Unmanned Warrior 2016 Archives

QinetiQ to lead Phase IV of unmanned systems initiative

Maritime August 18, 2017

QinetiQ has agreed a £4.5M contract to lead Phase IV of The Maritime Autonomous Platform Exploitation (MAPLE) on behalf of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The MAPLE project has been pioneered by QinetiQ in partnership with BAE Systems, SeeByte and Thales. Collectively, their aim is to demonstrate and de-risk ...

UK MOD and Leonardo Helicopters have announced the launch of the second phase of the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System (RWUAS) demonstrator programme.

Phase II of RWUAS demonstrator launched

Air March 1, 2017

UK MOD and partner company Leonardo Helicopters have announced the launch of the second phase of the Rotary Wing Unmanned Air System (RWUAS) demonstrator programme. The two-year jointly funded programme will help develop concepts for future unmanned rotary wing/VTOL aircraft operations, and draws on the successful demonstrations held at Unmanned Warrior ...

SHARC encounter at Unmanned Warrior

Maritime October 14, 2016

Boeing Liquid Robotics SHARC or Sensor Hosting Autonomous Remote Craft is a solar and ocean powered wave glider, it is being demonstrated with over 50 other robotic craft off the Scottish coast in Unmanned Warrior 2016, the world’s first large-scale maritime exercise of its kind. Navies of the world face shrinking budgets, ageing ...