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Explore the future of warfare with autonomous and unmanned systems.

From self-driving vehicles and drones to AI-powered robots, this category covers innovations in technology that are reshaping military operations, enhancing efficiency, and reducing risk by enabling machines to carry out complex tasks.

  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Skyeton Puts a Hydrogen-Powered Spin on the Raybird UAV

Skyeton’s hybrid Raybird UAV uses a hydrogen-electric propulsion system, with 2 hours of flight endurance, a near-invisible thermal signature, and higher operational altitude.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 16, 2026
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Next-Gen Radar & Detection

MQ-9B SeaGuardian Gains Expanded Sub-Hunting Capability

Sonobuoy is a naval sensor to track submarines, which can be deployed via the MQ-9B SeaGuardian drone, and features Sonobuoy Dispensing System pods.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 15, 2026
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  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
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HII Debuts Sea Launcher to Automate REMUS UUV Launch and Recovery

Sea Launcher is HII’s shipboard system that can launch and recover REMUS UUVs autonomously, featuring a strong-back aluminum frame, and a carbon fiber recovery cradle.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 15, 2026
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  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

AeroVironment Flaunts Next-Gen UUV That Can Maneuver in Any Orientation

Mission Specialist Wraith is a next-gen unmanned underwater vehicle, operating at depths up to 1,000 meters, equipped with 10 vectored thrusters, and powered by onboard batteries.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 15, 2026
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  • Unmanned Surface Vehicles

Textron Unveils Fifth-Gen USV With Doubled Payload, Expanded Reach

MMUSV is Textron Systems’ fifth-generation Multi-Mission Uncrewed Surface Vessel, with extended endurance, heavier payload capacity, and multi-mission flexibility.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 14, 2026
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  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

AI-Driven Target Detection Arrives on Ukrainian UGVs

Ukraine’s ground robots gained AI-powered vision, using multi-camera target detection to spot weapons and personnel at extended ranges on the frontline.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • January 12, 2026
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  • Unmanned Ground Vehicles

Robot Dogs Join Japan’s Assault Force in Landmark Test

Robot dog unmanned ground vehicle moves across an open training field during a military exercise, with soldiers prone on the ground and two helicopters flying low overhead in the background
Robots dogs have been integrated into Japan’s 1st Airborne Brigade training for the first time, serving as reconnaissance scouts during simulated frontline assaults.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • January 12, 2026
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

India’s New Drone Could Watch the Battlefield All Day and All Night

MAPSS
MAPSS is a solar-powered, medium-altitude, long-endurance drone, capable of electronic intelligence, communication relay, artillery spotting, and battlefield overwatch.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 9, 2026
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  • Autonomous & Unmanned

Lockheed Showcases Next-Gen Mission Autonomy in Live UK Trials

Lockheed Martin’s MDCX-X demonstrated secure multi-vehicle mission autonomy, coordinating air and maritime drones with real-time sensor fusion during UK trials.
  • Ethan M. Encarnacion
  • January 9, 2026
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

The US Marine Corps is Finally Getting Its Own Loyal Wingman Drone

XQ-58 Valkyrie is an unmanned aerial system developed by Kratos, equipped with modular payload bays, conventional takeoff and landing capability, and flexible runway operations.
  • Akhsan Erido Elezhar
  • January 9, 2026
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  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

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  • Weapons

Ukraine’s ‘Ruta’ Grows Beyond Loitering Role, Emerges as Cruise Missile in New Iteration

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