World’s first supersonic unmanned combat aerial vehicle that reaches speeds of Mach 2.1 officially launches with a $16 million price tag A Singapore aviation company has launched the world’s first supersonic drone Arrow is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle used in reconnaissance missions It can launch autonomously, but be controlled by a manned vehicle Arrow can be fitted … Read more
Meet the RAF’s new ‘loyal wingman’: Prototype of high-speed unmanned drone designed to fly alongside fighter jets bringing extra tech and weaponry into war zones goes into production A £30million Government investment is in place to start production of a prototype of the potentially game-changing fighter aircraft It will be armed with surveillance and electronic … Read more
Moment speedboat veers wildly out of control after three men fall overboard during photoshoot Video shows unmanned speedboat veered out of control and crashed into concrete dock after three men fell overboard while reportedly doing photoshoot The three men said they were ‘forced to dive underwater numerous times’ because the 24-foot boat continued to circle … Read more
Searching for submarines? Unmanned US ‘spy ship’ powered by solar energy and designed to avoid detection is found off the coast of Scotland A £300,000 Wave Glider boat was found on the coast of Tiree, west Scotland Wave Gliders are used by the US and British navies but it has not been claimed The Russian … Read more
Are they taking the pee? Crooks are stealing PORTALOOS from unmanned building sites during lockdown spree Inspector Rob Offord said thefts carried out at random in Northamptonshire Thieves are striking at night in mainly unattended areas without any CCTV Inspector Offord has advised portaloo owners to secretly mark their property By Faith Ridler For Mailonline … Read more
Robot Wars: British Army chief General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith says UK military of the future will use unmanned vehicles and ‘swarms of drones’ controlled by ‘motherships’ Gen Carleton-Smith spoke at home of secretive 77 Brigade in Berkshire It helps counter Covid disinformation and disrupt extremist activities online General said military will grow special operations and … Read more
Man overboard! Sailors told to stop using male-themed Navy terms like ‘unmanned’ and ‘manpower’ to avoid turning female recruits off sea career There is an acceptance in the service some terms are no longer appropriate But one officer called it ‘a pathetic, woke distraction from keeping Britain safe’ The word ‘seaman’ was dropped by Canadian … Read more