by | Sep 13, 2023 | Security
MIROSŁAWIEC AIR BASE, Poland — On an unseasonably chilly, overcast and rainy day in late August in Poland, an electric-powered aircraft tractor towed an MQ-9A Reaper drone out of a hangar. U.S. airmen and officials stood ready to perform and observe the demonstration...
by | Sep 13, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Britain’s Ministry of Defence will intensify efforts to equip the armed forces with unmanned capabilities, a top procurement official said at the 2023 edition of the DSEI show here. Defence Procurement Minister James Cartlidge told hundreds of military and...
by | Sep 13, 2023 | Security
LONDON — BAE Systems is partnering with Canadian company Cellula Robotics to showcase its extra-large autonomous underwater vehicle in the U.K. next year, the British firm announced Tuesday. As the undersea battlespace matures, some companies are looking to speed up...
by | Sep 12, 2023 | Security
WASHINGTON ― President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Air Force has told lawmakers that F-16 fighter jets NATO is sending to Ukraine will mostly be effective in the long term as the war-torn country works to integrate them into the broader military. Gen. David...
by | Sep 12, 2023 | Security
LONDON — Britain’s Defence Ministry will create a strategy to progress the development of unmanned capabilities, the country’s defense procurement minister announced in a speech Tuesday at the DSEI show in London. Details are scarce, but James Cartlidge told hundreds...