unmanned vehicle Archives

A convoy of semi-autonomous palletized load system vehicles roll past attendees during a vehicle dedication ceremony at Fort Bliss for 16 fallen soldiers of the Army’s 88 Mikes. (U.S. Army photo by Jerome Aliotta/Released)

DIU issues solicitation for GEARS program to convert older vehicles into unmanned systems

The move comes as the U.S. military is pursuing a variety of robotic platforms to keep troops out of harm’s way and gain more capacity and tactical…

May 26, 2023 By Jon Harper

Soldiers of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) along with The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) participate in a Joint Tactical Aerial Resupply Vehicle (JTARV) exercise on Fort A.P. Hill, Va., September 22, 2017. (U.S. Army photos by Pfc. Gabriel Silva)

Army Research Lab outlines plans for robotic systems evaluation

Capability areas of focus for ARL’s Tech Assess ’23 event include autonomous mobility, air-ground teaming, coordinated behaviors of unmanned platforms, object tracking and identification, “global localization,” human…

Feb 9, 2023 By Jon Harper

Army acquisition chief sees autonomy, system hardening as key to overcoming comms challenges in future drone wars

The official says developing hardened platforms with greater autonomy will be critical as drones and counter-drone systems become more ubiquitous.

Nov 17, 2022 By Jon Harper

A Robotic Combat Vehicle navigates in the field during Project Convergence at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, on October 20, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Destiny Jones)

Army focusing on light robotic combat vehicles, with emphasis on software

The service plans to leverage a software acquisition pathway to get technology that could be applied to other categories of unmanned platforms.

Jul 27, 2022 By Jon Harper