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12 December

Land

Ghost Robotics Adds Human-Like Dexterity to Vision 60 Robot Dog

Manipulator Arm is a lightweight, modular, top-mounted system for the Ghost Robotics Vision 60 Q-UGV, featuring six degrees of freedom, and a fully backdrivable design.

11 December

Air

A General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle prepares to start up at El Mirage Airfield, Calif. June 24, 2021. The Skyborg team conducted a multiple-hour flight test of the Skyborg Autonomy Core System aboard the General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned vehicle during Edwards Air Force Base’s Orange Flag 21-2. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tabatha Arellano)

Bea Castañeda

Inside the MQ-20 Avenger Drone: The Jet-Powered Reaper Successor

This quick guide walks you through the MQ-20 Avenger, a jet-powered remotely piloted aircraft system that’s shaping future tech — even if it’s not flying real combat missions yet.

11 December

Arms

170311-N-JH293-028 WATERS SOUTH OF JAPAN (March 11, 2017) Operations Specialist 2nd Class Grahm Johnson, from Anaheim, Calif., inspects .50-caliber machine gun ammunition aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) during a defense of the amphibious task force exercise. Green Bay, part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance warfighting readiness and posture forward as a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson/Released)

Rojoef Manuel

US Army to Build Mobile Refineries for Key Ammo Mineral Production

The US Army has announced the development of a small, transportable refinery fleet to produce critical minerals used in ammunition and weapon systems manufacturing.

10 December

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Jodesz Gavilan

ARC Wins US Army AI Counter-Drone Award

The US Army has recognized Armaments Research Company as one of the top winners of its xTech Counterstrike competition.

9 December

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

A Jump 20 vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) unmanned aerial system. Photo: AeroVironment

Rojoef Manuel

AeroVironment Wins $874M US Army Contract to Expand Global Drone Sales

The US Army has awarded AeroVironment an $874-million contract to support foreign military sales of unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone technology.

5 December

Arms

Rojoef Manuel

US Army Orders $200M in Anti-Drone Shells From Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman has secured a contract worth more than $200 million to produce XM1211 High Explosive Proximity rounds for the US Army.

4 December

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

Raytheon Verifies Seeker for Excalibur Hit-to-Kill Artillery Round

Raytheon has completed the seeker design verification test of its Excalibur Hit-to-Kill artillery projectile.

4 December

Drones - Latest News, Features & Expert Opinion

Close-up view of a LUCAS drone resting on a wooden stand, showing its sleek fixed-wing design and nose-mounted sensor under warm evening light.

Ethan M. Encarnacion

US Army’s New LUCAS Drone Puts an American Spin to Iran’s Shahed

The US is putting its own twist on Iran’s Shahed-136, kicking off tests of an attack drone it said was reverse-engineered from the loitering munition.

3 December

Americas