAV fired the laser-guided configuration of ROKETSAN’s UAV-122 aeroballistic missile, hitting a fixed sea target at 50 km range.

Taiwan Reveals Endeavor Manta Trimaran Hull Kamikaze USV
Taiwan

Taiwan Reveals Endeavor Manta Trimaran Hull Kamikaze USV

A new move from Taiwan to bolster its defensive capabilities against the PLAN involves a USV based on the notes taken from Ukraine and Taiwan’s capabilities.

Oshkosh Integrates GMLRS Artillery Rockets Into ROGUE-Fires
USA

Oshkosh Integrates GMLRS Artillery Rockets Into ROGUE-Fires

Oshkosh has revealed ROGUE-Fires missile carrier UGV, based on its JLTV 4x4 tactical vehicle, armed with six GMLRS artillery rockets from HIMARS and M270 MLRS.

Brazil Publishes RFP for Armed Tactical UAV Acquirement
Brazil

Brazil Publishes RFP for Armed Tactical UAV Acquirement

Brazilian Army has published an RFP for the acquirement of three armed tactical UAVs, citing up to four munitions as armament and ITAR-free requirements.

STM Showcases Its Defence Solutions on Two Continents
Turkiye

STM Showcases Its Defence Solutions on Two Continents

Türkiye’s STM will exhibit its naval platforms and tactical mini UAV systems at two major international defence exhibitions in Brazil (LAAD) and Norway (UDT).

TÜMOSAN Provides Marine Diesel Engine for ULAQ 35 Armed USV
Turkiye

TÜMOSAN Provides Marine Diesel Engine for ULAQ 35 Armed USV

TÜMOSAN stated in its 2024 Activity Report that ARES Shipyards’ ULAQ 35 armed USV to be delivered to the Turkish Navy is using TÜMOSAN’s marine engine.

Kızılelma Unmanned Fighter Performs Sharper Turns in Test
Turkiye

Kızılelma Unmanned Fighter Performs Sharper Turns in Test

Baykar’s unmanned fighter’s third prototype performed turns with high bank angles in the  Afterburner Assisted Takeoff-Maneuvering System Identification test.

Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV Drops Winged TEBER-82 Guided Bomb
Turkiye

Bayraktar Akıncı UCAV Drops Winged TEBER-82 Guided Bomb

Baykar’s Akıncı UCAV dropped one fixed-winged TEBER-82 and two-winged TEBER-82 Laser+GNSS-guided 500 lb bombs and successfully hit all three targets.

Two TUSAŞ Anka-III UCAV Prototypes Fly in Formation
Turkiye

Two TUSAŞ Anka-III UCAV Prototypes Fly in Formation

TUSAŞ’s second Anka-III stealth UCAV prototype performed a flight alongside the first one, both UCAVs being controlled by the same ground control station.