GUARDBOT floating balloon drone

GUARDBOT floating balloon drone

GuardBot is a unique floating robotic system designed for integrated observation and detection of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a sealed spherical design ...
Drones cloud

Drones cloud

In March of this year, the report of the Naval Forces "A Joint Strategy for the Sea Force of 21 Century (A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower)" was released in the USA. Besides the fact that it clearly shows ...
Tugging platform

Tugging platform

Russia, which was once the leader in the field of unmanned aerial vehicles, today has seriously lagged behind in the development and application of UAVs. The gap is great, it is difficult to overcome. Unmanned models in Russia, ...
Unmanned geography

Unmanned geography

At present, when dozens of new unmanned systems appear in the world every year, the task of testing UAVs is becoming more and more urgent. However, the existing large flight test ...
Unmanned antipodes

Unmanned antipodes

Australia without the "Reaper" as a schooner without a skipper Australia almost completely updated its fleet of military aircraft. However, analysts predict Canberra purchases drone drone vehicles and ...
American killer robots are attacking

American killer robots are attacking

According to various estimates, American reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or, as they are also called drones, MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, RQ-4 Global Hawk are located approximately ...
In the US, working on the creation of a swarm of UAVs

In the US, working on the creation of a swarm of UAVs

The Department of Naval Research (ONR) of the US Department of Defense conducted tests of a new generation of unmanned aerial vehicles, which are able to organize into structured groups, ...
Iranian drone Mohajer

Iranian drone Mohajer

The Mohajer family includes a number of tactical observation UAVs, which are the most famous and technologically advanced Iranian models. They were designed in the midst of ...
The first robots on the fronts of World War II

The first robots on the fronts of World War II

In recent years, the armies of many countries of the world have been paying more and more attention to various robots and robotic equipment. The military has long been dreaming of such a robot that on the battlefield could replace ...
Insect robots are ready to enter the service

Insect robots are ready to enter the service

Recently, more and more attention has been paid to robotics, including in the military sphere. This is typical for many countries of the world, including Russia. But when they talk about military robots, then ...
Large but mobile ground robot crusher

Large but mobile ground robot crusher

Crusher is an automatic ground-based apparatus (ANA), created in 2006 by the National Robotic Center (NREC) of Kargnegi-Mellon University with funding from DARPA management. Purpose...
UAVs in the post-Afghan era (part 3 of 3)

UAVs in the post-Afghan era (part 3 of 3)

In 2012, Indonesia bought four 500-kg IAI Searcher II, which are mainly used to fight pirates in the Strait of Malacca. In April, 2013, the plans were announced for the local ...
UAVs in the post-Afghan era (part 2 of 3)

UAVs in the post-Afghan era (part 2 of 3)

As for the roles and tasks that are well suited for uninhabited systems, the Comprehensive Plan for the Development of Unmanned Systems refers to the transportation of stocks to advanced areas, the supply of offshore platforms and ...
UAVs in the post-Afghan era (part 1 of 3)

UAVs in the post-Afghan era (part 1 of 3)

The attitude to drones (unmanned aerial vehicles or UAVs) is changing due to the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan and the diversion of attention to the Asia-Pacific region. Relative freedom, with ...
The project of heavy shock UAV "Dozor-600"

The project of heavy shock UAV "Dozor-600"

Russia has already created and operated unmanned aerial vehicles of the light and middle class, intended for conducting reconnaissance. Nevertheless, the niche of a heavy shock remains unoccupied ...
How to counteract the drone?

How to counteract the drone?

In recent years, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming more common. This technique has long established itself as a reliable and effective means of doing ...
Unmanned aerial vehicle Boeing Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack

Unmanned aerial vehicle Boeing Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack

Since the end of the last decade, the American company Boeing Insitu has been working on the project of the unmanned aerial vehicle RQ-21 Blackjack. This unit was designed by order of the Marine Corps ...
Family of unmanned aerial vehicles MQ-8 (USA)

Family of unmanned aerial vehicles MQ-8 (USA)

Since 2009, the US Navy has been using the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicle. Three dozen such vehicles have already been built and transferred to the military, and there is also an order for ...